This is not a 'doggy' mommy blog... | September 16, 2011
... but I couldn't resist posting these cutie-patootie shots of Sukie with my husband Mark.
It's been over 3 months since we welcomed our Bull-Mastiff cross rescue, Sukie, into our home.
She's a bit of an odd cookie, our Suke. She boasts monster-like proportions but treads ever-so-lightly through life...as if the slightest misstep would elicit her doom.
Watching her negotiate stepping over a hurdle placed a mere 2 inches off the ground is both hysterical and frustrating. She has a set of legs that leave Cameron Diaz for dead, yet she approaches this task with a trepidation most reserve for jumping out of a plane at 30,000 feet.
Over the last couple of weeks, I swear something has changed... She's become more playful...bold, even. Perhap she's finally letting go of some of the emotional baggage from her previous life... whatever that was... and finally learning how to trust.
I watch her enjoy a good floor wrestle with Mark each morning. She loves it so much, she refuses to let it end. This is usually enforced with a defiant flop across his lap before he has a chance to leave.
I also watch in great delight as she explores our backyard; her beloved tennis ball clutched between her teeth and her tail wagging furiously. She bounds through the flowerbeds, leaping platforms with such agility it's as if she's momentarily forgotten the paralysing fear that usually holds her back from similar, yet far less challenging feats.
She also delights in rolling onto her back, rubbing it against the dirt and grass and making happy growly noises in a rare and wonderful display of 'normal' doggy behaviour.
I watch her contentment grow and grow with each passing week.
Sure, she's still got those beautiful sad eyes but we've come to realise she's not really depressed...it's just her face!
{ photos by Amy Moss }
Comments
I love it when dogs trust again and realize that in their new home they will be trated well, receive love, have fun...and how much they give in return.
I LOVE the fact that you chose a rescue, and I adore that you are so open in talking about how much joy she brings to your lives. You make the perfect family!
BTW today is actually 'Adopt don't Buy' day, so you've perfectly timed this post!!
Hugs to Sukie :)
xoxo
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Greetings from germany, Denise
Apart from a fear of stepping over things, Sukie also has a strange fear of orange juice bottles- actually pretty much any kind of water/liquid vessel we carry in our hand. If we bring it close to her, she will cower and refuse to look at it. She also dislikes running water and always leaves the room when a tap comes on. We're slowly trying to create positive associations with these things so she gets over her fears.
xo
Julie
I've enjoyed your blog for a little over a year thank you for it - it's a joy to read!
Aren't you Australian?? Australia has so few decent blogs, it always saddens me when the good ones choose to pretend they're American.