Last night I had a dream about Tatum.. for some reason I am terrified of her getting away from me and getting hit by a car. At agility and obedience practice last Saturday she got away from me, but in a safe place. And she does come to me… though tentatively and only if I have treats. She doesn’t like her collar grabbed.

Anyway, I was at some sort of carnival and there was a large man who had accidentally let her out. Oh this was after we went to see some sort of play in a big auditorium. We went a few nights in a row, even. And sat in a different place each time. Now I think maybe I was a part of it… but not sure.

So the man accidentally let go of Tatum and she ran off. And I remember saying to him “I have never lost a dog and I am not going to lose Tatum now!” I was furious and I was hunting all over to find her. We kept missing her here and there. Finally, though, we saw her in the distance in a large baseball field. She was on the other side of the fence. And I’m not sure how, but someone caught her on the other side of the fence and pushed her over to me, where I caught her.

I remember, in the dream, thinking I was not going to let her get hit by a car in this dream. Or let her get hurt in any way. And fortunately I was able to get her back and she was safe. I was so relieved.

She is such a precious, amazing girl.

On this day..

• New Year and New Lights - 2008