"Harley is a wonder!" That's the first line of the poem Karen wrote for
Harley while he was still in foster care, and we couldn't agree with it more!

Harley came into our lives in August 2001, and we could have never imagined
how much he would affect our daily routine. He has grounded us more and has
brought a different focus to our lives. Everyday we count our blessings
and are grateful to have stumbled upon him. We simply cannot understand how
someone didn't want him anymore. He is gentle in so many ways, energetic,
funny, lovable, talkative, and sometimes clumsy ? which suits us fine. To us,
all he's asking is to be fed, stroked and taken care of. Beyond that,
everything seems to be a bonus.

Harley has now taken on jogging, and soon will be cross-country skiing.
His favorite walks are in the trails along the river valley and he still
gets really excited when he spots a squirrel or a hare. Another of Harley's
favourite activities is to figure out ways to get out of his dog run or to
move it around. That must be the terrier creative side coming out of him.
As a result of his ingenious mind, we have renamed him Harley Oliver
Houdini; the dog who doesn't get bored!

We probably have two major regrets about Harley: first, we wish we knew his
history so that more wonderful dogs like him would exist; second, we wish
we had met him five years ago so we could have enjoyed his company even
longer.

Thank you very much to Karen and AireCanada for doing such wonderful work!

Gary & Marie-Andrée

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