Had to share a little story with you all. Those that know me know how r= eclusive I am, so much so that I built this house in 1989 and still know= NONE of my neighbors! = When I went out to get my mail today, a little brown, dachshund-mix bitc= h puppy came running to me and leaped into my arms. She licked me to pi= eces. I called the local rescue, and they were filled up, as usual. I = took her to my vet to scan for a microchip, to no avail. I put a sign o= n the mail boxes and got a phone call 1/2 hour later. Two rather rough/= tough-looking teenage boys, who looked vaguely familiar, came to my door= and Belle was wiggling with glee when she saw them. They thanked me he= artily and started down my walk. I started to close the door, then call= ed them back and asked them if they lived at the house a couple of doors= down from me. They said they did. I asked if they were the ones who h= elped me, and as I said it, so did the bigger of the two, helped me put = Diana in the car when she was dying. They were the unknown neighbors I = ran to when I couldn't comfortably and carefully lift Di into my car tha= t last, fateful day. They were so helpful and compassionate that day th= at they eased my pain more than they could ever realize. = I told them that Diana did die that day. They said how sorry they were = to hear that, and the older of the two, who looks the toughest of the tw= o, ran back to me and grabbed my right hand in both of his and shook it,= saying that they were so thankful I found their pup. I said that I was= so very happy to have been the one to help them, as they had helped me = on that horrible March 16th. Harley went to herding class with Jerry Stewart today. = The heat wave may just be letting up. As Evan would say: Life is good. Paula, 131 days and counting ____________________________________________________________ Summer Spa Sweepstakes Enter for your chance to WIN a Summer Spa Vacation! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/JKFkuJkEPzzNnEmbQCjxtJhun= OBE9DOzPjcPrwxUBWcigWdpSmpj5c/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================