It was a chilly Saturday, November 4, 2006, when I picked Megan up at her apartment and we drove the 1.75 - 2.0 hours to Waco to meet Cathy Heuermann from Plano with the tiny blind black & tan female puppy who would soon be known as Stevie (named as much for Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nix as for blind soul singer Stevie Wonder).

Megan still recalls vividly how scared she was when she saw how small Stevie was. Don't forget that up until that day, Megan WAS an avowed "cat person". Stevie is her first ever dog. Everything every day was something new. They have grown and learned together. It's been interesting for me, because Megan always looks to me for advice, ideas and confirmation that she's "doing it right".

It was, and remains, a match made in doggie heaven, and it couldn't have worked out better for either of them.

Who knew three years ago all the wonderful discoveries and memories that were just waiting to be made?

Gotta love it.