UNEXPECTED HOUSE GUEST

Late last night, Todd went outside to secure his truck and make sure all equipment was ready for Monday morning. He felt the sensation of being watched and instantly went on the alert. He slowly looked away from his truck and saw two glowing eyes. His first thought was COYOTE or RACCOON, but after careful inspection he realized it was a dog, more specifically a chocolate female lab. She came right up to him as if she knew him. He checked her collar for a tag and found her name was Sugar, he called the number on the tag with no luck. He left a message letting the owner know he had their dog.

I was oblivious to all that was going on outside, I was watching the tail end of Expedition Africa on the History Channel. Todd came in with a shadow, our unexpected house guest. She looked familiar, I was pretty sure she belonged to our neighbors friend who we had seen at the 4th of July Block Party.

We didn't hear back from the owners, so Todd set her up in the garage with bedding and food. I was surprised at the complacency shown by Samson, it took 45 minutes before our dopey dog even realized another dog was in his domain.

Sugar spent the night, Finn was thrilled to wake up to an unexpected house guest. He was more than happy to share his breakfast with her. Before heading off to work, we walked across to the neighbor to confirm my suspicions of Sugars origins. I was correct, within 15 minutes her owners arrived to take her home. As she drove away Finn turned to me and said "I love Sugar Mommy, will she come back tomorrow?"