Exactly 12 years ago today a stray dog wandered up to my house on Church Hill.  He became my “rehoming project” and then (pretty quickly) a member of my small 3-horse, 2-cat family.  I did not own a dog at that time and hadn’t had one in many years.  Short version of a long story is that “Crosby” changed most everything about my life and most of the things I have done since then have involved him in some way or another: dog training student, agility student, agility competitor, agility instructor, graduate student in animal behavior, graduate of the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, director of Education & Training at the Richmond SPCA, etc.  I can’t even begin to count all the people I have met as a result of this one stray dog (including all of my co-workers and friends at the Richmond SPCA).  Anyway, Crosby is alive and well and sitting here in my office.  Since he was about 1 year old when I found him, I am celebrating his 13th birthday today. 

Keep your eyes out for the animal that will change your life forever.  You never know when you he or she might come along.

Sarah Babcock is the chief of education and training at the Richmond SPCA.

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