20 Jan Happy Tail for Hilo!
After almost 17 years we said good-bye to our beloved Memphis on July 5, 2012. Our home seemed to have lost its heart. We weren’t ready to adopt so we applied to foster. We planned on having dogs come into our home, work on their training and transition them to their furever home.
On July 25 the lovely Sam gave us Jeter. Now I already decided my furever dog would be a female, with multi colors and under 35lbs. Jeter was a male, black lab mix and already 50lbs so I “knew” he’d be easy to transition in and out. But the world had a different plan. He filled our home and our hearts so we foster failed on Aug. 8 and Jeter became Hilo.
It’s true when your heart breaks open it makes room for more … I love that Hilo has taken a big part of the extra room. The days I’m feeling sad with doggy grief it only takes the big floppy eared Hilo one look at me before I’m smiling again. He’s so sweet and loving I can’t imagine my life without him. I thank my sweet Memphis for knowing what my sad heart needed to make it happy again and thank the beautiful Sam for doing the work for her.
I now not only have a new family member but I’ve started volunteering at 4 Luv of Dog to spend time with the dogs not yet in their furever home. Hilo and 4 Luv of Dog changed my life and are well on their way to filling my empty heart.
Darwin & Brenda