A dog named Spot!

 Spot is a beagle.   He has been aptly named due to the array of tiny dots all over his nose.  He arrived on Pine Haven as a small robust six week old pup.  I was spending a lazy Saturday afternoon at home and the children had been out with their Dad collecting supplies.  The peaceful quiet was shattered in a moment of seconds with the loud shrieks of the children rushing through the hallway.  “LOOK”  “Look Mom, look what we’ve got!  There snugly wrapped in Michaela’s arms was the cutest little pup I’d ever seen.  One look at that nose and we decided immediately he was Spot the dog.  In the years since then he’s grown into a mature hunting breed.  His antics have calmed much but the very nature of a beagle is still alive and well however somewhat tamed.  Over the years just as a child grows and matures Spot has too.  In his wake he has left many memories.  As I think back to them, of the troubles he has causes with my neighbour, the shoes he chewed, the pillows he ripped up, the chickens he rumbled with, I can only shake my head but yet I smile.   I love him dearly and he loves us unconditionally too.  He still makes a bee line for any open gate and once his nose catches a scent, well the rest is history.  His ears fail to work and his nose guides his on his quest. I have given up trying to call him back, it just doesn’t work.  I’ve learnt to relax much through the years.   He always comes home once he has exhausted himself.   He will wait patiently at the front door knowing that his time is up and any minute now I will open the door and he will be home.   I scold him numerous times and he lovingly looks at me as if to say.  “I just can’t help it – please understand”, and I do.  Spot makes us feel good.  He’s added so much to our lives on Pine Haven, so much we are grateful for.  His dark eyes, forever look up at you and wait for the attention he knows is coming.  He’s one special dog!