Evi And Tony Danza
At Harmony Farm Kennel And Lamb, a country dog boarding kennel located between Kamloops and Vernon BC, we invite all kinds of visitors, dogs and people alike! Recently, we have had the extreme pleasure of sharing our lives, dogs at our boarding kennel and working sheep farm with a 'workaway' traveler from Austria named Evi. One day she came to me and told me with her thick European accent and big liquid eyes that “she was in trouble”. “I have fallen terrible in love with Tony! Oh, he just melts my soul Patricia!”, she says as she leans her head heavily on my shoulder. “Evi, Tony is only here for a vacation.” I remind her with a chuckle. “Oh, if only he were a man! I would do anything for such a man as Tony!” she laughs but with a serious, almost sad undertone.
I've watched Evi take the lovely fawn colored velvet coated dog 'Tony Danza' out for hikes and walkabouts several times and see that he has her very well trained from the looks of it! At first he walks about with a spring in his step then gently, ever so subtly, just kind of sweeps in front of her legs and slows down to an expectant hesitation, then looks up at her with his huge sweet eyes and watches Evi melt to his beckon call! She stops and rushes to get down on her knees to love on him, give him a back rub, stroke him and cover him with kisses as she holds his gorgeous strong cheeks so lovingly. Mr. Tony just soaks Evi up.
This morning at breakfast Gerry commented on how Tony has started touching his legs, annoyingly, walking like he expects him to stop. Evi looked up from under her eyes, while eating her breakfast and with a sneaky fisicious little grin says, “Yes, when Tony and I walk ...oh, oh, Gerry, it's like dirty dancing, YOOOU know? Oh, if Tony was a man I would sweep him away and we'd go to Las Vegas today and get married!!!” Instantly, we all just broke out in hilarious laughter.
Who'da thunk it?! Never ever have I considered a dog, even such a gorgeous Rotti/Something mix as Tony, in this way. Just goes to show that you never know what beautiful little spirit is going to appear in your life, totally unexpected and melt your heart. Evi & Tony Danza – if only he were her man... he could sweep that lovely Evi right off her feet and change everything.