About A Dog

Sydney. That is her name; The dog who stars in the above video. To the uninformed, Sidney is nothing special, just another mixed breed who was saved from an early death at the animal shelter. But to me, she is far more. She is family.

Sydney's story, at least as far as our family is concerned, began many years ago, and it hurts me to think how long ago, because it is a reminder of how little time she has remaining with us. It all began in 1996. As far as we know she was born at the beginning of that year, and for whatever reason, ended up at the Orange Co., animal shelter in July of '96 when I had decided that a dog would go well with our new family. New to me at least; The children were from the previous marriage of my wife, but as of February of '95, we, the four of us, were family. The thought of a dog for the kids to grow up with was something natural, for one who had grown up with and had them for pets most of his life. Of course, this was a different philosophy of dog and man, than has evolved with Sydney. My intention was to have a dog, you know the typical country outside dog, who greets you when you arrive home, and is there to play with when you are spending time outdoors, and this was the role Sydney was to fulfill in our family. A pet. Little did I know how wrong this would be. Continued......