No Greater Love

There is no greater love in my house than that which this guy has for me. his name is Kuma and I am his whole world. In his eyes, I am his mommy, his goddess, his judge, his jury, his benefactor, she-who-provides-the goodies, & the EAR WASHER! I have been all of that & more to him and I can do no wrong by him. Accept when it comes to washing his ears. That is the only thing he truly despises. He hates baths too, but he loves the towel down afterwards so it's a game. This "little" guy came into my life probably six months before I decided to file for divorce. He was so cute as a puppy and so tiny, being the runt of the litter! There is absolutely nothing "runtish" about him now! This tick of a dog could eat you out of house & home if you're not careful! He has demolished a couch down to the frame & springs before, trust me on this. But my word is law to him, and he only wishes to please me. I do love him, even when he is smelly and in dire need of a bath! He knows how to worm his way into my heart even when he's in trouble, and he's always made me laugh during some of my darkest moments. He has been my rock after my divorce, going for long walks with me late at night & early in the morning, never complaining of my hours or activities that kept him awake, and happy to lay at my feet while I watched tv or played on the computer into the wee hours of the morning. His name means bear which is what he is. I love to listen to him growl & yip in his sleep while he's chasing after some imaginary fearsome squirrel & watch his paws twitch as he runs them to ground. Upon waking at my slightest touch, he checks to make sure that I'm ok & stretches his body to fully wake himself up before walking over to his food dish to see if there anything new was placed in there since the last time he looked in it. He'll go to the sleeping poodle & nudge her to check the status of her grumpiness to see if she's ready to go outside with him before coming back over to me for a kiss on my hand & a snuffle in my ear as I bend down to hug him. I could not ask for a greater love than this guy gives me, because to look in his eyes, is to see it exposed there for me & all the world to notice, to feel the weight of ot on my shoulders as his eyes follow me around the house as I do my chores. If we go out in the yard together, he checks to make sure there are no rabid squirrels within his parameters that may taunt him to exert his majestic energy or harm his mother! Ok, he just hates the furry rodents & swears that oneof these days he'll catch one!