About 3 years ago my baby girl was born
somewhere in northwest Montana. Her stray mother nurtured her and her
littermates, also teaching them to distrust humans. Thankfully, someone
noticed the litter and went through the trouble to rescue them. Due to
overload in the local shelter the litter was brought to the Anaconda
shelter.
I wasn't wanting to get a pup, just to look, is what I told
myself. She picked me, they always do. She definitely wasn't the cutest
pup, I had my eye set on her sister, but her sister wanted nothing to do
with me. This pesky little gray one kept by my side and curled up in my
lap any moment she could. When I finally looked at her it was her brown, mascara-outlined eyes that
won me over, they still amaze me to this day.
She's changed leaps and
bounds since then, from an "ugly-duckling" to a beautiful dog.
She's
still super shy, hesitant, distrusting of most people, but not to the
degree that she was even at last year. She's still not perfect to some,
but she's perfect to me :)
So, to my Tana Banana, Happy Birthday!! The
impact she has made on my life, I can't put into words, she's priceless.
Thank you for smiling everyday when I come home, during a tough run and
any other time I need a moment brightened!!
Looking forward to the many
more miles ahead of us!!
