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| Cindy Lou and King getting acquainted at the Al-Van Humane Society. |
Two weeks ago King and I adopted a senior dog to travel with us. Cindy Lou (Who) is a mixed breed dog who was owner surrendered to animal control in
January. She tested heart-worm positive and was transferred to the Al-Van Humane Society where she was taken in by a foster mom who helped her
through her treatments. From what I understand the treatments are not fun.
The information that came with her says she is a lab/husky mix. The vet insists she is a "mixed breed," and I am guessing he would probably know better. I am reminded of a line from a children's Scholastic book my parents purchased for me when I was in third grade: As for the breed, I gave it no heed. (Blue Ribbons for Meg by Adel DeLeeuw). Cindy Lou knows who and what she is and I guess that is all that matters.
Cindy Lou has made herself at home and has taken over our hearts.
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| Mr. Meowgi is not impressed. |
At any rate, Cindy Lou will be traveling with King and I this winter when we take off for parts unknown. (Mr. Meowgi will be moving with our granddaughter into her first apartment). We are getting Cindy Lou used to riding in the truck. It is a beast of a vehicle and pretty high off the ground. Cindy can get her front paws on the floor in the back and then I hoist her back-end the rest of the way. She can use the running board to get down, but has not quite figured out how to use it getting into the truck. When she is riding she sits like a lady and is generally pretty subdued. She rides with me when I take our granddaughter to and from school. I think I am going to have to purchase a mounting block (the kind we used for getting on and off horses) or have King build one for us.
King and I have started mapping out a route for this fall. While we generally just take off and head west, this year I have a few places I want to visit... The Ernie Pyle Museum in Dana, Indiana; the worlds largest ball of twine in Cawker City, Kansas; the fort where the television series F Troop was filmed... the list is quite extensive. In the meantime I have plans for Cindy Lou to travel around the area with me this summer while I take in the unusual right here in West Michigan. Starting right here in South Haven is the Blue Cow at Sherman's Dairy located a few miles from us. I also want to visit the big working Kaleidoscope in Three Oaks; the sculptures near Louis Padnos' business in Holland; the railroad trestle in my hometown of Hamilton ... I have a list of places in West/Southwest Michigan we can visit together.
So right now our plans are to take Cindy Lou to as many places as possible. Stay tuned for photos and stories from Cindy, King and I as we map out our next adventure.
