Why Mom Moved this far North in NY!

I couldn’t afford the taxes in Westchester county, New York on my own, nor did I even WANT to live there anymore.  After I divorced my husband and moved away, I first stayed in an apartment building close to my job, that didn’t allow dogs, and I KNEW in my heart of hearts that I would eventually get myself to a place for myself and my dream dog.  The first winter in my new house, without a dog yet, I took this photo during a snow storm that kept me home from school.  It was a glorious day.

The whole time I was shooting photos I was thinking to myself, I can’t wait to have a dog running through all of this.  That summer I had to have foot surgery and was CRUSHED because I couldn’t, realistically,  get a dog.  So finally, in the spring of 2011 I found my boy online, and he was coming to CT. in a week.  I met him, fell in love, had my brother meet me there and check him out.  My brother worked with dog trainers and groomers for a long time, and so I knew he knew what he was talking about.  He told me Gerry was a winner, and he couldn’t have been more correct in his whole life!