I got this e-mail today and thought I'd share for all of the dog lovers out there.
Puppy Size
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Puppy Size[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']This is one of the neatest stories you will ever hear. You will know[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']precisely what this little girl is talking about at the end (you'll[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']want to share this one with your loved ones and special friends)![/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'Danielle keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back to[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']this animal shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']we started all of this,' the mother told the volunteer.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'What is it she keeps asking for?' the volunteer asked.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'Puppy size!' replied the mother.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'Well, we have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for.'[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'I know...we have seen most of them,' the mom said in frustration...[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Just then Danielle came walking into the office.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'Well, did you find one?' asked her mom. 'No, not this time,'[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Danielle said with sadness in her voice. 'Can we come back on the weekend?'[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'You never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']always a supply,' the volunteer said.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Danielle took her mother by the hand and headed to the door. 'Don't[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']worry, I'll find one this weekend,' she said.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Over the next few days both mom and dad had long conversations with her.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']They both felt she was being too particular. 'It's this weekend or[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']we're not looking any more,' Dad finally said in frustration.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size either,' Mom added.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Sure enough, they were the first ones in the shelter on Saturday[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']morning. By now Danielle knew her way around, so she ran right for the[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']section that housed the smaller dogs.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Tired of the routine, mom sat in the small waiting room at the end of[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']the first row of cages. There was an observation window so you could[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']see the animals during times when visitors weren't permitted.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Danielle walked slowly from cage to cage, kneeling periodically to[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']take a closer look. One by one the dogs were brought out and she held[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']each one.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']One by one she said, 'Sorry, you're not the one.'[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']It was the last cage on this last day in search of the perfect pup.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']The volunteer opened the cage door and the child carefully picked up[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']the dog and held it closely. This time she took a little longer.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one! I know it!'[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']she screamed with joy. 'It's the puppy size!'[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'But it's the same size as all the other puppies y ou held over the[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']last few weeks,' Mom said.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'No not size... the sighs. When I held him in my arms, he sighed,' she said.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'Don't you remember?[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']When I asked you one day what love is, you told me love depends on the[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']sighs of your heart. The more you love, the bigger the sigh!'[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']The two women looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't know[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug the child, she did[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']a little of both.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']'Mom, every time you hold me, I sigh. When you and Daddy come home[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']from work and hug each other, you both sigh. I knew I would find the[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']right p uppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms,' she said.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Then holding the puppy up close to her face she said, 'Mom, he loves[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']me. I heard the sighs of his heart!'[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Close your eyes for a moment and think about the love that makes you[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']sigh. I not only find it in the arms of my loved ones, but in the[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']caress of a sunset, the kiss of the moonlight and the gentle brush of[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']cool air on a hot day.[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']They are the sighs of God. Take the time to stop and listen; you will[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']be surprised at what you hear. 'Life is not measured by the breaths we[/font]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']take, but by the moments that take our breath away.' [/font]