It's March already. The time has certainly flown by. We've all had a couple months of changes and adjustments and being cooped up inside way too much because of the winter weather.
Our dear Shelby (Jack Russell/Dachshund mix) passed away in late January. She had been with me for nearly 18 years, from the time she was a puppy. She was the oldest here, and all the dogs had learned to respect her and to watch out for her. It's interesting while going through my own grieving process to see how each of them looked for her and reacted to her being gone. But slowly our lives have returned to some sense of normalcy.
As many times as I have sat down to write about Shelby, there just don't seem to be adequate words to express how integral she has been in my life for the past 18 years. So I haven't written anything yet. But she is so very missed ...
While we were stuck inside this winter, the dogs and I have been working on their trick dog titles. Vegas and Treasure both earned their Intermediate Trick Dog Titles! Owen earned his Expert Trick Dog Title, and Brinks earned his Advanced Trick Dog Title. We've been very busy.
It is never easy to loose a furbaby - all my dogs have lived 18-20 years and that is a long time to have a furbaby in your life. There is no words to describe the emptiness their leaving causes, it does lessen in time but the memories are forever with you. I often think it is almost the price we have to pay for having such joy in our lives - that they don't live as long as us.
ReplyDelete