Change of plans

[ricdaw]

So... this dog has fallen out of the sky, and at this point it appears that we are the only ones who want her (well, other than all the people we asked yesterday who said they would take her if we couldn't find her home ), and we're happy about that, but weirded out, because here's the thing: Almost exactly 2 years ago, at the beginning of Feb 2014, our 4 year old German shepherd Dexter went into heart failure and we had to put her to sleep. This dog... looks so much like her sometimes. Her temperament is the same, her face and eyes are very much the same. Her coat looks like Dexter's when she was a puppy. But really it's her face, her size and stature, and her bearing. We keep doing double takes and giving each other weird looks because it's like the ghost of Dexter past. And then when she opens her eyes, it's extra shocking because they are so blue (Dexter's were brown).

We've been talking a lot recently about adopting another dog, while still sort of mourning Dexter, and also being anxious about whether it would be the right thing for our 9 year old shih tzu. I was definitely beginning to lean to the side of "he would prefer a friend I think". We wanted to adopt an older dog (since they have trouble being adopted) and since it would be his speed. We thought this dog was 1.5-2 maybe at first, but she's so mellow and low-energy (especially for a husky) that we now think she might be a few years older. Her teeth are pearly white which suggests youth. But I guess we'll never know...

Anyway.... thanks for reading. I'm still definitely willing to accept that this might be someone else's dog who is just visiting us for a bit, and that's cool too. But, if we had adopted a random dog from the shelter, we'd be so lucky to have it relax into being here with us as quickly as this one has. And, if we were to go drop this one off at the shelter right now, another dog would have to go to take her spot. So, she'll stay with us unless her real family steps up to claim her - but as of yet, they have not been eager.

According to dead Erik (incredible, complex, insightful website + two books) http://channelingerik.com/ pets return to families in the bodies of other pets.  You just have to be open to it.  And I think Dexter has probably returned. . . .