I give her a 10!

[Anna and Achilles]

As many of you know I have three sons. 22, soon to be 20 and 18. Needless to say there have been a few girlfriends over the years. I usually get very close to them and I am the one who cries when the relationship ends. I even felt so bad once I secretly met with one for lunch a couple of times because I got so close to her. My oldest son met a new girl in the late winter that I hadn't met for awhile (he was away at school) . In asking him about her he revealed she didn't like dogs. Wait did I hear that correctly? What? OK not good. I said to myself well that is just because she hasn't met a doodle. So when she finally arrived I was surprised that in fact it was true. How could she not be in love with Achilles? I didn't cry when he broke it off with this one. Fast forward to summer and two of my boys have new girlfriends. Time to meet my oldest son's new girlfriend. I was running late and was not home when they arrived. I walked into my living room and there was Achilles on her lap and they were nose to nose. She looked up at me and said "He is the cutest dog I have ever seen". I looked at my son and mouthed I give her a 10!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Good judgment! Sometimes I find it hard to understand people who don't like animals, or plants. I know some people who think the outdoors is just for getting from one indoor place to another : )