The year before our next door neighbor passed away, he raced around town in a sports car he bought with the retirement he rarely touched. He would take that small, inconvenient car to run errands, go to his doctor appointments, and, of course, to his weekly lunch meetings with other retired officers. There was no schedule to his day, but I knew from the roar of the engine when he hit the corner of our street. Buddy and Buster would wait by the fence that separated our yards while Fred peeled in the driveway, opened the garage door, and tossed over the fence way too many dog cookies. You’ve never seen two beagles more in love.
So much so that Buddy and Buster would head towards the fence 15 minutes before our neighbor turned the corner into our neighborhood. Either they had super sonic hearing and could detect Italian sports car engines from dozens of miles away, or they had some sort of sense for when he would come home. I used to wonder if they showed as much dedication when any of us left the house.
Two weeks ago we did some rearranging of furniture in the den. The kids table got pushed up against the wall, and Buster� quickly took advantage of the extra height. The table didn’t stay there forever–we moved it this weekend–but it sure did feel good while it lasted to pull into the driveway and see his little white mug in the window waiting for us.
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Heartwarming picture – love this. :-)
That face! I can’t even STAND it …
Pure love. Our pup props herself up on the couch with her feet on the window sill and watches the neighborhood like an old Italian grandmother.
She totally knows the car engine sounds of our loved ones way before the pull into our drive.
If your dogs ever go missing, it’s probably because I stole them. They are just so sweet that I can’t stand it!
I love this. Our family dogs do it as well, and I feel so well greeted when I pull up and see their little faces staring eagerly.
So cute! I wish I had windows in front so our dogs could see us drive up :)
Oh, I love puppy face in the window!
Dogs are so cute in this way. My mom’s little yorkshire terrier always watches the window and waits the entire time my mom goes out of the house and leaves him behind. Cute little stalker dog!
This is the dearest story. And then, I found “Other First Born” about Buddy’s 10th birthday! Absolutely, precious!
We had the “beag”, Samantha, a gift from our vet when we lost our Christmas puppy to parvo. Dr. Smith gave us Samantha as an “angel’ replacement. Sam was brought to him by her previous owner who couldn’t deal with her epilepsy. Dr. Smith was supposed to put her to sleep. No way! His staff kept her safe and warm and when we came in, BINGO–a match.
We lovinlgy dealt with her epilepsy and pure devotion for over 6 years! She sat on my girls bed (Amy, from Flip Flop Follies) when they were sick, kept me company all the time in the kitchen, waiting for scraps to fall. Oh those glorious times–you just brought back!
Thank you! (I found your blog by clicking in my daughter’s blog–Flip Flop Follies! You Moms really are wonderful!