Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
Each holiday I create a postcard to send to our clients with a photo of one of the doggies who come visit us on the postcard. The doggie whose photo is on last years Thanksgiving card died this year of a congenital problem with her heart. She was only four years old and nobody expected this to happen. When I went into the dog sitting business I knew I would have dogs with me that I would fall in love with and then their owners would either not travel again and not need our services or they would make other arrangements when they did travel. But Maisey, that was her name and she was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was a daycare doggie and with us four days a week for 3 years. When she died if left a big hole in our hearts.
What I didn't realize was that over the course of the 5 years we have been in business so many doggies would die. Small dogs often have life spans of 15 years or maybe a little more. So I just didn't realize how much loss there would be over the years.
It does make me realize, as many things in life do, how necessary it is to enjoy life each day and have fun with the friends, human and canine and feline, that you have with you on that day. Nothing is more precious than friends both two legged and four.
I think in honor of Maisey I'll include her photo from last years Thanksgiving card on todays post. And then I will go give the doggies who are here, Angel the Chihuahua, Rocky the Cairn Terrier, Abbey the Clumber Spaniel, and Tootsie the Doxie , all great big hugs and throw three or four balls for everyone for a while.
Then it's time to clean the deck again. Some poop detail but mostly leaves that are continuing to fall even now in mid November. And there are still some up there on the trees waiting until I get this load cleaned up to fall down and make more work for me. Cleaning the deck is kinda dreary in the NW fall weather but today we will remember to make it fun, enjoying the spirit of the moment.
Labels: Cairn terrier, Chihuhua, Clumber Spaniel, Dachshunds
posted by Aunt Kate @ 10:45 AM
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