Things That Would Never Have Happened This Week Without My Dog

I would never have met a retired Army colonel who was walking a chihuahua who liked Faith. The colonel turned out to have worked BOTH for Enrico Fermi on the Manhattan Project and for Robert McNamara on a doomsday scenario.

I would never have ended up having a philosophical discussion about Buddhism, quantum physics, and infinity with a dentist from Beirut (because Faith coveted his pastry).

And finally, without Faith's friendly sniffing, I would not  have noticed that the last guy out of the elevator at our hotel...was presidential candidate and former Senator John Edwards.

Oh, the places you'll go with a pitbull mix. 

Comments

[Denita]

Well, let me start off apoloqizing because I do not know your first name (I couldn't find it on your blog anywhere)

I LOVE your commitment to "Faith"! I too have a pit/rott mix and what a wonderful, wonderful dog he is indeed. They are so mis-understood.

I will check in often, and just as soon as I can figure out how to put you-tube on my typepad blog, I absolutey have to steal the viscious bull with the baby from you. Priceless!!!!

Namaste'
Denita

[Martha]

Denita, thanks, it's Martha...(hm..I have to fix that)...YouTube is easy..copy the code from the "embed video" to the right of the web page for the video. Create a new post in your typepad blog, and click on the tab that reads "Edit HTML." Paste the code in your post, and save it. It should play fine.

[jan]

Those are great. Since my dogs have a social life sometimes apart from me, they have more friends than I have, so I have met some great people through them.

[Martha]

Thanks. I especially like it when Faith's "befriending" gets me out of my comfort zone. Dogs: the great uniter.

[Therese]

What a wonderful post! It got me to thinking about all the great friends I've met and wonderful opportunities that have come my way because of my dogs.

[Martha Garvey]

It is wild, isn't it? The wonderful and sometimes strange connections our dogs make for us...