National Love Your Pet Day

Kida Rose, labrador retriever

Today is #nationalloveyourpetday! My favorite kind of day! I’ve always loved animals, especially dogs, and labrador retrievers to be even more specific!

I have  volunteered for our local service dog organization since 1994.  I’ve raised two labs that have become service dogs and our lab, Kida (pictured above) is  our current family pet. I was asked to babysit  her for a month or so  while she was going through the healing process after breaking her tail.  Unfortunately, her tail ended up not healing properly and had to be amputated.  So, I have  lab with a stub tail!  After returning to the service dog kennel for her advanced training, she decided that she was no longer interested in being a service dog.  My family then adopted her and she has been perfectly happy being a “pet”.   She follows me everywhere when I’m home and is happy to be sleeping at my feet while I am doing my work on the computer.

Here’s to all of the pet lovers! Give your pet an extra hug today. #nationalpetloversday

Wendy
XOXO

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