My nephew Daniel had this photo taken by his other half- Aimee, and she was generous enough to send it to me and say I could share it here.
Daniel said the reason he folded himself into this car is because the happy dog reminded him of their recently adopted Lamar. Aimee added, “This is what adopted dogs and their families feel like when the dogs get ‘sprung’ from shelters and rescues!”
Aimee knows, because here are their three rescues:
Millie.
Max.
Lamar.
I agree with Aimee. Rescue dogs and their forever families do experience a unique joy. But as far as Daniel getting into the little car, I think a part of him is still this youngster:
Daniel with his mom, Terri.
Daniel with his grandmother, Dorothy.
My happy family is made up of rescued dogs and great nephews and nieces. =)
I had to duck out and run over here for a bit to see what was going on. Every life has a story and thank you for telling yours with such richness and poignancy! Love the dorky old snapshots!
And yes, rescue dogs are the best!!!
Thanks for coming back and reading and enjoying!
I always contend they’re rescue dogs because they rescue us. At least that’s true in my case.
Good Lord, how much did I feed that child! I remember that day very well!
Where was this?
He was HUNGRY! Didn’t hurt him any–grew up to be a healthy, fit man.