I have two friends that I know through each other. Both lost dear pets this week. One was planned (not so much planned as expected) and one was not. Both loved their animals dearly and nothing I can say can accurately describe what they are going through. My heart is with them.
It is a gamble to take something/someone into your life. I have had many pets/people in my life. I have lost many of both types of comrades and yet I still try to take on more. None are ever quite the same, but I try to love them all the same. In my last partnership, I lost a dog and gained a cat. Many months later I decided I wanted another dog. The breed I wanted was a boston terrier. The same breed as my previous dog. I told people that I wasn’t replacing Sergeant Pious Underfoot, but I was. Sarge was gone from me and I missed him. So I got Kasper Alonzo VonSnowie. A gamble that I could take care of him on my own. A gamble on whether we would get along or not.
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- I bought the dog bed to keep him off the couch. He, therefore, pulls the dog bed onto the couch.
He is nothing like Sarge. He is twice as big and twice as hyper. And it turns out – twice as perfect. A perfect bet.
Not like the quick picks this week. LOSERS!
