I am a dog lover. Pixel, my 8 year old black lab, is more person than dog and garners the attention of the entire household. I think pet lovers have such strong bonds with their pets because the pets only give love back to the owners. Pets generally don't have bad days and all they want to do is please their owners. So being the dog lover that I am I get a call from Logan on Monday night and he relays the following story:
When Drew, his girl friend's brother, went fishing on Saturday, he saw a young black lab puppy along the river bank. It looked lost and Drew was concerned that the puppy did not have a home. On Sunday, Drew convinced his mom to return to the fishing spot to see if the dog was still there and if so they would bring the dog home to their house as a new pet. As luck would have it, the apparently lost lab puppy was still near the fishing spot and Drew scooped up the dog into the comfort of his arms. I can just see the smile on Drew's face and the instant love that was exchanged between the two of them. After the trip home, Drew introduced the new puppy to Jack, the ruling house dog. Jack and the new puppy did not get along and it was obvious that the new puppy needed to find a new home.
The call came about 9pm Sunday night and Logan begins by saying he has a situation. I was on instant alert and then he begins to replay the story of the lab puppy. Logan expertly added facts that the puppy looked like Pixel, was apparently house trained, was so friendly and even sent pictures on Facebook. My heart was aching and my turmoil index is elevated even as I write this blog. The hardest thing to say to Logan was no. My emotions wanted to scream yes. My sense of animal caring wanted to scream yes. As I looked at Pixel, she seemed to say yes. But my answer was no. It broke my heart to say no. But no was the right answer for our family at this time. No one likes me today. I don't like me today. But the right answer was no.
It is easy to say yes. Sometimes, we have to say no to good things.
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