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I'm with you at so many levels. Good one. On 11 June 2014 19:38, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Death of Henry > > My ex-wife Jay's dog Henry, which > after a riverside spat with horses > > spent months at the pound > waiting for the law to rule in his favour, > > was walking that same river > path the other day > > when he faltered, lay > down and died. > > Old enough, for a dog. > Bystanders tried CPR > > and even offered mouth-to-mouth. > Exit Henry, beyond help. > > Our daughter Jen says > Jay is bereft. > > In a few weeks' time, the two > will check dogs for adoption > > at Lort Smith Animal Hospital > and the RSPCA. > > It dawns on me - > I used to be > > much in the role of Jay's dog, > on-leash - better fed - exercise-companion; > > in the latter years I'd become > as silent as a dog. > > But when I left, there was > no Lort Smith from which > > to rescue some stray > replacement spouse. > -- Andrew http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ 'Undercover of Lightness' http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html 'Shikibu Shuffle' http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html