A trial with a Judge over 2 dogs

Oh my! This is too sad. These two dogs were sent from Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina, to Florida and now the two original owners have to go into a courtroom and fight for them from the adopted families. They were even renamed. Read about it.

Will the Judge do a King Solomon thing and say I will split the dogs in two ... and the person who says "No, don't. I love them too much - you take them" is truly the parent that loves them the most? The really sad thing is that there are now two families for each of these dogs who feel they are the parents and don't want to let go.

Thank goodness, storms like Katrina don't happen often. Better make plans for your dog when a storm is brewing. We need to be planned for too. Don't forget.

I sure hope Herself has a plan for me? I can't imagine being separated from her and AuntJ. I get goosebumps thinking about it. I would certainly try to find my way home. But many States away, I don't know if I could make it back . And the new owners even changed the dogs names. You keep your hands off my name; I love it and I will never answer to anything else in my entire life. Don't mess with me. I might be small but I'm mighty.

~I'll wait for you by the door~

This dog has special friends.

One of my dearest friends is Kim, Herself's cousin. I can get her scent blocks away, why I even know the lobby of her apartment building ... I know exactly where we are going. I loved her from the very first time I met her. She and I got along right off the bat. She's fun and kind. She always has an apple for me, and I leap around her until she peels it and hands it to me. Oh Boy!!! Excuse me. Oh Girl!!! Ain't life grand? You might say, she's bribing me, or even buying my friendship. Nope. Not so. I just plain love her, with or without the apple bit.

Friendship. So much of our life is made around our friends. What is life without them??? I try to be the very best friend in return, lots of affection and lots of licks and tail excitement.

~See you soon, I'll wait for you by the door~

History was made in the early days of 2007.

As a girl dog, I am excited to see history being made today in our Congress with the first woman Speaker of the House. Does that make me a Democrat? Not necessarily, just a good American ...even though I'm Maltese. You know the new Speaker, Mrs Pelosi, is Italian American. So am I. My dog ancestors are Italian and English. But I was born here, in incredibly wonderful, America. And boy, am I proud of that. Do I keep up with politics...you better believe it. Both Herself and me are constantly watching the doings of Washington and, yes, Albany, my State's Capitol. Most of the time we are not amused.

You know, these people in the high reaches of Government, can affect my life too. For example, here in New York City, they have a program that encourages, ahem! "fixing" us dogs so that there are too many homeless dogs and unwanted ones living on the street.

I believe each and every dog should be loved and kept safe, just like me. I am so very blessed.

~I'll wait for you by the front door~