Making people smile...

sure makes you feel good.  These two little girls made many people smile yesterday.  The one looking at the camera is Stella, she's almost 1 year old.  The aloof one (who never looks at the camera) is Daisy, she's almost 9.  Both are rescues.  We ride our bikes to our studio about 2-3 times a week.  It's only 6 miles from home and it pains me to start up the car and drive such a short distance.  So we try and save on gas and try not to pollute as much as possible.  We rode to work a few times in the fall and didn't bring any dogs with us and the kids were very upset.  They all love having a dog at our studio, they expect it.  So we decided to get one of the kiddie carriers that hook to your bike.  So now we carry the dogs.  Only two at a time though (remember we have 4).

This is Augie.  He's the man, the gentleman.  He's 14 1/2 and solid as a rock.  This dog is my baby.  I rescued him when he was 6 months.  He's been with me longer than Bruce.  He's deaf now, but other than that, healthy and still Mr. Love.  This guy greets all the kids that come into the studio, he doesn't bark, doesn't lick, doesn't jump, just rests his chin on your leg.  He's very chill.  He and Daisy came to the studio today, in the carrier.

This punk is Dashell.  He's 2 1/2.  He's a golden retriever.  He doesn't ride in the carrier, although he could...but he's afraid of it.  He's the biggest dog we have and the biggest baby.  He comes from an organization called North Star Foundation, which is an organization we volunteer with that raises and places golden's with children who have autism.  We were originally Dashell's puppy raisers (you raise the pup for a family for 6-8 months), we were raising him for some friends of ours who have a child with Asperger's.  4 months into our raising our friend was diagnosed with cancer and died 2 months later - tragic.  The children associated the dog with daddy and decided they didn't want him, but wanted us to keep him...so Dashell is with us and he is also a service dog, he visits sick children in the hospital.

Anyway, today we made 10 or so people smile or laugh.  Most of them looked stressed, rushed or grumpy and then we pull up on our bikes with the carrier and instead of seeing kids they see our little kids.  How can you not laugh or smile.  It makes us happy to make others smile.  Smiling is good...laughing is good.  Hope this made you smile. 

Comments

[swirldrops]

Smile?! Try I'm busting out in hysterical giggles at the thought of those two girls trailing behind you! What good fun.

As for the boys... Augie's a damn legend in my book. And you know Dashell has an extra-special place in my heart. He's pure love on 4 paws.

[Katherine at Apifera Farm]

Love Augie!- you must take him out with a fresh baked pie! And I want pictures of the event. Thanks for visiting my Pino Pie entry, and I just visited here - I love the entry about your painter/husband moving his work space so many time - my studio is huge, but is so crammed with lavender, farm stuff etc, we are working on that...And you are a potter- I started as one, and want to get back into it again. WIsh I hadn't sold my Skutt...Anyway, cheers.