This month marks 6 months since we brought our Alaskan Malamute, Orca, into our lives. He is fitting in perfectly with everyone. He and our golden love each other and play a lot-they even sleep NEAR each other now. My 15-year-old Siamese, Silli, warmed up to him within a week, and now rubs all over him. He nibbles on her, which she loves, until he nibbles a little too hard and she swats at him. They play in the backyard, where he chases her and bounces around while she runs at him and swats, hissing. Ok, so we are not sure if SHE is playing, but we know he is! Our parrot? Well, she is realizing that she may not be the alpha in the house anymore, and she respects him when he gets a little too close. If she DID try to bite him, he might back off and respect HER as alpha like all the other animals have. We wish she would show him, but I think he tried to nibble her once, and it freaked her out. So, he is now her alpha!

I have been working on healing wounds from my childhood this past year. Today, I laid with Orca, and realized he is where I want to be. HE is my goal!

He has had at LEAST 4 homes in his almost 4 years on this earth. He has had several traumatic experiences that many dogs have had and won’t overcome. We don’t really know WHAT he has gone through, to be honest. But here he is, this calm, friendly, polite beautiful dog, who does not have any apparent issues. On walks, he is friendly to all humans and dogs he meets, no matter the size. He has shown no fear. He doesn’t even bark. He has definitely been on this earth before and knows the ropes. He holds no grudges, even though he has been given up by at LEAST 3 other families. We know at least one of them really loved him, as he has some training, and is deeply calm.

My goal in life is to be like my dog. I want to overcome all the hardships I have had in my life. I want to forgive those who have wronged me, in one way or another, and simply accept that no one is perfect. i want to love everyone I meet, and never show, or feel, any fear. I want to always feel, or ACT like I feel, confident in any situation I am in, and win over the love of all. I want to be the magnificent beast that he IS, just by being. His big beauty, inside AND out, shows, all the time. He is accepted just for being who he truly is. All these things I am striving for and working on. And he, just, is.

I want to be the magnificent beast, but in human form. I believe I can get there, as I am living with proof that it is possible.