Pet #2

Sammy is next in line to my oldest.

He is going on 12 years old.

I got him from the local Humane

Society when he was 8 weeks old.

He and his siblings were in a

play room and up for adoption.

He is lab/springer spaniel mix.

I was surprised how easily he was

to house train. He slept on a pillow

next to me on my bed. As soon as I

felt him begin to move about, I'd take him

outside to do his thing and he would

sleep for the rest of the night.

At 10 weeks I took him to begin his

obedience training. He did very well

and still today follows the commands

he learned. In his senior years he

for most part sleeps behind the couch

against the wall. He likes to tunnel to the end

yet has to back up to get out.

All I have to do, to get his attention

is sneak something out to the den to eat.

He has a nose on him (which I guess he

gets from the springer spaniel) and before

I know it, he's standing by looking for handouts!

He's not one to want much petting, but I

do sometimes catch him in a bear hug to which his

strength still allows him to wiggle out of.

When thinking of the beautiful animals God created

for us, I'm sure they are important to Him also.

I always claim Romans 8:21-22 which tells

of God's whole creation being delivered,

"...Because the creature itself shall also be delivered

from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the Children of God."