Honey

Twelve months went by and it was time to find Buddy a companion.

A stray Labrador was found wandering our neighbourhood and after tracking down the owners, we found that she was to be given up to the local rescue centre the next day and as such another stray dog came live under our roof. Unwanted due to her penchant for escapism, Honey brought her own level of crazy to the party.

By this stage, Honey had been through four different homes but to date no one had persevered with the effort necessary to help her with some anxiety issues and her fear of noises.

Like two lost souls reunited, Buddy and Honey were inseparable. Honey was lacking in social skills but Buddy became her rock providing a safe place for her by his side wherever they went. He was protective of her and sensed when she was afraid and was able to provide the calm needed for Honey to gradually settle into her new home and over the next few months she became a beautiful dog the her previous owners would have struggled to recognise.

Not all that Buddy did was beneficial though. His attempts to convince her he was allowed to sleep on the recliner proved to be unsuccessful as he was caught one night and then promptly backpedalled down onto his own bed after realising he had been seen by nightlight, an event which has forever left us smiling at the memory of the look of guilt.

Buddy and Honey kept my wife and I busy until one day we decided to expand our family once again… This time with a little two legged person.