Cute/tear jerker email..."Puppy size"

[Ritz459]

This is one of the neatest stories you will ever
hear. You will know
precisely what this little girl is talking about at
the end (you'll want
to share this one with your loved ones and special
friends)!

"Danielle keeps repeating it over and over again.
We've been back to
this animal shelter at least five times. It has been
weeks now since we
started all of this," the mother told the volunteer.

"What is it she keeps asking for?" the volunteer
asked.

"Puppy size!" replied the mother.

"Well, we have plenty of puppies, if that's what
she's looking for."

"I know...we have seen most of them," the mom said
in frustration...

Just then Danielle came walking into the office

"Well, did you find one?" asked her mom. "No, not
this time,"
Danielle said with sadness in her voice. "Can we
come back on the
weekend?"

The two women looked at each other, shook their
heads and laughed

"You never know when we will get more dogs.
Unfortunately, there's
always a supply," the volunteer said.

Danielle took her mother by the hand and headed to
the door. "Don't
worry, I'll find one this weekend," she said.

Over the next few days both mom and dad had long
conversations with her.

They both felt she was being too particular. "It's
this weekend or we're
not looking any more," Dad finally said in
frustration.

"We don't want to hear anything more about puppy
size either," Mom
added.

Sure enough, they were the first ones in the shelter
on Saturday
morning. By now Danielle knew her way around, so she
ran right for the
section that housed the smaller dogs.

Tired of the routine, mom sat in the small waiting
room at the end of
the first row of cages. There was an observation
window so you could see
the animals during times when visitors weren't
permitted.

Danielle walked slowly from cage to cage, kneeling
periodically to take
a closer look. One by one the dogs were brought out
and she held each
one.

One by one she said, "Sorry, you're not the one."

It was the last cage on this last day in search of
the perfect pup.

The volunteer opened the cage door and the child
carefully picked up the
dog and held it closely. This time she took a little
longer.

"Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the
one! I know it!" she
screamed with joy. "It's the puppy size!"

"But it's the same size as all the other puppies you
held over the last
few weeks," Mom said.

"No not size ---- the sighs. When I held him in my
arms, he sighed," she
said.

"Don't you remember? When I asked you one day what
love is, you told me
love depends on the sighs of your heart. The more
you love, the bigger
the sigh!"

The two women looked at each other for a moment. Mom
didn't know whether
to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug the
child, she did a little
of both.

"Mom, every time you hold me, I sigh. When you and
Daddy come home from
work and hug each other, you both sigh. I knew I
would find the right
puppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms," she
said.

Then holding the puppy up close to her face she
said, "Mom, he loves me.
I heard the sighs of his heart!"

Close your eyes for a moment and think about the
love that makes you
sigh. I not only find it in the arms of my loved
ones, but in the caress
of a sunset, the kiss of the moonlight and the
gentle brush of cool air
on a hot day.

They are the sighs of God. Take the time to stop and
listen; you will be
surprised at what you hear. "Life is not measured by
the breaths we
take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

[fireworksinjuly]

That made me cry, But then again I am an emotional pregnant lady.

But to be honest, thats how I got Kino. I had no intention of getting a dog, especially since I lived with my mother in law at the time. But we were looking anyways. Every time I picked Kino up he would nuzzle my neck and sigh. I called my mother in law and begged her to let me get a puppy. She said yes, to this day he still sighs when I cuddle with him.

[britishbandit]

Oh I've seen that before.....it's a good un!!

[bigdoglover]

That's the first time I've seen it, and WOW! That was excellent!

[Beryl]

First time for me too. Boo sighs when I hold him too. That is what caused me to go from a adopter to a mom.

[Maltmom]

That was the first time for me too and I know that feeling so well...........

[TinyAlbinoDancer]

That's so cute!! I didn't expect it to be a tear jerker, but it jerked some right out of me!

Gotta love those "size" Mmm.