wheels…sullivan’s wheelhouse
sullivan is a blessing. a perfect dog, he has never been one day of trouble, never wanted for anything and always seems to be smiling! perhaps sounding lame, we often say that sullivan feels grateful for having been rescued and given a safe, loving home.
sullivan has two primary joys in life: running and sitting in the backset of the car watching all the happenings of the neighborhood.
though we got bamboozled into having him DNA’d one christmas receiving results of standard poodle, corgi and dachshund (no real resemblance with any of the breed trifecta), his incredible speed and intelligence leads us to believe he may be part greyhound or border collie.
for years sully enjoyed playing a game. the second we would get out of the car after a ride, he would stand, still as possible, near the garage door. the second the door started to go up, he would leap the stone wall and run around the whole house trying to race the garage door. so fast, and often affectionately known as “wheels”, it was common that he’d take the win, though the garage door managed a few victories over the course of time too. so physically fit, sully could run for hours on end without tiring. he loves chasing squirrels (even caught a few!), bounding around without care, sprinting the three mile reservoir and running down the driveway to greet any visitor.
the back trunk doors on our cars are always open and more times than not, sully can be found either snoozing the afternoon away or attentively sitting up patrolling the ebb and flow of suburban life on our cul-de-sac. The car, both stationary and moving, is his happy space. A most alert co-pilot, sully barks at cement trucks and motorcycles and never misses out on checking out a fellow canine as they prance down the road with their owner!
sullivan is a wonderful middle brother to his two canine best friends murphy (12.5 years) and brown (soon to be 3). murphy and sullivan were fast friends; now inseparable. the relationship between sully and brown was a little more tenuous to develop but now they are best pals.
sully watches the house to make sure any visitors have been approved. he dresses as a pumpkin every year for halloween and is a most enthusiastic welcoming committee for the young trick-or-treaters. never fond of swimming, sully has a great fondness for kayaking. of course donning a life preserver, he loves sitting in the tandem kayak barking at geese, staring at turtles as they sun themselves and watching with awe as the herron land from flight.
sully is very fond of coming to the abundant table www.abundant-table.org. gentle and loving, sullivan is a guest favorite and allows all the guests to pet, kiss and hug him. of course he often makes out in the deal landing a few table scraps, sullivan’s heart is big and knows that he is able to brighten the days of the downtrodden and soften the souls the hard hearted.
what else can be said about sullivan? he loves baked potatoes, howls the soprano line (to murph’s baritone) whenever beethoven’s moonlight sonata is played, is the best cuddler at night, gets jollied when his little brother chases him around the holly bush in the yard, uncannily resembles “santa’s little helper” from the simpson’s television series, loves ice cream from bubbling brook and has a boundless love for life that is always evident on his face. what have we recently learned about sully? he is a immeasurably strong with a spirit and courage second to none.
why harp on sullivan’s speedy wheels? an unfortunate medical condition recently jeopardized sully’s ability to run forever…
