Progress and contentment!

Ah yeah.... I think that I fall more in love with my fur kids everyday. Everyday they bring me so much joy, laughter and contentment. And the strides that my boy Brody is making in coming out of his shell is amazing!

However, I had to post this pic, this is a typical evening at home, all cuddled up and snoozing on the sofa with me while we watch TV. Brody has become quite the snuggler.

And Bedtime is his favorite time. He's getting good at crashing and taking up space on the other side of the bed! Well unless it's a very cold night, then he wants to snuggle next to me under the covers with his head on the pillow like mom.

And those cold nights gets everyone into the bed, I do believe that for me, king-sized is a necessity!

But onto other things. Brody was very fearful of everything when he first came home. And has always been fearful of new people and men especially. It usually takes him a month or more to warm up to someone new. However, recently I had a new roommate move in with her dog on the first of the month. The animals all loved her right off. And within two days of her moving in, Brody was greeting her with a smile and tail wagging, or butt wiggling like Corgis do.

Last week though she had to be gone for a few days for surgery then stay with her mom over the weekend. The morning of that day, we were both up getting ready, and the dogs knew she was anxious. So they both trotted back to the bathroom to wiggle their butts, smile and say good morning to her. All I saw was the hind ends outside the door as they stood there patiently, wiggling, for her to say good morning and smile. Once they accomplished that mission, they themselves were so happy!

She came back home with her doggie last night, Brody and Abby were thrilled to see her and talked and wiggled. Made my evening. As they did this morning, when she came out to let Rico outside, Brody just trotted as quick as he could over to her to greet her with a smile and wiggle.

These are big, no huge steps, for him! It's wonderful to see him accept someone new and know when they need a smile or loving. Then holding his head up high with a swagger to his trot, come back to me as if to say, "Mission Accomplished!" Then he'll make us laugh by going in search of his two bestest buddies, kittens Binx and Punkin to start a game of tag. And yes, he and those two kittens are the best of friends and really do play so well together.

Everyday I believe these fur kids teach me more about forgiving and unbridled love. To see the love reflected back in their eyes to me, to finally be giving me a kiss on the nose, or purr when I pick them up, to reaching up for a hug (as Jasmine does), warms my heart and totally makes my days brighter and happier.

I have to say a huge THANK YOU to National Mill Dog Rescue for rescuing these two wonderful dogs, and allowing me to share my life with them. They mean so very much to me!