Scrappy: An Appreciation (2010-2024)

 “Love is friendship that has caught fire.” Ann Landers wrote that. I like this perspective more than the more popular idea of “falling in love”. There may be less passion in the beginning, but I think that crescendo that builds is ultimately more satisfying. I was reminded of the quote when my foster dog, Scrappy, recently passed. When I met him, Scrappy didn’t make my heart flip-flop the way some dogs do. Little did I know what was to come. I didn’t pick Scrappy because I wanted him to be my dog. I took him because he was facing euthanasia….