Puppy Grace

Clover Jane insisted on sitting in my lap as I wrote her puppy bio. I had put her down on the floor in my office with a dozen toys and a nice soft puppy bed to nap in, but after exploring for a bit, she came and put her paws up on my knees and gave the softest tiny whine while looking pleadingly into my eyes, very clearly in puppy language said “Mama Terry, pleeeze hoooold me! 😘 “

Now she's in my lap, watching me peck out these sentences slowly,,,, with one hand,,, while the other keeps her secure. She is snug as a bug in the proverbial rug, occasionally giving me a loving lick in between nibbling gently on my thumbnail. She couldn't be happier, and little does she know that she's getting good practice for the job I'm raising her to do: become a most devoted canine companion who, with every fiber of her tiny being, will strive to bring oh-so-much love to her future family.

Why am I sharing all that you ask? Because, at the end of the day, my mission has never changed, I started out decades ago, loving dogs passionately, and I continue to this day believing in my heart that every family needs at least one truly great dog in their lives. 

Every puppy in this posting has that kind of love to share, from this sweet baby who peers up into my face and wags her whisp of a tail confidingly, as she listens to me navigate through this online space, to our wonderously pretty Beauty, all the way down the puppy ladder to Bitsy Boots, who by the way is highly offended that she’s not the one currently gnawing on my thumbnail too. 😀

I never would have believed it when I built the first website on Homestead, of all places, back in the days of dial-up, literally sitting and reading a book while I waited for each image to upload, of the journey I’d set out on, the lives our puppies would grace, each of them in his or her own way, performing the same mission, more love, more comfort, more puppy joy…

Clover Jane gives a little lick to reassure me that those days of slow internet and dinosaur dial-up are long past (thankfully), and she says, " Look, Mama, you can put all my beautiful pictures up in a smidge of the time it used to take!” She’s absolutely right, and this website has become a blessing to me, and I hope to all those who come our way, as have our puppies.

Bitsy is in the background, insisting that it’s her turn & enough reminiscing for the time being, Bitsy Boots doesn’t like to wait!