{"id":8886,"date":"2026-01-17T06:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/?p=8886"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:55:42","slug":"rain-in-portugal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/rain-in-portugal-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Martha sends me the most awesome shots of her Thundering Paws Farm working collie, Rain, from Portugal, where she has wisely taken refuge from the crumbling, disintegrating USA. Martha made the right choice, for her family, and for Rain. I&#8217;m right behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unknown-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unknown-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unknown-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unknown-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Unknown.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2aefb6a7d052d9e274a36147dd9a70be\">&#8220;Rain makes so many things special. He is such a merry, loving soul. Who dreams of sheep.&nbsp; Fortunately there are many of the wooly creatures and large pastures, so his dreams come true several times a day.&#8221; ~ Martha<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha &#8230;I&#8217;m coming!  And I&#8217;ll bring you a pup to keep Rain company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I spontaneous screamed <strong>&#8220;Yay!!!!!&#8221;<\/strong> at the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/896798982802300\" title=\"\">this clip on FB<\/a>. <br>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/896798982802300  Stephen Colbert is a courageous voice of the resistance! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you mistakenly supported Trump and his malevolence, take stock and <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">resist<\/span><\/strong>. 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Martha made the right choice, for her family, and for Rain. I&#8217;m right behind her. &#8220;Rain makes so many things special. 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