Sorry to hear about your dog Gary. I lost two good old boy tom cats within 6
weeks of each other last summer. They were old and great friends and when
one died the other pined for him and joined him. Animals love without
condition and utterly. We can learn from this.......or should. Arthur
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Blankenship" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 12:55 AM
Subject: Death of a Dog
Death of a Dog: Four Ball
Through the summer,
busy with trips and travel,
family, housework and life,
I avoided the call,
made excuses that it was warm,
he was comfortable,
his companion would be lonely.
As fall wore on,
I watched him stagger to eat,
each step seemed more difficult than the last,
but the days were still comfortable,
winter weeks away,
chores and visits took my time,
and I did not call.
December,
I resolved to call after the New Year,
to wait until the holidays over,
the house empty of distractions.
But after the first, I waited,
excuses made throughout this week.
I really meant to do it today.
He died last night.
I never made the call to put him away.
Fifteen years
with a dachshund's bad spine.
I hope he is finally comfortable.
*
He lived his last few years in a large kennel with his buddy, Buck, part
retriever, part Doberman. Foul Ball was exiled to the kennel due to a lack
of bladder control and his obsession with the cat. When out, he did nothing
by chase the cat. She, of course, teased him.
Jan Jenifer Lawrence at: http://gardawg.homestead.com/gardawg.html ---
Writer's Hood at http://www.writershood.com/... Poets for Peace.... ˇPoemas
sí, balas no!
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