Leader, the big white love bear

About 2 weeks ago a friend, Mitzi, emailed and offered me a possible wonderful gift. The act of offering was as much a gift as was what she offered. The offering was the opportunity to meet their 1.5 yr old Pyrenees, Leader, and see if he wanted to live with us. It was a very hard thing for the family, they loved him very much. But I think it's that love that made him the perfect homestead guardian for us. He came to us gently and lovingly, with kindness and patience. A path he learned from his first family.

We've had him since Sunday and in that time he healed wounds I didn't even realize I had, leftover from the dog attack incident. He stayed in the dog pen for the first few nights but last night he stayed out all night. that was the big test. To see if he belonged with us enough to stay of his own will. And he did :) :) :) I heard him bark a few times in the night but nothing drastic. When we went out for morning chores he greeted us with love eyes and a smile.

A hen ate from his bowl with him (bloody hen) and he never protested at all. Raspberry the cat came right up to him the first day not realizing he was new, Leader sniffed him a bit but didn't care. Raspberry's tail puffed up 5 times it's size when he realized. Today raspberry was playing with Leaders wagging tail.

What magic love is. How incredibly blessed we are. Words are not enough to say how thankful we are to (((((((((((( The Mitzi Family )))))))))))) but ... Thank You, so very, very much. You did not give us a dog, you gave us a faithful, trusted and beloved companion and guardian.