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MY SWEET ROSIE GIRL
THIS GIANT GIRL SLOWLY MELTED EVERYONE’S HEART
Rosie was found on the side of the road. Obviously, she had been abandoned. We took this sweet giant in until we could find her a good home.
Life instantly changed. We thought Cisco, our Australian Shepherd, was big! We thought Bear, our big Siberian husky, was a good sized dog! You have no idea how big a 150 lb. Newfoundland is! No idea. Everything becomes small, instantly. Your large living room looks like a matchbox. Your kitchen shrinks with her standing in it. Passing in hallways becomes a challenge.
She was a sweet girl, but very lost for such a huge animal. You could actually see the “lost” in her eyes. We didn’t know what to think in the beginning. Would she get along with the other dogs? Did she have an unknown flaw?
No one on this earth is better with dogs than Olivia. I always say, you can judge a person’s heart by the way they get along with and treat dogs (I’m sure other animals, too). Sweet Rosie became Olivia’s personal project. I will always love my Olivia because she is like no other woman. When the rest of us sometimes got frustrated with the sheer size of her, the drooling, getting blasted out of the way when she’s on the move etc. Olivia hung in.
My little Boston Terrier, Buddy, would jump up and want to cuddle, no problem. Ever try cuddling…
