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I need stories like this. Sometimes I hear stories that make me want to lose faith. And sometimes I find a story like this. I couldn't stop thinking the last few nights about an article I read about a "woman" who, because of anger towards her boyfriend, picked up his puppy and threw him or her out of a second story window. The dog didn't live. I suppose that was a blessing in itself. The boyfriend? Was he furious? Did he want the person responsible locked up? Punished? No. "She didn't mean it." That hurts. And I volunteer a lot of my (and my daughters) time to animal rescue. Dog rescue for the most part. We've seen a lot that hurts. So every once in awhile, when I'm really hitting bottom I need a story like this. One where a good cry is called for. Whether it involved human and animals or only one - doesn't matter. This happens to involved both. I remembered this title the other day (the day after reading the article mentioned above) and I ordered it from my library along with Owen & Mzee: The True Story Of A Remarkable Friendship which I'd heard of awhile back and just hadn't ordered. Turns out this was sitting at my library so I didn't have to wait for it to be moved. Good thing. How can people be so violent and angry and evil and animals be so pure and loving and giving? Aren't we supposed to be the evolved? The smartest? I think we're fooling ourselves. This story is about Tarra, a retired show elephant (don't get me started) and Bella, a stray dog. One can only wonder and guess what their lives before finding each other were like. IMO it's safe to assume both most likely met with horrors like most of us will never know. Bella wanders onto the TN. reserve that Tarra lives on and even though Tarra is somewhat of a loner (she didn't pair with a friend like the other elephants), after she wakes up to find this tiny (to her) dog sleeping with her, they become best friends. Literally. Tarra and Bella ate and drank together, they played together, they sl