dexx has got to be right
the puppy is the most recent of my experiences continually.
this one is 7, but in terms of "mixed terrier age", his body
has thickened out a bit and he has developed a few sagging places
and rumples we never bargained for, heart worm we rescued him from
with a little money, he hates it and growls at us when we give him
a bath the past few years, (so we fool him with the hose and
"dry clean" him often with snow while playing, hehehe)
Some times he gets a little ignored. (I sit at the computer etc
he makes use of his time waiting, resting up, and such. now he's
having a chat with a some other dog 2 blocks away.
he's in control enough, rings a little row of bells on the front
door when he wants out. he gets it every time and pushes it to
get in himself, no problem. doesn't need a collar messing up his
neck so some times we don't hear him come in. So we get a breath
of fresh air besides i insulated properly, no problem. hops up
and lets me give him a path to my feet under the electric blanket
when he gets cool at night. all i have to do is enjoy how heavy
he likes to lean on me then he thinks it's only natural and that my
ankles can take it, so they can. all i have to do is give him a
"little blow hole to poke his nose out of. happy time when i
return from being away, take verbal abuse when i leave. (he cares)
i realize he needs interesting
stuff like 3/4 of a banana, salad, yesterday he had more than half
of a sour grapefruit. perk-ups. just like the rest of us (and he
insists on sharing "his Hershey bars" with me making me crave more
for what i missed and know he should not have too much of that.
impossible to sneak though. he knows)
when he "gets punk" i realize it because i've been forgetting to
share this stuff with him (or we over did the Hershey's)
After the 5 days away for heartworm treatment i realized how
much we meant to his little life. his eyes were glassed white
(actually looked like blindness setting in) he walked right by
me. other things were on his mind, he adjusted the only way
he saw he had.
every time i touch him i try to live the experience in reverse.
It's all i care about when i do it. IE. "how does he feel those
few moments because of "his pet" knowing he is there and appreciating it?"
some day i won't be able to do that, and he may leave me very
politely as well in the end. i couldn't afford living with myself
if i didn't do this when i had the chance.
"grey" house i didn't really know what to say about till i see
Did Slick Boink Monica?
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right under this thread. (check by hitting "return to coffee shop")
easy to feel the same way you do dexx when i see 7114 posts!
it's saddening that the "wrong news" is only so well responded to.
(it makes me think of lemmings jumping off a cliff, simply because
"the lemmings happen to be jumping off the cliff")
it's cold to say it here,
but analyzed properly i think we could utilize this "feature
of human nature" very well to achieve a special goal of ours.
(i'll prefer now, just typing good ol' "dexx" in the search engine!)
profound and useful Thread, here!
Ken, it sounds like you'll be visiting often.
Myself, I'm needing a new page just to continue on post one thoughts!
I think some real insider stuff can be done here.
si is going to get a dose of compassion for a change.
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