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Originally Posted by theonlywhiteout
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.. . . . and I need to stop being in this thread.
Fortunately/unfortunately, we have four cats as well, including two 10 year-olds. So, more sad days to come.
We've gone through this cycle before, losing a 10 year-old Sheltie, two (2) 15 year-old cats, a nine-year old cat and a six year old cat . . . . and now Abby and Keeper. It's not our first rodeo.
We outlive them. Every single time. As you get older, these things happen over and over. It's part of the price you pay to have them in your life.
Doesn't make it easier though. I conferenced in from home this a.m., sticking around just to make sure Mrs. Cowperson was doing alright. As I was looking out my home office window, I realized how quiet it was. Very quiet. No barking on one of those crystal clear, crisp winter mornings. A day that's a little more lonely than the one before.
Are you going to get more dogs?
An acquaintance has offered her six month old Golden Retriever female to us. The lady was recently elected to a higher office, changing the circumstances in her life fairly dramatically, and she feels she may not have time to give her pup the attention it needs. If we don't take her, however, she'll keep her. Obviously, that's an ideal transition solution. BUT, while I get all the press with the website and stories, Mrs. Cowperson is their primary caregiver and spends far more time with them on a daily basis. It's really her call and it's too soon to tell . . . . the last time we lost a dog it took a year for her to want another one. It's very tough on her. We'll see. I'm about 85% sure she'll want another dog or two at some point in the next while.
For myself, I think I still need a buddy or two to plow through the snow with . . . .
They'll be missed.
Thanks to all of you for your sentiments. As word of our situation spread through Cyberspace, I've learned how many fans Abby and Keeper really had. If there had been funerals, they would have been very, very large ones.
Cowperson