Well, ready or not, Captain will arrive in our lives at 10AM Saturday, August 4th.
On August 16, 2011 we had to have our much loved dog Strider put to sleep. This is what I wrote at that time:
I always said, if you have to have a dog, Strider was the one to have.…
![Here we are a year later. Are we ready for a puppy? I’m not sure. I still tear up when I think about Strider for too long. I’ve gotten used to the freedom of not having a dog. Being able to go anywhere at any time without making arrangements for someone to care for a dog has been a big taste of freedom after 9 years of not being able to do that.](https://phyllis-sather.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Are-you-Ready-for-a-New-Puppy.png)