she was a beautiful thing to behold and she knew it. she was a prancer but she was also fast and streamlined. most of her dog friends have been large but that was no matter, she would leap over them and run circles around them.
we didn't know her birthday so we counted back 15 weeks or so and picked a day in March to be her birthday. the day we selected was actually St. Patrick's Day but we had no clue if she was Irish or not, it's much more likely that she was your typical Canadian. it was a sunny day in June when Wendy asked me if i wanted a dog and i didn't have to think longer than it took for the sound to register in my brain.
she would hang her head out the window in the car and when we'd go for a walk she would want to smell everything and everyone.
she loved and she was good at it. people liked her first because she was a pretty thing and she wanted to be greeted.
she was scared of big trucks, biters, vacuum cleaners, brooms, and being left alone. she was a decent guard dog when she warned me about someone trying to steal my bike and when someone tried to break in the front door. a simple bark was all she needed since the burgler couldn't see that she was mostly harmless.
we'd take a walk everyday before work and she'd chillax in the backyard with Wendy several times a day. when we were away for a couple hours she'd jump in the air outside the window so that all we could see was a bobbing puppy head. when she was a very young pup she would twist her ears so they looked like horns (no i'm not joking) whenever she got excited.
she left us gently during a nap. it was the day after Thanksgiving 10 years after she joined our family. the doc gave her a sedative and she fell asleep as we both comforted her. when she was asleep she was given another injection to stop her heart. she didn't feel a thing which is loads more than the constant pain and discomfort she has been in for the last 4 days.
i cried today and i've cried a lot over the last few days as we said goodbye. i'll always love that little pup.
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Thanks for sharing this touching story of a friend well-loved. A friend doesn't have to be a fellow human in order to be a member of the family, or someone who will be terribly missed.
My thoughts are with you as you cry over the loss of someone who has been such a support.
I'm so sorry. I'm coming up on having to make that decision and I don't even know what to think or what to say. There is nothing like the love of a dog; it is truly, truly a gift from God.
I'm sorry for your loss, bro. I had a similar experience with my childhood dog, so I can feel your grief. Glad you have so many special memories with Maddie.
My thoughts are with you. Thanks for sharing.
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