Posted on 12/16/2006 4:12:25 PM PST by Old Professer
Your story touched me. Thanks so very much for letting us know about Maggie. Isn't it amazing how we let these animals dig a hole in our hearts and settle there?
A blessed Christmas to you and yours.
Thanks for the beautiful story. It's what the holidays are all about. Remembering, sharing, and love. You surely loved that dog.
Thanks for the ping, lysie, and thanks, OLd Professer, for reminding us how much dogs bring to our lives.
That was wonderful! My in-laws are on their FIFTH Springer. They are such smart, handsome dogs. Glad you got to share part of your life with one! :)
Meant to add that I'm a Basset Hound fan, myself!
Thanks to everybody who responded, small rewards are sometimes the best as they remind us that our lives are not made up of all the troubles we see and hear but of the little snatches and snippets where good luck just seems to arrive at our door; I should have spent a bit more time editing this as my eagle-eyed daughter caught me on the missing "r" in trying and the egregious Pravda for Prada (probably a slip of the mind's tongue and my memories of cold wars past) but, hey, I was on a roll and Maggie and I were dancing about the tree one more time.
LOL - Ours is yellow, short-haired and bulemic. We now feed her alone in the pantry where uh-ohs don't happen. If I let her out too soon she finds a nice clean spot behind the TV or under the couch to let fly. Yeesh.
This was enjoyable.
We have a Border Collie/Spaniel mix and a Collie/Sheltie mix.
I am so afraid when the time should come for these two as it is going to rip my kids apart. We know it is part of life but there is something about our dogs that is so near and dear to us.
They don't talk back to us, are always there for us, loves us unconditionally, knows when we are under the weather, etc.
The other night was a heartbreaker. The dogs and I were in the living room and we heard this yelp. The dogs went crazy but I would not let them out back thinking maybe it was a cat on the wall or something. My son had come in to tell me that a truck hit a small dog that lives across the street from us. This poor little dog--his nose ended up on one side of his face, blood pouring out of his eyes, etc. Not sure if that dog survived but the owners were frantic.
The driver stopped for a minute and then drove off.
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