Our little ray of good fortune.

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When we brought Raine home, she arrived alongside another beautiful little cream girl. Somehow, we felt that their names should belong together, so we called them Raine and Winter.

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I think when you name a dog, you are always searching for a little sign — a name that means something to you, reminds you of something special, or simply feels right when you look into their eyes. And with Raine, the name just came naturally.

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Raine has the sweetest little speckles of blue in her eyes, and when I looked at her, she simply looked like Raine to me. There was something soft and beautiful about her that reminded me of rain — gentle, peaceful and refreshing.

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But to me, Raine means so much more. Raine has become a symbol of good luck in my life, and I truly believe that she came into our lives for a reason. Her name carries a little piece of that feeling with her wherever she goes.

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Winter, of course, arrived in the middle of winter, and being such a beautiful, pale little girl, we thought the two names were simply perfect together — Raine and Winter, like two little seasons that were meant to find each other. 

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Raine is very much my husband's shadow. Wherever he goes, she wants to be right there beside him. She has a kind and loving nature and a soft, sweet heart that makes her incredibly special.

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She can also be a little bit of a scatterbrain, which is part of what makes her so funny! She has her own wonderfully quirky ways of doing things and has a personality that never fails to make us smile. She is playful, affectionate and full of those little moments that make life brighter.

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Raine truly is a little light in our lives. She brings laughter, love and a gentle kind of happiness wherever she goes.

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And perhaps that is what her name means to me most of all — a little reminder that sometimes the most beautiful things arrive in our lives when we aren't even looking for them.