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**DONOTDELETE**
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I was waking up from a nice afternoon nap.My wife had just handed me a package from Aragorn(Trevor)with a couple of flashlights in it,and I was just about to open the package.All of the sudden,I hear what sounds like someone trying to break into my house.So I run out into the living room,and I see a border collie standing up at my all glass storm door trying to press down the door lever with his front paws.It is barking and trying to find a way into my house.I'm still not sure at this point if I am dreaming,but I quickly realize that this is really happening.
My 2 year old daughter and 5 year old son come running in to see waht is going on and my daughter begins chanting "pup-pup pup-pup".My son says"You know what, thats my new dog.I've been thinking about getting a dog friend and here he is."
The dog now sits down and looks at us through the glass,and my wife and I are laughing about the whole thing.I decide to go out and run him off.I keep running at him and telling him to "git",and he just keeps coming back to the porch.Finally,I sit down and the dog sits next to me.
Now here's where it gets a little weird.I look into the dog's eyes and I'm not kidding;I feel as if I'm looking into the eyes of someone I know.No, I don't know who.Not a dead relative or anything like that.Just a really familiar feeling that makes my spine start to tingle.I start to get the "willies",because the whole incident feels very strange.I would never ,under any circumstances,let my guard down around a strange animal.But I felt extremely comfortable and so did my wife.We even brought the kids out after a couple of minutes and they began to pet the dog.
I put a leash on the dog and a couple of minutes later,a car rolls up and a guy gets out.He tells me that the dog escaped from their back yard and they have been looking for over an hour for her.
I tell the guy how much I like the dog and that I was a little sad to see him go.My son is crying in the backyard,and I am feeling pretty bummed out.The guy says that they have only had the dog 2 weeks and that they saved him from the animal shelter.She was going to be put to sleep ,so they had decided to adopt her.The wife already had a big Lab,and didn't particularly like the new dog,and the guy said that they were thinking about putting an ad in the paper to get her a new home because it was causing alot of problems between them.
I said to let me know if they decide to do it,because I wanted that dog.Just then the wife rolls up in her Blazer and gets out,she begins to thank us and the guy says"Honey-they want to keep the dog."
We talk about it for about 10 minutes,I show them my big backyard that I am in the process of fencing in,I show them all my other animals(yellow Lab,Iguana,Black-Tailed Prairie dog and Cockatiel).I put the 2 dogs together,and they started playing together.His wife told me that the dog has had all of her shots,but has not been spayed because she is only 7 months old.The lady drives home (they live about 5 blocks away) and brings back the dogs rabies tags,gives me her phone # in case we have any problems,or change our minds,and says goodbye to the dog.They had not even given the dog a name(they were just calling her 'girl'),so we decided on "Gabrielle" to go with our Lab "Xena"
So here I am typing this story.The dog is laying at my feet and it feels as if I've had this dog for years.
troy
My 2 year old daughter and 5 year old son come running in to see waht is going on and my daughter begins chanting "pup-pup pup-pup".My son says"You know what, thats my new dog.I've been thinking about getting a dog friend and here he is."
The dog now sits down and looks at us through the glass,and my wife and I are laughing about the whole thing.I decide to go out and run him off.I keep running at him and telling him to "git",and he just keeps coming back to the porch.Finally,I sit down and the dog sits next to me.
Now here's where it gets a little weird.I look into the dog's eyes and I'm not kidding;I feel as if I'm looking into the eyes of someone I know.No, I don't know who.Not a dead relative or anything like that.Just a really familiar feeling that makes my spine start to tingle.I start to get the "willies",because the whole incident feels very strange.I would never ,under any circumstances,let my guard down around a strange animal.But I felt extremely comfortable and so did my wife.We even brought the kids out after a couple of minutes and they began to pet the dog.
I put a leash on the dog and a couple of minutes later,a car rolls up and a guy gets out.He tells me that the dog escaped from their back yard and they have been looking for over an hour for her.
I tell the guy how much I like the dog and that I was a little sad to see him go.My son is crying in the backyard,and I am feeling pretty bummed out.The guy says that they have only had the dog 2 weeks and that they saved him from the animal shelter.She was going to be put to sleep ,so they had decided to adopt her.The wife already had a big Lab,and didn't particularly like the new dog,and the guy said that they were thinking about putting an ad in the paper to get her a new home because it was causing alot of problems between them.
I said to let me know if they decide to do it,because I wanted that dog.Just then the wife rolls up in her Blazer and gets out,she begins to thank us and the guy says"Honey-they want to keep the dog."
We talk about it for about 10 minutes,I show them my big backyard that I am in the process of fencing in,I show them all my other animals(yellow Lab,Iguana,Black-Tailed Prairie dog and Cockatiel).I put the 2 dogs together,and they started playing together.His wife told me that the dog has had all of her shots,but has not been spayed because she is only 7 months old.The lady drives home (they live about 5 blocks away) and brings back the dogs rabies tags,gives me her phone # in case we have any problems,or change our minds,and says goodbye to the dog.They had not even given the dog a name(they were just calling her 'girl'),so we decided on "Gabrielle" to go with our Lab "Xena"
So here I am typing this story.The dog is laying at my feet and it feels as if I've had this dog for years.
troy
