My friend, Barcie, asked me to write something about my pack and our humans. My name is Cooper and I'm a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. I've been with my family for about one year.
My people, Steve and Susan, heard about me from their veterinarian. I was living with a family who really couldn't take care of me and they were looking for a better home for me. When Steve and Susan saw me, they saw a scrawny, skinny, lonely guy, but underneath they saw a little dog with lots of potential.
I went home with them and to my surprise found I had a home with four other dogs, lots of cats, a bird, a horse and two donkeys. The house was in the country with some open land (we call it the "dog park") where I could run as fast and as much as I wanted.
My brothers and sisters are all bigger than me; Nick, Sam and Miranda are retrievers and Morgan is a Keeshond, but I can run faster than all of them and boy do I love to run! Well, Morgan is pretty much my speed, but I'm still faster.
In the summer we have water in the dog park and while Susan throws sticks for the others to retrieve, I play with Morgan. There's even a big black cat named Bob who comes out with us. He's as big as me, so I don't bother him too much.
Last Thanksgiving I ran off and scared Steve and Susan. It was cold and raining and I thought I would go for a walk without the rest of the gang. Not a good idea because I got lost. (Not as lost as Susan in the soybean field, but that’s another story.)
I could hear my humans calling for me. I was really miserable, cold and wet. Steve was in his car looking for me and Susan was walking around out in the fields. It was really stupid of me to run off and I wanted to go home. I just focused on their voices and thought how much I wanted to go home. (Unfortunately I wasn’t wearing ruby slippers or it might have been easier!) I started running back, looking for something familiar. Finally, I saw the outline of the house and zipped into the back yard. When Steve drove back to the house, I was so happy to see him! I ran up and jumped all over him!
Susan came home, all wet and cold. Funny thing, they didn't yell at me. They just kept hugging me and telling me how worried they were about me and how I should never do that again. We all got dried off and I snuggled under the blanket with them on the couch, watching TV and falling asleep in Steve's lap. You betcha I'm not doing that again. I have the best home ever. I’m not taking any chances!
You should see my coat now. I look so handsome. I'm not scrawny or skinny anymore. I'm loved. I'm home.
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