My dog is at my feet. She’s not particularly fond of me, but I’m the only one home and she’s feeling like a little affection might be the way to go.
We all get old, but when your dog gets old it’s really sad. My dog, yes the one I rented for my picture on the right, has such a hard time now-she can’t get up, she can’t hear and she just sleeps all the time. It’s as if now that the kids are gone, she just doesn’t want to be with the old people, us! Should I tell her her “brother” is coming home, a young person, the one she grew up with! Then again she may still be traumatized from when he did live here.
And so we wait with her, getting excited when she wags her tail and shows genuine affection and felling bad when she just can’t get up the stairs like she used to. Her mountain days are over; the snow’s deep and the ground is cold. She just doesn’t like being out of her “bedroom.” And who can blame her; she’s been the protector, the trail blazer and the high energy dog for years, now she just wants to be mellow-a word that only describes an elderly Dalmatian.
We rescued Carly 13 or 14 years ago. She’s been with us a long time and for the most part, I think she’s enjoyed her journey.
Here’s to Carly.
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