ELBEE I almost didn’t comment about her stealing another movie title but I couldn’t help myself.
When we met Henry last summer, I knew that life was
going to be different. I just didn’t know how different. Bringing a new dog into the pack always makes things more interesting. Bringing in a Great Pyrenees/Standard Poodle mix makes it even more interesting than I could have imagined.
Now at eleven months and eighty pounds, it’s hard for me to remember him as that tiny puppy who slept in his crate and chased Gus around the yard. I kind of forget his size until we’re out for a walk and someone reminds me.
I’ve heard a range of comments from, “Why don’t you put a saddle on him?” to 
“He’s really nice, he looks like he should be meaner.” Yesterday someone remarked, “He’s so big and you’re so small. Good thing he’s well behaved.”
ELBEE Trust me. He’s not that well behaved. It was a moment.
At Petco, a sales girl, helping me find a harness for Henry, fell in love with him.
ELBEE Mr. Perfect still pulls on the leash.
And wouldn’t you know it, her boyfriend’s name was Henry. When we got in line 
to pay, to everyone’s delight, the woman behind us had a Golden Doodle in a cart who looked like an adorable mini version of Henry with white hair and big tan spots. The salesgirl, who was now the cashier, said, “This is my best day ever working here.”
Yesterday, I was picking up food at CPK and had Henry in the back seat.
ELBEE Apparently, someone still isn’t cooking.
As the waitress brought my order to the car, Henry stuck his big head out the 
window. She immediately started laughing and petting him and didn’t want to go back inside.
Even the police like Henry. We were on a busy neighborhood street that has a lot of blind curves. An officer was across the road on his motorcycle, doing security for a film site. When he saw Henry, his face lit up and he waved.
Always on a mission to socialize Henry and get him used to new things, I figured the uniform and the mortorcycle would be great practice so I threw caution to the wind and ran over. When I had to cross back, I realized just how busy the street was. The officer, very kind and concerned, stopped traffic and led us over safely. Technically, Henry and I had our first police escort.
ELBEE Seriously?
