I chose to get a Lab/Retriever because Drew Barrymore had one. I believe her dog’s name was Flossy. I was in my early 20s and I wanted to be Drew. She was hanging out with rock stars, making cool movies and dressing in amazing clothes. I was a high school dropout, living with my parents and working in a lunch bar slicing bag after bag of onions.
It’s no wonder I identified so strongly with her, given how similar our lives were at that time…
The moral of this story is, no matter how ridiculous your motives in life, sometimes things are meant to be.
Images of Drew Barrymore's dogs via Instagram@drewbarrymore