Day 2,148: Gotcha

It’s Coco’s “gotcha day” today.

We adopted her into our family five years ago. I can’t believe it’s only been that long. I can’t believe we had Cooper for two years without Coco. It seems like she’s always been here, that she’s always been our dog.

Of course, she wasn’t. She was someone else’s for the first half or so of her life. Docs estimated she was between 5-7 years old when she made her way to us. She was found on the streets of Downey. In the middle of the road, I think. And if I remem...