companionship

Boozhoo all my friends family n followers today I was given a gift. A gift of companionship.Although I did not want the responsibility of an animal apparently I was in desperate need of companionship or so Leesa said. You see she brought home these two sad looking pups. Well they aren't really pups they are full grown but small lap dogs.and although i claim not to be an animal person they seem to have taken to me.especially the Male. You know they are quiet animals they raise no fuss they are sweet n good natured. So who am I to complain of the companion that comes to me.
   See today while Leesa was out she spied some guys with a gunny sack and they were placing rocks in it she saw the two sweet little dogs and got out of her car and asked Hey what do you think your doing.they immediately replied oh we r going to throw em in the river."oh the hell you say" replied Leesa and she took dem pups n brought em home.Now if you know Leesa she wont let anyone go without not two legged or four legged or winged . She truly has a heart of solid gold.so she brings these cute guys home n well we get em kenneled up n dey find der way out n follow me every wheres. I was like Leesa your doge keep following me they follow me to the front door and wait for me till i get back they follow me into the bathroom they wont let me be."Well hun you got your self a dog, You were tired of being alone weren't you?" was her reply I was like thanks " your welcome" replied Leesa matter of factly.So I am sitting here typing with these two sweet four legged brothers at my feet and everytime I so much as attempt to leave the room they are up and following me. So what to do I cant break their hearts now I guess I will keep at least one of them. Hell I should they adopted me right. I meen look at the legends of dogs they just come they are a gift you know so who the hell am I to look a gift in the face n say nah its all good ill stay alone here is one of the ojibwe legends of how dogs came to men:
                                                   The Ojibwe legend of How Dog Came To man retold

Two Ojibwa Indians in a canoe had been blown far from shore by a great wind. They had gone far and were hungry and lost. They had little strength left to paddle, so they drifted before the wind.



At last their canoe was blown onto a beach and they were glad, but not for long.



Looking for the tracks of animals, they saw some huge footprints which they knew must be those of a giant. They were afraid and hid in the bushes. As they crouched low, a big arrow thudded into the ground close beside them.



Then a huge giant came toward them. A caribou hung from his belt, but the man was so big that it looked like a rabbit. He told them that he did not hurt people and he like to be a friend to little people, who seemed to the giant to be so helpless.



He asked the two lost Indians to come home with him, and since they had no food and their weapons had been lost in the storm at sea, they were glad to go with him. An evil Windigo spirit came to the lodge of the giant and told the two men that the giant had other men hidden away in the forest because he like to eat them.



The Windigo pretended to be a friend, but he was the one who wanted the men because he was an eater of people. The Windigo became very angry when the giant would not give him the two men, and finally the giant became angry too. He took a big stick and turned over a big bowl with it.



A strange animal which the Indians had never seen before lay on the floor, looking up at them. It looked like a wolf to them, but the giant called the animal 'Dog.' The giant told him to kill the evil Windigo spirit. The beast sprang to its feet, shook himself, and started to grow, and grow, and grow. The more he shook himself, the more he grew and the fiercer he became. He sprang at the Windigo and killed him; then the dog grew smaller and smaller and crept under the bowl.



The giant saw that the Indians were much surprised and please with Dog and said that he would give it to them, though it was his pet. He told the men that he would command Dog to take them home. They had no idea how this could be done, though they had seen that the giant was a maker of magic, but they thanked the friendly giant for his great gift. The giant took the men and the dog to the seashore and gave the dog a command. At once it began to grow bigger and bigger, until it was nearly as big as a horse.



The giant put the two men onto the back of the dog and told them to hold on very tightly. As Dog ran into the sea, he grew still bigger and when the water was deep enough he started to swim strongly away from the shore.



After a very long time, the two Ojibwa began to see a part of the sea coast which they knew, and soon the dog headed for shore. As he neared the beach, he became smaller and smaller so that the Indians had to swim for the last part of their journey.



The dog left them close to their lodges and disappeared into the forest. When the men told their tribe of their adventure, the people though that the men were speaking falsely. "Show us even the little mystery animal, Dog, and we shall believe you," a chief said.



A few moons came and went and then, one morning while the tribe slept, the dog returned to the two men. It allowed them to pet it and took food from their hands. The tribe was very much surprised to see this new creature. It stayed with the tribe.



That, as the Ojibwe tell, was how the first dog came to the Earth.

So with that I will say he needs me n i need him we will be here for one another to heal each other now how do I pay for the things this friend n brother spirit needs I will find a way that is for sure. N my doc says that animal companionship is actually therapeutic so there you have it you know.Until I post again i will see You all soon Thank you for reading I am honored that you all do