The Pet Psychic

This 3 foot high "Lion with Ball" is in our living room.


One day, my wife brought this heavy duty 'sculpture' home - and here's why.


It seems our little pug "Tex" is truly an old soul.


Many times Mika and I have said Tex acts like a big lion in a little pug's body - always walking through tall grass, sleeping and stretching in the warm sunshine, protecting his family from crows, barking at clouds, chasing anything that moved, and pouncing on unsuspecting stuffed animals.

One day, Mika and Tex went shopping for treats, where she noticed a long line-up at the pet store's entrance. It seems there was a well known "Pet Psychic" who was holding a book signing at the store. Dozens of little old Kerrisdale ladies had brought their cats, dogs, budgies, snakes and goldfish in the hopes that this famous Pet Psychic could communicate with their pets - and tell each proud owner what their little Fifi or Fido was thinking, feeling, wishing......you get the idea.

Mika was politely making her way past this line-up, when the Pet Psychic lady shouted out at her "You....you with the little dog....come over here, I must speak with him!"

Pissing off all of the little old ladies who had been patiently waiting in line - Mika and Tex strode to the front of the queue. The Pet Psychic grabbed Tex from Mika's arms and gazed intently into his little brown eyes. Tex stared back just as intently. And then she held up Tex for all the crowd to see, and proudly proclaimed "This little Pug has a very, very large spirit - surely he was a great Lion in a previous life."

The Pet Psychic lady went on to exclaim "In this pug's past life he was a brave and noble leader, who endured great hardship while dutifully protecting his pride of lions. Coming back into this world as a little pug - one who is well loved and living a comfortable life - is his just reward!"

Tex and all the little old ladies nodded their heads in full agreement.

Years later, Mika walks through our front door with this 3 foot high lion "sculpture"- and it has held it's place of honour in our living room ever since. Tex is scared shitless of it.

And that's the rest of the story.