The Beginning of That Red Dog

     My Life Began on June 4, 2006 when my human found me.  Sure I was alive before that day, but that's when my life really started. According to Court Records (and by court I mean the Dumb Friends League) I am a pure breed male Irish Setter {that's right, I'm a Dog}, my estimated age was 2 years (though the Vet said I was only 6 months) and I weighed 40lbs.  They said that my old human moved in with another human and the other human's dog didn't like me, so I was put into the custody of the Dumb Friends League until a new human found me.  Thankfully, my human found me less that 12 hours after I was given up.
     In the movies there is a scene they call a "meet cute"; it's where the boy meets the girl and it's all down hill from there.  This is the story of my "meet cute".  My human was downtown enjoying the festivities of the People's Fair with a friend. Although adding a dog to her life was in the back of her mind, she still wasn't sure. 
     As the humans were wandering around I was laying in the grass with one of the wardens.  I heard this lovely voice ask if she could pet me. Then the most lovely human began petting me and telling me how pretty I was.  Then she got a look in her eyes, she looked up and back to me and up and back to me. Finally, she said, is this dog up for adoption? The warden said yes and we went into a little trailer to talk about me.  The warden said I had to have a wellness check before I could be adopted.  So, the human put me on "hold" so I could get my clearance and she could make sure she was ready for this {sucker! she had no idea what was coming!}.
     That night I spent a very confusing and scary night in lock down.  I didn't know why I was there or what I did wrong, all I knew is that I was cold and lonely.  The next day the human came to get me, I was so excited, I refused to sit still.  The humans did paper work and after what seemed like ages they got to take me home.  I was so excited I drug my new human to the car. They took me to a new house. I ran around like a crazy dog, smelling everything and checking out my new digs.  It was all so new and exciting. Although I still wasn't sure about all the changes in my life I was very happy to have a new human.
    That night when it was time for bed my human made me a bed on the floor.  I promptly disregarded the bed and jumped into bed with her.  She said it was ok, but just this one night because I was scared...I knew I liked this human.
     I am That Red Dog. This is my Story.