You know that saying “Everything happens for a reason.” I truly believe this!
Dream (Whata Flyin Dream, 5/6/2000 ), was our first greyhound, he came into our lives for a reason and he was meant to be with us. He is our Dream Dog!
We lost our Border Collie Mix (Jessie – 14 years old) one month before Dream came into our lives. We knew that our next dog was going to be a greyhound; I just didn't realize how soon after Jessie was gone we would be adopting one. We had been on the GAGR website, gone to a meet and greet, read all the books, filled out the application and were waiting for the next transport. The dog we really wanted was on the available page of the website was named Dream, but he was already ready to go to his forever home. The day after the transport we received a call from Brenda saying we have a dog available to adopt and are you interested. Yes, of course we are! And guess who the dog was? Yes, it was Dream! Hence the saying “Everything happens for a reason.”
We went rushing over to Brenda's house to pick up our beautiful boy and we were greeted by numerous greyhounds. I saw this tiny black and white dog and I went right up to him, started petting him, thinking he is so cute. Then Brenda said “No, that isn't Dream that is Emma, our baby girl.” Walking into the kitchen we got our first glimpse of Dream. Yes, he was black and white and beautiful, but he was huge! My first thought was oh my goodness; he has to be a Great Dane and not a greyhound. Loren was thrilled and thought Dream was the best! I have to admit it took me a few minutes to get over the size of Dream. He walked over and leaned against me and then we all knew he was going home.
Four days into our lives together Dream had a seizure and we were heart broken. We lost Jessie to a brain tumor, which started with seizures. What was even stranger was Dream had the seizure in the same spot in our bedroom that Jessie had seized. It was the strangest feeling. What did help us through this was my experience with seizure dogs, you see I had a beagle before Jessie and he had epilepsy for his entire life, so I knew what seizures look like and what to expect. Hence the saying “Everything happens for a reason.”
Yes, Dream was meant to be with us! Dream's life with seizures is a long one and another story to be written. We have been through numerous tests, blood work, specialists, medication, numerous vet visits, therapy, weekly and monthly seizures. Dream is now on Phenobarbital and Bromide which has kept his seizures to one every few months. (Knock on wood.) This is heaven to us that he is only having one seizure every few months. However, what comes with medication are side effects. He is hungry and thirsty most of the time. Let's just say I have to be with Dream every minute that we are home. He can and will eat anything in sight, it doesn't have to be tasty either, and he has eaten Kleenex, paper towels, socks and even dust bunnies. The funniest thing he has done is the time I went to turn the sprinkler on to water the garden, I turned around to find his head stuck in the middle of the sprinkler drinking the water. Never enough water for my boy! He loves it when I bring out the pool in the summer time; he thinks it's the biggest water dish ever.
Through all the years of the ups and downs of his medical problems, our life with Dream is filled with a love that is indescribable! He is the sweetest being, giving us love, laughs and lots of snuggles. Dream is one of a kind; we often talk about how we should have named him Scooby Doo. If you have ever seen the cartoon character Scooby Doo, you have seen Dream! He is love! He is our Dream! |
