The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved –for ourselves, or rather, in spite of ourselves. ~-Victor Hugo-~
Between Aimee’s article today and a story I was telling my mom about when Tabby came into our lives and how she instantly took a shine to Murph, I got to thinking about love at first site. How it really does exist. I’ve seen it happen!
First Greeting: Tongue in the Mouth
Aimee recalling the pals in her dogs’ lives that they’ve most loved brought to mind the first time Murph met Tucker, the dog destined to be his best bud.
The first time they met, Tuck was pretty much full grown and hit about 80 pounds. Murph was still part pup, still growing, and probably weighed in around 50 something pounds. But how his eyes lit up when he saw the big brown dog prancing down the road.
As Karen and Tuck neared, Murph ran right up to him and kissed him right in his mouth. I freaked out and my heart stopped because I did not know Tuck then. I just knew he was a very big dog and if he was aggressive my dog’s face was gone.
Thankfully, Tuck not only accepted Murph’s kisses but recognized his kindred spirit because of it.
Her Lit Up Eyes Said It All
And Miss Tab fell head-over-heels for Murph upon first sight. I will never forget how adamant he was to see what critter I was keeping behind the bathroom door and how I agreed he could peek, but if my charge was afraid he’d have to respect that.
Ha! That little bean swooned when she saw my spotted menace and ran right to him, nuzzling up against him.
Inter-Species Love at First Site Stories
A copy of Woman’s World several issues back had a section about a slew of love-at-first site animal stories. In addition to the pigeon and monkey story, there was also a monkey and a tiger story, a horse and a cat story, and a cat nursing baby chicks story.
Animals continually prove that love-at-first-site is no myth. Which is kind of cool.
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