I have resisted owning a dog all my adult life for various reasons, but mainly because I did not want the responsibility of looking after it.  Well I finally succumbed to the idea when my partner arrived home from work recently and said that a colleague’s dog had pups on Christmas day and they were going to put them down and she would like to have one.  I went through all my usual reservations about owning a dog, but finally agreed to have one of the dogs.

Well we went to this colleague’s house a few weeks ago to have a look and made our pick of the litter, a beautiful male pup we named Jack.  It had been amazing watching him fitting into his new home, how much trust he has placed in us, and how attached we have all become.  He cries like a baby if his feelings are hurt, he follows us around all day and just loves lots of attention and play.  He is almost house trained already and will sit on command.  He gives so much unconditional love.

He has grown about three times his size since we bought him home.  On Saturday we took him to Noosa to visit my son, his partner and grand daughters.  The girls were looking forward to seeing the new puppy. 

It is about one and a half hour drive and Jack was not impressed with the idea of travelling in the car.  We made frequent stops and gave him lots of re-assurance.  He had a great time when we arrived playing with the children.  He loved all the attention.  On our return home Jack was completely worn out and slept on my knee most of the way home.

There was a happy ending for the rest of the litter.  All the pups were found a good home and someone to love them.