For Les and Ann

My dear friends, Les and Ann lost their beloved Kol.  And after a long time, they are now beginning to think about letting another dog enter into their lives.  They should.  They are the perfect dog parents.  Kol lived a great life, and any pup who comes to the wonderfully warm house in Deadwood, Oregon, will believe it's in labrador heaven.

So, Les and Ann have been Black lab people.  I had been a Yellow lab person.  Until Willa.  Actually I was a terrier person until Murphy.  I wasn't sure I could "handle" a lab.  But Murphy, well, she came into my life and just swept me away.

And I think, now, it doesn't really matter what color...it's about whether the dog has wormed it's way into your heart and whether you're heart is open.

I remember Murphy as a pup.  Full of energy.  And then, at night, while I was watching TV after a long day, her head would rest on my lap.  As if to say: "there is nothing better."  Didn't matter what color Murphy was, she just wanted to give me her love.

Murphy's Day.