Meet Coda Bear - the latest addition to our ranch. He arrived this morning on the midnight flight from Jersey. He was our daughter Amy and her kids' dog. Because so much has changed in her life, she felt she needed to move him to a great new home. He got very attached to Elaine (and vice versa) when she was in Ohio last winter. And, truth be told, he and I got pretty attached in the short time I was there in July. So - he is my Christmas surprise. Coda Bear is a hundred pounds of love sponge.
One of the issues for Amy was not being able to give Coda enough attention and exercise because she and Kennedy and Kai have such crazy busy schedules. His Puerto Rican fitness camp started this morning with his first-ever walk on an ocean beach. It's great for me too. Now I have a reason - motivation if you will - to get up and beach walk every day. I used to do it with the other dogs but as they got older, just getting to the beach was a long walk. Now a walk to the end of the street is enough for Oz. Coda is two and full of energy. Just what I need!
We know there are a lot of stray dogs here on the island that need homes. We have two rescue dogs (and three rescue horses and a rescue cat). It might seem strange to bring another dog to the island when there are already so many. As a good friend of ours said, "Every animal that needs a new home needs a new home. And he's with family." Coda needed a home and now he has one.
Welcome to the family, Coda Bear!
Addendum: When we picked Coda Bear up at the airport, we had to get him in baggage claim. We got him our of the shipping crate and started through the airport. They've changed the way things are done at BQN. All the people waiting for arriving passengers have to stand behind a certain line. The waiting crowd gets jammed up with the check-in line for JetBlue. Then all the arriving passengers with their luggage gets shoved in to the mix. I'm bringing a hundred-pound dog on a mission to get outside to pee through this. Lots of people - not just Puerto Ricans - are scared of big dogs. That crowd could not have parted faster or wider if I rode through on horse!
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