Dear Fwiend,
Happy March and Welcome to our little corner of the world in Dana Point, California! We’d love to know where in the world you’re reading from — and the name of the furry (or feathery!) family member who shares your life. If you’d like, just hit reply and say hello — we love meeting new fwiends!
Scooby’s sent Momma a message from Heaven to write a Love Letter to our fwiends each month. We love the idea and agreed immediately! In a world full of AI and fake everything, it’s time fur us to stay connected and share real stories about life, PawVentures, PawCations, kitty news (mews) and all things interesting as fur families.
Scooby changed how people see dogs.
He changed how we see love.
He changed how we see age.
He changed how we say hello and goodbye.
He and Mom always said to stop and sniff the flowers, so that’s what we’re going to do — pay attention to the things that really matter. 🌼
Lots has changed here at the furSmith house since Scooby went to Heaven in 2019. If you’ve followed our socials you may already know that by Thanksgiving he had already sent Ella and Luna to become furSmiths so they could have a life full of PawVentures and love just like him.
Then in 2021, Zachy — Scooby’s bested brother and pawtner in crime — joined him in Heaven. Another tough loss for our home. Lovey Kitty was lost without him. Zachy had raised her and Scooby had always been her Superman.
Scooby Angel must have whispered to Ella and Luna that it was their time to bump up the love. Before that, they mostly hung out with Lovey and enjoyed her company. But when she fell into deep sadness, they stayed closer. They began lying on the rug with her to play with her toys (we now call it the “fun rug”). They licked her face — and even let her lick theirs.
Now it has become a full good morning kissy-fest each day! We’re so happy she’s happy again and that everyone has bonded even deeper.
Good thing, because last summer Oliver arrived.
He showed up as a young, scruffy, dusty little orange boy who somehow survived several weeks alone in the high desert surrounded by coyotes. He ran straight to Mom for help outside a medical building where she was working — then slept in her lap for the entire three-hour drive home.
It took almost a year, but Mom says Oliver has become the best little fur citizen possible in the furSmith household. He worked very hard, and now we all spend our days together in sunny spots just enjoying life – together.
Ella watches the squirrels now the way Scooby use to.
Luna hogs the bed with her back against Mom — just like Scooby did.
Lovey has taken over Scooby’s role as the wise elder of the house.
Oliver is pure entertainment and a very fun-loving, good little brother.
Scooby isn’t gone from our home.
He lives through us as we move through it.
Each month, one of us — sometimes all of us — will write to you and catch up. We’ll share life with dogs, with cats, young life and senior life, PawVentures, rescue stories and love that doesn’t end just because breath does.
Loving animals changes us in the best possible ways.
It teaches us how to stay.
And eventually, how to let go.
We’re so glad you’re here with us. The mailbox is open again.
Until next month…
And remember: you’re never too old to matter.
And never furget to stop and sniff the flowers. 🌼
You can always reply to this email — we read every one.
Paw prints from our hearts to yours,
Ella 🐾
Luna 🐾
Lovey 🐾
Oliver 🐾
Mom ❤️
P.S. We think Scooby and all the furSmith Angels check the mailbox first. 💕
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