Things Dogs Teach Us

[IrishAyes]

6. You're good to leap right back in despite your broken heart. When we lose a pet, we might not feel

like getting another ever, much less soon. But the fact remains that they need us, and we're here to serve. If you don't take the dog, you don't know what his/her life will be like. With you, at least one more animal is safe. That's why I always urge people to jump right back in - not for our sake but for the animal who needs us.

I just learned that Brigid had a brother who went to a family about a hundred miles from here. At least they were safely assumed to be littermates because they were the same age and discovered in the same place in the same condition - nearly starved. We'll never know for sure of the brother's fate. In a way I'm glad I didn't know about him until too late, because I would've been tempted and all reason shouts against my trying to keep 3 dogs unless they're super tiny.