Love at first sight: Remembering a special friendship

One of my favorite memories is when my son picked our dog (that we used to have) and she picked him in 2003.  She was a rescue dog that was a black labrador retriever mixed with sheltie, about 10 months old.  She was so loving and so loyal.  We had her for a little over 8 years.  When my son saw her, there was an immediate connection between them.  She was curled up in a ball and looked up at him so innocently. Her tail started to wag.  My son didn’t like any animals at all at that time.  He saw her, lit up, and actually asked for her. We left, I slept on it, and thought about her all night tossing and turning.  He was upstairs in his room but I later found out that he was doing the same.  That was on a Saturday.  Sunday we went back and she was still there so we got her! -Catherine]]>