Second Chance for Love

I'm truly hoping it doesn't rain tomorrow. This weekend is Petsmart's "Second Chance for Love" national adoption event. I'll be taking Shortcake to the Moorestown store on Saturday and if Viking and I feel a bond, we'll head over to Moorestown on Sunday.

It's funny how we think we pick our dog but the reality is, the dog chooses us. I don't know what it is but you can have a shelter full of dogs that look virtually the same and yet, there's that one dog. It seems to be practically calling your name so you take a closer look. Before you know it, that dog just stole your heart!


That's how it happened with Shortcake and now she's my special girl at the shelter. Considering there is something like 100 dogs there, it would have been so easy to pass her by. But she wasn't about to let that happen! I so truly hope that tomorrow, she finds her forever family. She's a good girl - she deserves that. The name of this adoption event makes me feel a little sad. For some shelter dogs, this might be their last chance for love.


Last night, I showed my son the Petfinder photos of both Shortcake and Viking. He told me he liked Viking much better, she is a very striking looking girl.

So many beautiful dogs. That's the hardest part for me. To walk past them as they sit in their cages and look at me with such anticipation. It just rips out my heart. I try to cope with my own sadness by sticking to just one kennel. There, I know the dogs. When I first come in, I greet each one by name and give a treat. I do it again right before I leave. Still, it's hard. But it feels good to know I'm doing something to make their shelter experience as good an experience as possible.


Today, it's finally cool enough to start wearing jeans again. And this near month of Vegan eating has me filling out the fat jeans to capacity. So much for turning into a skinny Vegan by the end of this dietary misadventure. I'm always stuffing something in my mouth because I never feel satisfied. It's strange really, that sense of being bloated but hungry at the same time. I really don't like it at all!


But, I only have to deal with it for another 5-1/2 Days! Then, it's time to start a diet! One that definitely will include lots of meat!!!