She fell in love ~ Bella

“She opened up her heart and fell in love.” ~Bella

I don’t know what came over me.

Growing up we always had cats but never a dog. My husband and I, in all of our years together never had a pet. Then came my daughter and we indulged her love of all things furry and four legged by adopting the neighborhood stray cat and getting a rabbit. That was about as far as I was willing to go when it came having pets.

Everyone else in my family had dogs. My sister and brother have always kept big boxers, and I loved them yet I still didn’t know what that bond was like.

Something changed last year when I really began yearning for a dog. “How could I have a dog?” I thought. I came up with every single reason possible that would keep my heart closed to the idea. Too much work. Who wants to house train a dog? What if it’s a yapper? I don’t know how to take care of a dog. But what kept tugging at my heart strings was that I couldn’t deprive my daughter of the experience. She wanted a dog so badly, and then I did too.

It was love at first sight when I saw Trixie. When I asked to hold her, it was over. She was ours and would come home with us that night.

It’s been almost a year since since Trixie came into our lives. All of our hearts, mine especially, have expanded in ways we couldn’t have imagined. I opened myself up to saying yes despite all of my hesitations, and I fell in love. The bond we have is so special. It’s a kind of love I’ve never known but cannot imagine living my life without it.