I am late blogging because of an event that happened two days ago. I was about to drive out of the driveway Friday, when I spotted a dog sitting in front of the truck. I got out of the truck and tried to chase it away, but she just rolled over on her back and whimpered. I called for somebody to come out of the house, and watch this strange dog, so I could go to town. I hoped, by the time I got back, she would be gone.
No luck. The dog, who my daughter, already, named Alice seemed to think of herself as a permanent resident. Worse, certain family members seemed to think that was an okay idea. I was wary, having had experiences with strange dogs that were not so pleasant. We have chickens running around the yard and young lambs and kids in the pasture. We kept her tied up Friday night, and Saturday, I took her out when I did the chores, so I could evaluate her behavior. She showed the wrong kind of interest in the chickens. Now I have been able to train dogs that made one mistake, i.e. killed one chicken, but it is iffy and it it takes a long time to trust them. She was responsive to 'no'. but I wasn't convinced.
We decided that we could not keep her. She is a German Shepherd mix unspayed female approximately a year old. We figured she was dumped rather than lost. We proceeded with the hope that she was lost. Jamie called all the neighbors and the local radio station, that has lost pet announcements.
All day Saturday I mulled over my future vis-a-vis this animal. In this area where almost everybody has some livestock, there is only one solution; meanwhile my daughter and grandson seemed to be falling in love with this beast. I, definitely, did not want to resort to that solution.
Last night somebody called, who lives about twenty miles away, his dog, fitting the description he heard on the radio, went missing two weeks ago. The description wasn't a perfect match, but he decided he wanted to come check the dog out.
He came this Morning, with three friends. It wasn't his dog. We sat on the screen porch and ate Jamie's quick coffee cake and talked about castles and kings. I suggested, he could take the dog anyway; he said it had occurred to him. He had his other dog in the car; he brought her out to see if they would get along. They loved each other.
He decided to take the dog. I think it was the coffee cake and Jamie's graciousness that did it.
I learned more than I could describe, in this simple blog. The main learning, was the reaffirmation that things work out. Don't waste time being miserable. I was miserable. I was having the most difficult time having faith, that there would be a solution, I could live with. There is a lot of learning watching how your mind works when you are unhappy. I would rather learn it some other way, however.
I wasn't miserable all the time; in fact, I generally can find peace in almost any situation. But, the thoughts kept coming back and they were never far from awareness. It gives me practice in learning how to love in every experience.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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