Lady, its summer!

Dear Lady,

If you were still here, you would be enjoying some great walks in the Watershed with me. I still think about you lots, and try to remember random things about you. You were a 'piece of Ontario' for sure. We got a new boxer puppy last week, his name's Monty. He doesn't and won't ever replace you, don't worry. He's very cute though. I'm trying to raise him right this time because your upbringing was a bit less than ideal... not much socialization or exposure to new things. Not enough positive reinforcement, too much hitting you on the nose when you ran away. Every time I think about an aspect of Monty or raising Monty, I think about how we did it with you, and how your adult life was shaped by your puppyhood.

A couple memories of you and Beethoven:

-When you and Bee pulled me so hard, you (mostly Bee) pulled me into a ditch of iced over water, up to my past my knees

-When Bee bit your nose really hard and you needed antiseptic gel for it... the scar remained throughout your life

-When we would take you on 'walks' throughout the yard, running around with you on leashes. And one time posing with you guys for a family pic, and the mosquitos were nuts, biting us all..

-You splish sploshing through the river in that 'hidden place' in the Watershed, behind the blackberry bushes, while I chilled out there, totally hidden from the world

Love you.

Jo