Sleeping Beauties!

There is not much to say about this photo that isn't pretty much self explanatory.  My mom had come over and we were all sitting around and chatting and of course Dolce had to be up on the couch with someone and since Kevin was around naturally it was him!  Not two seconds into talking to my mother I realized it was quiet over there and we looked over to see them both passed out together Kevin seemingly mid-pet.

I know I will probably catch some flack for this next part but I am going to put it out there anyway. These two have a relationship that I think can only be understood by seeing it in action.  Dolce came to me on a Thursday and Kevin did not come home until that Saturday night.  In the few days that we had together alone she and I certainly bonded. And I would never go so far as to imply she and I do not have as strong a bond as she and Kevin do, but some days I think that these two have a connection that the rest of us will never understand. 

In our few days together Dolce was very friendly to all strangers, except men.  Needless to say I was a bit nervous for Kevin to come home and have her growl up a storm at him or be aggressive or fearful.  So as we walked into the house and the two came face to face at the crate I was more anxious I think then when I picked her up.  But I swear this dog is going to give me a lesson in assumptions.  She could not have been more excited to see him.  Her little nub of a tail and then her butt and then her whole body began to wiggle.  She went to him like she already knew that he was her parent (yea yea yea laugh it up, we do the whole mommy daddy thing with her). I was so happy and proud of her and I knew he loved her instantly so I could stop worrying and just enjoy this moment.  And I have from that moment on. 

As many of you know Kevin is in his off season so he has been home for the summer and therefore spent more time with Dolce then anyone.  The bond that these two have formed is incredible and I love to watch it.  Not only does she love him like crazy and most certainly listen to him but I swear she get so depressed when he is gone.  A few weeks back when Kevin went to visit his family after we went to the airport and she cried at the window watching him walk into the terminal and whimpered in the seat next to me the entire way home until finally she passed out. And once we got home Dolce sat by the living room window looking depressed as can be like she was looking for him and waiting for him to come home! My heart broke.  I thought at that moment if she could choose to be with him or have food she would choose him every single time. And I honestly think she would.

She was so young at this point I got worried that she would forget him or be fearful or nervous when he finally came back.  I could not have been more wrong. Two weeks later when we both went to the airport to pick him up her body went into convulsions when she saw him at the curb.  If she hadn't been harnessed in to the car I think she probably would have busted through the window just to get to him.  The entire ride home she squirmed in his lap and kissed his face.  It melts my heart every time I see these two together and how much they have bonded and love each other and I cant help but think, what more could a girl ask for?!

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.
-- George Moore