little girl, big heart

There once was a little girl who's heart was as big as the world... Ok, that's a big fat lie. Nobody's heart can be that big.

This is Claire and Garen. Claire got Garen when he was just a little tiny puppy and has been training him to be a Seeing Eye Dog. In a few weeks Claire is going to give Garen up so he can go do what he has been trained for. Soon he'll have a different family and a different life. He will be responsible to be sight for somebody who cannot see.

Claire wanted to do this shoot so she would have pictures of the two of them to remember Garen by. She is so unbelievably brave about giving Garen back even though she loves him so much. In spite of how close she and Garen are, Claire understands and realizes just how important Garen will be to whoever gets to love him next.

Maybe it isn't such a lie after all. Perhaps there is a girl who's heart is as big as the world.