A Letter to My Future Rescue Dog

To My Little Munchkin,

I am aware, you are probably not a going to be a little munchkin. You will probably be huge and galumphing.

But you will be a little munchkin to me. 

And if you don't have a name, I'll give you one. Or a better one if the name you already have just is terrible. I might call you Gremlin. Or Bones. Or Watson. 

And I will love you so very much. 

You will have captured me the moment I saw those scared, excited, lonely eyes through the cage at the animal shelter. You will be so beautiful, so cute, and so needing of love I will just have to take you home. 

Honestly it'll probably be one of the best decisions of my life. 

I'll take you to the lake, to the park, to my parents' house. My dad will never stop complaining about you, and my mother won't like that you'll probably be a little slobbery and dirty. But you'll be perfect and they'll love you because I love you. 

And you'll probably test my patience. And eat my clothes. And my house. And my furniture. And my work. And my food. 

But hey, you'll also be there when I have not a friend in the world. You'll cuddle with me when I'm sick, tired, or sad. You'll never judge me for my terrible dance moves, messy room, or bad taste in movies. And I'll never hold your drool, your shedding, or your barking against you. 

I promise to always give you treats and feed you good dog food and spoil you from time to time with some people food. I will make sure you're healthy, take you on rides in the car, and run around with you in the backyard. 

I will at some point bring home a man and he will eventually end up staying forever. He will love you. He'll have to. And you'll love him. You'll have to. (But spoiler alert, you'll still be my favorite.)

And after that a small, squishy, screaming humanoid that pulls tails and ears and snouts will also be brought home. And you will hate everything for a little while. But then you'll be best friends with this little water sack with legs. And this lump of squish will grow up slowly with you and start resembling a little human. (And spoiler alert: this small little ridiculous thing will be everyone's favorite, including yours). 

We are going to have such a great time.

I can't wait. 

Lovingly,

Your future owner who anxiously awaits the day she adopts you.