I did not want a dog. I had grown up with pugs. I loved dogs. But, I didn't want the responsibility of having one of my own. I also feared loving a dog and losing it. Dogs' lives are so painfully short.
However, Betty Lou forced her way into my life. I attended a pug rescue fundraiser at a local bar with my mom and sister-in-law. They both had pugs already, but my sister was interesting in adopting another one for her boys. I went over to one of the pens that held several dogs. I just wanted to say hello to a scrawny little fawn pug that looked so pathetic and sweet. However, this pushy black pug shoved her out of the way and forced me to pet her. I thought she was super cute, and so soft and shiny. Later, my sister-in-law picked up the pushy black dog to see if she might want her, but she nearly jumped out of her arms to get to me!
My sister ended up adopting a puppy that day. She didn't get the pushy dog because that dog needed a quiet home to recover from heartworm treatment, not a home with two little boys, another dog, and a cat. However, I could not stop thinking about the pushy dog who needed a quiet home. I was single. You can't get much quieter than that!
A few weeks later, I drove to another town to pick up my Betty Lou. I was nervous. Would she like me? Would I know how to take care of her? Will she be happy with me? I brought her home and she immediately owned the place...(to be continued in a later post).
