Thursday, December 20, 2007

Losing A Friend

I haven't mentioned it before, but we lost our best friend a couple of months ago. Lady Di was our Chow Chow and we had 12 and a half wonderful years together. She was suffering from severe arthritis and hearing loss and poor eyesight at the end. We couldn't stand to see her suffer any longer. I was working out of town and Jackie called me sobbing. Lady was dragging herself around the yard, whimpering and crying. She called the vet and brought her to the hospital. Everyone there said Goodbye. I cried over the phone.

We still are not over grieving and I haven't been able to bury her ashes yet. I still want to have her around for a while. We have been looking for a new friend, but we are looking in a shelter or rescue home instead of a pet shop or breeder. I have bought Mark Levin's book , Rescuing Sprite, for my wife as a Christmas present. I hope she can read it without getting too upset. After she reads it, I'll try.

I rescued a kitten from a New Orleans Park last February and he has grown up into a fiesty little one-eyed fury. His name is Tyler and he is black and only has one eye. The vet said the other eye was gouged either accidentally or on purpose. I hope it was an accident. Anyway, it has not stopped him from being a hunter. He is amazing at catching dragon flies and lizards. He has to have his early morning ear rub before I can leave every day. When he gets enough he starts biting my hand and scraping my arm with his back feet. For the most part he helps us keep our mind off of Lady.

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