Furry Friends Enrich Our Lives and Help Us Find Moments of Alignment

Nearly two years ago we lost our Bestie Chico, who’d been a much-loved part of our lives for 14 years. His passing left a big gap in our daily life, as he wasn’t there to greet us when we got home from work, and he wasn’t there to snuggle up to on the couch in the evenings, or to go on adventures with on the weekends. 

We still had Harry the Cat, and so it didn’t feel quite like an empty nest, but she too passed a year later at the age of 19, and home just didn’t feel like home anymore. Peter and I decided that we’d offer a home to an older dog (again), and we put that out there.  

In March, a friend who knew we were looking, sent us a pic of a dog they’d heard about. It was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT for both Peter and I, and we couldn’t wait to meet Archie, an elderly Jack Russell/Bichon cross.  

We knew he was 13 and that his family were heart-broken that they had to re-home him, as they’d had him since he was a pup. Sadly, he’d become a bit grumpy and started nipping the kids, and they had a toddler which meant they just couldn’t take the risk that nips wouldn’t turn into full-on bites. 

We arranged for Sarah, Archie’s Mum of 13 years, to bring him to our place so we could meet him. He was very friendly, and after nearly an hour Sarah got up to leave. She walked to the front door, and Archie naturally followed, thinking they were heading home.  

I waited in the lounge and heard her say “stay Archie” as she walked out the door. I watched her walk to her car to get some of his stuff out, and hand it to Peter. I could see she was crying, and I could hear Archie crying at the door. I stood there crying in the lounge, feeling so bad for them both. My eyes are watering at the memory, as I type this. 

It took a few days for him to stop pricking his ears up every time he heard a sound at the door, and we knew he was waiting for his Mum to come back and get him. God, it was hard to watch! 

So, we set about making life as much fun as we could. Archie loves food so we got every kind of treat we could find for him, and we discovered his love of balls, sticks, and walks. Peter was still working from home at that point, so he was never really alone. And when the day came for Peter to return to working at the office, I started bringing him to work.   

It's been about 5 months since he joined our little family, and he seems happy. He and I walk to the shop early each morning, which takes about 40 minutes, after which he has breakfast and takes a nap until the girls arrive. They all get greeted in their own way, because he’s the most talkative dog I’ve ever known, and we’re all trying to learn his language, as in, this bark means this, and this woof means that...  

Archie has the team pretty much wrapped around his little paws. He has definitely added value to our work-place, particularly the vibe in the stockroom. You’re not allowed out of it until you’ve given him enough love, and he’s not backward in letting you know when not enough is just not enough. 😊 

It’s amazing how much value our furry friends add to our lives, and how unaware we are of that value. Through my teachings on the Law of Attraction with Abraham-Hicks, I understand that hanging out with Archie is a great way of getting into alignment, even if only for a moment or two. You might be wondering what value there is in being in alignment for (only) a moment or two, but I know that the more often I’m in alignment for even a moment, the more often I find myself there.  

I’ve learned to acknowledge and celebrate those moments, and they come a lot more frequently than they used to, because I’m looking for things that make me feel good; make me smile; make me laugh, which is much better than worrying about shit that doesn’t do any of that.  

So what does this kind of alignment look and feel like? Well, when I’m watching Archie do something cute or funny, or when we’re snuggling up together, I can’t help but smile and feel really warm inside. That’s GOLD, and knowing it makes it even GOLDER! 😊 

Another significant impact Archie's had on my life is that I get outside a lot more during my work day, because of course he needs pit stops. We both enjoy our walks around the Square, where he stops and sniffs everything, and I take the time to look for more things that make me feel good. 

Periodically I send pics or videos to Sarah so the kids know what he’s up to, and a couple of weeks ago Sarah asked if we thought it would be okay to bring the kids round to see him as they still talk about him a lot. 

To be honest I felt a bit anxious, as I was concerned that he’d want to go home with them, and of course he couldn’t, but I needn’t have worried. He was really happy to see them all, and to have cuddles, but he was also okay when they left. Archie sat between us on the porch as we waved them off, and I knew he was truly our little man. That was another moment of ALIGNMENT for me and my eyes still water with joy when I think of it. 

Sarah said to me a while ago, after I sent a video of Archie at the beach, “He looks like he’s living his best life” and I replied, “I think he was living his best life with you guys, and now he’s ready for a quieter life”, and I know that it’s a different ‘best life’ with a couple of geriatrics who love him very much. 

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