doggie do-gooders

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be measured by the way in which its animals are treated." – Mahatma Ghandi

It’s been my experience that the manner in which a pet dog is treated is a very good indicator of the basic human decency of that dog’s owner.

It’s a great litmus test – do you own a well-trained, well-loved dog, who is treated with kindness, humor, consistency, and affection? Then I probably want to be your friend.

My good friend Clare has a neighbor who was horribly neglecting a lovely dog, and Clare and my fabulous sister together stepped up to do something about it.

The dog – who will be now named Tallulah La Dulce Sister Mary-Joseph Merriman (or Lulu for short!) is about to have a rags-to-riches experience that will probably blow her mind.

She's going to be staying with Clare for a while (where Clare - who is an amazing animal trainer, wonderful pet owner, and quality human being - will take care of her, start training her, get her shots and spayed, etc).

Then, she is going to live permanently with my sister (where my sister - who has the same attributes - will be loving her up good for the rest of her doggie life).

Yay for Lulu!