Lily

By Fran Block

Just when I needed her, Lily came into my life. I’d always had big dogs, but after my last venture with a very damaged rescue Aussie, I decided I needed to try a little dog.

I’m prone to severe depression, but this little terrier mix is so happy, so ready to hike or play, so eager to greet the world, I can do naught but follow in her stead.

Her coat is black and wiry with white markings. So wiry, in fact, that people have said she looks like a Brillo pad. Her full name is Lilypad. I often just call her Luvy.

Her scruffy tail wags constantly, and I say, “Long may your tail wag, little Lily, the world needs more dogs like you.”