Last week I wondered in a post if I had been cheating on my dog, Scrappy. Today I found out what it’s like to be on the receiving end. Scrappy asked me if I would take his picture this afternoon in the Homeward Bound Memorial Garden. Seemed suspicious but I obliged him.
When we finished I went back in the Homeward Bound office for a short time and returned to find him with … Lori! He must have set up a date. I hid in the bushes and tried to take the best shots I could.
There they were all laughing and making goo-goo eyes at each other.
“What am I supposed to do now?” I thought to myself. I could understand the attraction after all. Lori is blonde, and I’m … bald. Lori is gorgeous, and I’m … me. This line of thought was doing me no good so I waited and took some more shots.
I figured I’d better do something before things got out of hand so I called out,”Scrappy!” Fortunately, he came running. This time at least.
Later I explained to Scrap that Lori is a special person whose heart is so big that every dog feels intensely loved in her company. I made sure he understood that Lori loves all dogs that way, not just him. I told him I feared his little heart would get shattered. He just laughed at me and said, “Oh, Foster-Daddy, I know that.” “I’m just milking it every time I get the chance,” he explained.
ROB & DOG 
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Rob, I just recently discovered your blogs and I’ve really enjoyed them. This one is just wonderful, both the story and the photos. And I met Lori when I took Woody home a couple of weeks ago, I think he fell in love with her, too! But don’t tell Scrappy! 😉
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Mary, thank you for your kind words. It’s hard for the dog not to fall for Lori.
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Where has the time gone?
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AW Rob…I LOVE this. Thank you for your kind words, your amazing photos, for all you’ve taught me this year about rescue dogs, and this wonderful blog. I can’t wait to read more!
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I’m glad you liked it.
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What a wonderful perspective and no doubt, true ❤️
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Lori is amazing to watch with the dogs. True of many others at HB as well.
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I was happy to see Scrappy (and Lori) at the picnic. Glad he’s doing so well with you…bald and all. Cheers!
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Scrappy’s already asking when the next annual picnic is. I told him to look up “annual”.
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What a nice read for a Monday morning. The expression on both their faces is so precious. I especially like the last picture where you can see Lori smiling in the background.
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I’m glad you liked it, Maria.
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a beautiful story in words and pictures
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Thank you, Eric.
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Smart dog!
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Scrappy says, “Thanks!”
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We can soooooooooo relate. Our Ray has attracted more smiles and attention from women (of all ages) in the 2-1/2 years that he has been here, than I have managed in my life time. He just looks up with his “googly eyes” … and they are smitten! 🙂
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Wait till Lori finds out that Scrappy has a habit of staring at people for 15 minutes at a time. She might rethink the googly eye thing.
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