A Year with Luna

One year ago today, I picked up my little moon baby, Luna, a Chocolate Labrador. She was born October 23, 2023. I adopted her on March 5, 2024. She’s the yang to my yin.

My journey to Luna was beautifully timed. The kids and I had taken a little over a year to heal from losing Jax, our Black Labrador, who we had for ten years. Although I was sure I would never want another dog, puppies started popping up all around me.

My work friend Dana got Holly, a beautiful Golden Retriever puppy. Every day that Dana came in, I rushed to see her pictures and videos and felt this pang of jealousy like I did in my twenties when a pregnant woman or newborn baby were in my vicinity.

Lovely Luna

My friend’s son got a Black Labrador puppy and I was over the moon! That little guy looked just like Jax. My daughter and I started searching shelters the next day. I searched for three weeks before stumbling upon a picture of a chubby little brown lab puppy on the internet and sent an email immediately!

I didn’t realize it was a breeder until they replied. The reply said something about the puppy I asked about being gone, and they only have one more left and included one picture. I responded with, “How soon can I pick her up?” I drove an hour and a half the next morning to get her!

As the Amish woman walked me to her barn, she explained that “The pup” was considered an ‘Imp.” She is AKC registered, but because of the white mark on her side, was not appropriate for breeding. Although this made my feminist heart burst, I kept my mouth shut and took my baby out of that barn.

The white mark on her side is the yang sign. I was sure it would change shape as she got older, but it is still a perfect yang. She balances me well. My little moon baby.