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Honey Lazar's avatar

As Jamie Raskin said in a Zoom talk I attended this week, 'When everything looks hopeless, remember you are the hope." Reading your posts, activism, spending time with friends, fuels the hope. And visitor dogs.

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Beth's avatar

And your comment gives me hope. ❤️

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Lori Faust's avatar

"This is not ideal." Love the power of an enormous understatement! Even before the election, when our horse was shot out from under us as Anne Lamott says Molly Ivins would have said, our family was upended. Our daughter is going through an unexpected divorce, sold a house quickly, so is living with us with her two dogs in tow until she gets her own house. So, two visitor dogs. They seem content enough here, but I do wonder if they miss their old life, their fenced yard, their dad. Not ideal, but we're all adjusting, plus I have quality time with my adult daughter, which is a gift.

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Val R's avatar

Perfectly expresses how I’m feeling these days! Good to know we’re not alone!

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Janet Jaeger's avatar

I love big friendly dogs with large heads; one of the reasons why I love Rottweilers.

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CAROL ANN STORY's avatar

Thank you. I needed more coping skills. ❤️❤️

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Beth's avatar

Everyone needs a visitor dog right now. I have two, except they are only allowed in my kitchen, to further appease my sanity in a world gone mad. (they cannot yet be trusted to be free-range dogs).

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Sandra's avatar

Very cute story and love Visitor Dog :)

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Susie Sickels's avatar

Your gentle humor soothes me. Many thanks.

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Michelle Rapp's avatar

Larry is heading to our dear friends' home to be Visitor Dog himself today!

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Suzette Ciancio's avatar

💙💙💙 Good visitor dog!

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Shonda Sinclair's avatar

177 hands high 😂😂😂

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Marlee Terry's avatar

I played Vistor Mom to two elderly dogs that hate to leave home if their people are traveling. We got along famously.

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Susan Baker's avatar

The news does indeed feel like a violation and visitor dog feels like a hug.

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CINDA MOORE's avatar

I love everything about this ♥️. Thank you!

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Cathy Grimes's avatar

I so love this. You have it exactly right, and Visitor Dog is so fortunate to have someone he stays with who understands what he feels when his parents are away.

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Laura Kennelly's avatar

A delightful ray of sunshine…one I needed today (and didn’t even know I did). Thanks.

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