Scout is Two Years Old!

I adopted a beautiful little Cattle Dog/ Rat Terrier mix from Boulder Humane Society back in April of this year. I named her Scout after the central character in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."  Naming is power; giving the named the start of an identity.  Scout was a puzzle.  I first thought that I would name her Zoeey, but that didn't fit.  I always loved the idea of Brooklyn and tried to make it stick, but it just didn't fit her.  As I was organizing books, I ran across one of my favorites, "To Kill a Mockingbird."  Immediately, I knew that she was and always would be Scout -- strong-willed, confident, smart, sassy, empowered, loving, and kind.  I only knew her for a couple of days when I discovered her name, but she is every bit of those descriptives. 

I adopted her so that my other dog, Oliver, would have another in his clan; to keep him company and to be his playmate.  She is half his size, but can take him down in two seconds flat and make him wimper.  Scout just turned two years old yesterday.  When I adopted her, she was about ten pounds lighter than her current 28 pounds.  She lost ten pounds on her trip from Tulsa, where she sat in a pound, to Boulder.  Her picture on the website had her toungue sticking out.  Of course I couldn't resist that sassiness.  We took Oliver to meet Scout to make sure that they would get along.  A bit of indifference the first day lead to them being inseparable by day two. 

She has been a wonderful addition to the family and we love her tremendously.  From day one she moved in acting as if she had lived here all of her life.  I couldn't imagine our home without her. 

In my life, I have had the privelage of adopting four dogs all from animal shelters.  They all have been the best, most loving and sweetest dogs.  Every year, over four million cats and dogs are euthanized.  Adopting these animals from area shelters and spaying or neutering your animals are two ways to address this problem.  If you are lucky, you will get your very own Scout!

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