Dogs are a girl's best friend

Growing up I had several best friends...Sugar, Bear, Snowball, Ace, Prince, and Amus. Not the most typical names for best friends, but they were not the human best friends people expect you to rattle off. Together my best friends and I would run through fields, play in the play house, dig through snow, fish in the pond and, my favorite, take naps in the cool grass in the warm sun. They never tried to tell me what to do, but knew when to snuggle to make me feel better.

I learned from my best friends the responsibility of keeping time (feeding time), ability to trust and use all your senses. Always found it amazing that I always new what my friends wanted without a word ever being spoken. It was the eyes, body moments and facial expressions that told their needs. I think it is key in growing up to learn to read your surroundings.

Today the little things mean so much in a world that moves very fast. I take adventures with my best friends...Buddy, Chloe & Shamus. We walk through the neighborhood finding rabbits, birds and bugs. Play freebie in the yard and take long naps in the sun. They make me alert about my surroundings with a twitch, sniff or growl. All done from the heart not requiring much but love and a good home.

Learn to take an adventure with your best animal friend and don't forget to thank them with love and a good home. If you don't have an animal friend, then image the adventure the one walking by you with their best human friend is having and smile.