Hi! I'm Lisa and this is my dog Elwood. If you haven't guessed yet, his full name is Elwood Blues, from the Blues Brothers. I know, coolest name for a dog ever, right? I can't take credit though. I adopted Elwood 5 years ago when he was 9 years old. I had just broken up with someone the night that I found him in my email inbox. I opened up the email and couldn't resist his picture, but hadn't thought about getting a dog, so quickly went on to the next email. I found myself continuing to reopen the email with his picture and later that night emailed his parents to see if they would be interested in me fostering him through the summer until he found his forever home. It was a thought they hadn't considered, but I think I was their only bite, so we set up a time for me to meet him the next day. It was love at first sight. I took him on a doggie date to the beach the next day, he slept over at my house that night and there was no giving him back. Ever. We were instantly connected, I was madly in love. I very soon realized that Elwood was my souldog. Don't get me wrong, this dog is not perfect. He's stubborn and impatient, nervous, anxious and as my first vet called him, neurotic. But he's brilliant, sweet, has the biggest personality you will ever meet in a dog, and a love. He's my buddy, my friend, my travel partner. He's seen me through everything. When you think about it, he's the only one in the world that has had a front row seat to my life for the past 5 years, and he comes to EVERY show!
Elwood is not the dog to curl up beside me and comfort me when I'm down. He hates to see me sad or cry and at the first sign of tears will run upstairs or under the table and hide. However, on the other hand, he LOVES to see me happy! He's right by my side, looking up at me and wagging his tail when I'm singing or dancing (I actually do that a lot!) and he LOVES to play. In fact, he can detect when I am getting stressed out with work and he will instantly nudge my hand, or urge me any way he can to get up and play with him! As he distracts me, I believe he is somehow trying to move my spirit and he knows that if I can get out of my head and into my body and play with him, I can move the icky energy. And if I don't resist his pleas, he's right! As soon as I get up and play, I shake off the icky vibes and light comes through.
In so many ways, Elwood has transformed my life. There's so much more I can share with you about my amazing souldog, and I will! Like how we ended up in Paris together last month and all the other adventures he has accompanied me on.
