This Is Moose

This is Moose. 
 
He is our new puppy. He is from Indiana, so he is a Midwestern puppy.  This wee little puppy, he will grow to be between 30 and 35 pounds. He is what is called a Moyen Poodle. A Moyen Poodle is a poodle that is between the weight of a Miniature Poodle and a Standard Poodle. Some people say they are large Miniatures, others call them small Standards. We call him Moose. 
 
At first, I was thinking that I would get a little little dog. Like a dog that I could put in my purse and carry everywhere I go and fly back-and-forth anywhere I go. 
 
Well actually, at first, I was pretty clear that I was not getting a dog at all.  When Nava died (Nava died :-( ) I was pretty clear that I was done with having a dog. I just couldn’t do it again. 
 
But this is Moose. So obviously that was not the case at all.
 
I found Moose because I was looking for a little dog. That I could put in my purse and take everywhere. But Nava wanted to come back as a medium size dog. She wanted to come back as a medium size dog who is very healthy and gets along with all other dogs and humans and learns a lot and goes on vacation with me and my husband. Nava wanted to come back as a medium size dog and be my dog. 
 
So, this is Moose. He was born on February 24th, two days after Nava died. 
 
His name is Moose because when I saw his little face for the first time, just over two weeks ago when I was on my computer looking for him—even though I did not know he was who I was looking for until I found him—the name just dropped in. When I saw his little face and felt so deeply that this is my dog the universe dropped in his name. 
 
This is Moose. He is my dog.