"A Brut Moment" Chanllenge

Welcome to "A Brut Moment" Challenge.  We are sharing that moment that sticks out in your head that changed the course of your relationship with your dog.  We are having others share their post on their blog by linking to our blog hop.  We have extended the challenge for tomorrow Nov. 2 for those who would still like to join.  

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This has been tougher than I thought it would be to write while dealing with Angel's death.  I've been lost for words since she died.  I'm going to hand the reins over to Brut to share in Our Brut Moment together.

Brut here:  

I was still a young pup of a year and half old, even though I was already a father and two of the mongrel pups were here to stay. Now Zappa has a way of pushing my buttons and pressing his limits with me and was always in need of a correction.  I've gotten carried away more than once with him and Mom was scared of me.  This particular afternoon, Zappa pushed me one too many times and I gave him a short correction.  As I sat dazed for a moment at the surge that came over me, I heard Mom call my name.  Her voice was calm and gentle, unlike others times when it is angry and frantic after I attack another dog.  I came to her.  She was stunned.  Then firmly but gently she told me to lay down and I did.  I could feel the relief whoosh out of her.  She looked into my eyes, those aggressive ones that I have kept hidden during the fights and let her really see me.  It was in that moment that I gave here all of me, the good and bad and everything in between.  In that moment there was no hiding what I was and she looked deep into my eyes and saw the emotional pain that was thrashing inside of me.

 It was also the moment she earned my respect.  Right then and there.  Now she will tell you she didn't deserve it, but she went way above and beyond for me to give it to her.  When I gave her my respect that she so rightfully earn and our relationship started shifting in a different direction.  You see, I've been so difficult to live with because of my bad qualities, I know there were many times she hated the part of me.  I know I felt it.  But I also know she loved me, more than anything and that we were connected.  It wasn't her fault for my bad upbringing and she tried so hard to help me that she never felt like she was getting anywhere.  But she did, because she always touched my heart in a way it had never been touched before with her.  Just as I did with her.  Because it was in that moment when we were looking into each others eyes that she finally understood.  And I knew she understood.  She had the same pain in her eyes.  And that's when we both knew, we had earned each other's respect.

There have been many of these moments in the course of our relationship, but this is the one that holds the total truth that we are building on and continues to change the course of our relationship.  It is Our Moment.

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