There is a song that keeps running through my head (ok there are several, but one particularly is recurrent this week). Deborah Kerr sang it in the movie, “The King and I”. Well actually that is incorrect. She was filmed singing it, though she was actually over-dubbed with the voice of Marni Nixon singing. In fact, Marni Nixon’s voice was used for every movie in which Deborah Kerr sang, including “An Affair to Remember”. But anyway, the “it” to which I refer is the song, “Getting to know you”. That song sums up my week with Piper. I know, I know…you thought I would post about Cole’s progress second. And of course your interest is truly focused on the effect of his intensive, rehabilitative treatment; however, if I give you the “goods” up front, then I will have no guarantee of your return for the third installment. Hey, I’m no dummy…I know how marketing works–now if only I could get paid for my brilliance! HA!!
So onto Piper…
I confess, I’ve fallen in love with her. She has converted me over to the doggy dark side! What that means is that she is now in the house…she is currently sleeping on the living room floor! OUTRAGEOUS!!! Me, of all people, loving a dog…who could ever guess! It’s not that I didn’t love animals prior. I loved them. You know, I would never want to see an animal mal-treated, or exploited in any way. In fact, I love nature so much that it bothers me greatly when people feed wildlife, cage them, or put them on display. Which is probably why I wasn’t such a pet lover before. But she has won me over. Piper and I went exploring together and spent a lot of time together while Cole was resting. My discovery is that she is a beautiful animal, a sweet girl, a lover and cuddle-r, a devoted to her owner canine, and a super silly female.
In the beginning of our week together I was asking G-d why he didn’t send us a simple, basic dog. The kind of dog that eats whatever you give it, pees and poops without thought (out of doors of course), and is just the “I’m a happy dog” mentality. No, instead we received a sensitive and complicated bitch. And by the end of the week I fully cherished all of her complexities. And now, I am simply in love with her, and in love with her breed. To that end I say, “HELP”!
living in loss and gratitude 
The Noise