Saved by my Pitt Yet Again

I was just at the gas station and the attendant looks in the window and says "Is that a pitbull?" So of course I'm ready for an insult or for him to take two steps back since this suburban bubble subscribes completely to the false sterotypes that all pitbulls are evil...

I reply, "Yes, he's a pitbull pointer mix." As I stare at this man who I expect to start walking slowly away, he grins and comes back with "Wow that's cool I have never seen a pitbull smile." And sure enough when I look over my shoulder, there is my little man grinning right at the dude selling us gas.

These little things that happen to brighten my life seem to occur at the best possible times. For example, today, I worked all day and then went to the dentist for a painful filling replacement...what it replaced I can only assume I ate because one minute it was there and another..well it needed replacing. In between the filling and the exxon excursion I crunched Advil and laid sorrowfully on my sofa contemplating what mushy food I could eat for dinner...and why I was still numb after four hours (as I seem to have built a tolerence for lidocaine)

But I digress. Rudy came into my life almost four years ago at a time when I needed a new start, new location, new...everything, and he gave it to me. The little dude gave me hope at a time when hope had been buried under an ocean of lies and tears and hurtfulness and gross deception. Rudy bolted into my arms...literally, as I sat waiting to meet him at St. Hubert's Animal Shelter having driven two hours to see him. He won my heart, hogs my bed, drools while watching me cook, and gives the best doggie hugs. He even licked my tears away on several occasions and tends to shake when I cry. I am never not amazed by Rudy.

Since he does the littlest things to make me feel better on a constant basis I thought I would give him some props. This one's for Rudy. I'd love to say that this one is a nice frosty beverage but that would hurt my tooth too much, so this one can be a hug.

I really love my little dude.