Hello and welcome to our weekly hop. Hope your Tuesday is going great! And thanks so much for joining us. We so appreciate it.
Here is this week’s challenge:
Tell us about your pets and how they help your writing. If you don’t have one, which would you choose and why? Pictures please.
Josie. Best dog ever. Josie is a doodle (standard poodle and Chesapeake Bay Retriever) and she is 3-1/2 years old. And from the moment I saw her (on Craigslist – yep) I knew she was mine. We had lost our beloved terrier months before and I really had no intention of getting another dog until I saw…
Could anyone resist?
She is my inspiration for unconditional love. She lays on the floor next to my desk when I write, offering moral support. And she’s quick with a puppy kiss if I’m sad and ready to play when I feel energetic.
She’s funny and smart and — what can I say? When you have a companion who thinks you are the best thing since – well since always – how can you doubt that you are loveable? And worthy.
I think sometimes that’s the hardest part for me of being a writer: believing in myself. But when I look into those big brown eyes, I know I am important. Even if only to serve her every need. Because, obviously, I am a sucker for her. But she gives so much in return. And when I’m surrounded by her love, I know I write better stories.
As someone famous just said on Facebook: Anyone who says a dog is just a dog is an idiot.
Now let’s pop over to the wonderful Jenna Da Sie and hear about her pets…
Leslie Hachtel, Writer 