And The Award To The Best Friend Ever Goes To:

It doesn’t seem fair that a 12 week old puppy should have to take on the care of human being with a cargo hold full of baggage in her life, but that is the lot in life that Hamish Macbeth drew in September of 2014.

Look how small he was.

Hamish Macbeth
Photo A.M. Moscoso
2014

When Hamish came into my life, I made it a point to get myself together. I made it a point to smile and to get out into the world and to laugh- because when I laughed Hamish’s ears perked up, his little tail would whip around in little circles and his eyes just popped and sparkled.

Laughing was the hardest thing I had to re-learn at that time. But I did it for Hamish.

Photo A.M. Moscoso
Hamish Macbeth
October 27, 2024

The thing of it is, by the time my Granddaughter was born, I was a different person then the one that Hamish found in 2014.

It took a few years, but with Hamish’s help I liked getting out into the world. I liked being part of a family again, I liked waking up in the morning. I liked being alive. Being positive and patient came naturally to me- and I have Hamish to thank for that.

One day, when she is older I think Jemma will feel the same way because it was a little puppy named Hamish Macbeth that helped create the Grandmother she loves.