A New Girl in Paul’s Life

Her name is Mina. She was known as “Yellow Dog” for the first 2 weeks, while Paul tried to find her family and home.

Paul was walking Daisy and Bridgette (my 12 year-old dog visiting from Tucson) when he came along a dog with a collar, but no tags. He spent days and days putting up posters in a 2-mile radius of where he found her wandering the canal. He posted her picture on every lost pet website he could find. No takers. Well, there was this one guy who thought claiming she was his dog without any other information about her was a fun, practical joke. Suffice it to say the situation escalated into involving the police and the guy backing off asking “What? You can’t take a joke?” Paul was fit to be tied. He was upset by this jack-hole, he was upset because no one was looking for her. Was she abandoned?

After exhausting his search options, Paul started to grow fond of this yellow dog. She is Daisy sized. She and Daisy romp, play, tussle, nom and nap together. It has been good for Daisy to have a playmate since her old buddy, Grendel, is gone. Paul did not want to name her. Once she was named, she was going to stay. He started thinking through names. I suggested Mina and a few others, but Mina stuck. It felt right and she seemed to like it. How ever much a dog can like her name. Mina has warm, loving eyes that make him turn to a puddle, every time she worms her way on to his lap.

Caught in a love triangle, Paul is thinking it will best to give Mina a home of her own. He has such a strong, special bond with Daisy. Right now, only time will tell if Mina will stay or find a home of her own. If she does find a home of her own, I hope it is close to Paul and Daisy. Close enough for play dates and adventures. A home where she will be top dog and receive the love she deserves and returns ten fold.