Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

A BIG Thank You!

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Every once in a while I’m reminded that the real reason I blog is for the connections I make with people and the sense of community that revolves around this blog.

When I wrote the post The Most Important Question You Can Ask Your Vet and asked YOU for your thoughts and suggestions to share with Alexa on her dog (Lily’s vet visit,) you more than rose to the occasion. 

If you recall, we asked Alexa to update us after Lily’s visit and Alexa did. Lily’s vet visit was on Monday and I was reminded again what amazing friends I have when Alexa came back and left this comment:

LILY’S VET Visit UPDATE
Overall her visit went well. They were even able to get a pee sample.

She has been doing so much better now that summer has arrived. Lily has been going to this vet since she was a puppy so they know her very well.

In addition to the fish oil capsule we have been giving her daily since about April we are to start her on Glucosamine daily.

During the times we were waiting for the day of her vet apt. telling myself not to worry so lily wouldn’t pick up on my feelings I realized something that has changed my outlook and feelings about her aging process. Lily has been with us since she was just a tiny puppy. She knows she is loved and cared for. Being here for her during this phase of her life is a blessing because we can be there to help her through it and doing all we can to help her through it. What ever happens she knows she won’t be going through it alone. That we know her well enough to a. notice when something is off b. to hear her when she is letting us know something. For example shorter walks. Sure there is still grief esp. when she is having a rough day and we can’t wish it away for her but being here for her is a blessing that I’m so thankful to have realized now. I’ve shared this with my husband and it’s helped us both so much.

Thank you for the informative article and for taking the time to do so. Your caring to do so was definitely not taken for granted.

Thank you to all of you that took the time to comment and the info shared.
I felt hugged and a sense of calmness that I believe helped me to realized the different way to look at the aging process.

I don’t know about you, but this comment brings tears to my eyes. First because Alexa verbalizes for me what a blessing it is to be able to be there with our pets, even when things are tough. I’m so grateful that I have options to help my dogs with medical or old age related issues.  Second, I’m thrilled that our little community helped Alexa feel better. 

Alexa, thank you SO much for coming back and updating us on Lily. I was thinking of you both on Monday and am so thrilled that there are things you can do to help Lily feel better.

A BIG thank you to all of you, first for reading and second for caring, you make this crazy world of blogging a whole lot easier.

What's a douche bag?

Yeah, thank you. Thank you very much. She’s all mushy now and hugging all over me. Sheesh.

A Story of Dogs and Pancakes

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The following story originally appeared on my free WordPress blog back on June 4, 2011. Facebook reminded me of this post yesterday and I thought it might be a good time to share it again.

I love going back and looking at old posts, both to see where I was with my writing and blog (the original post had no SEO title, no SEO description and no SEO key words) and also to remember stories and fun times with the dogs.

For this particular post, I’d been blogging for just about 7 months.

Looking back on this post I can see that my writing has changed a bit, but Delilah still retains a lot of her quirkiness.

Yum Yum Pancakes…Day One Hundred, Eighty Six

We had just moved in to our current house, when I had the urge to make pancakes.  Being the ever resourceful person that I am, I pulled out a box of Bisquick and whipped up some pancake batter.  (Do you ever wonder how something that makes pancakes, can also make biscuits, dumplings, shortcake and pot pie batter and all taste different?)

I had the griddle on the stove and while I waited for the pan to heat up, I ran into the den to check something on the computer.

I left Chet sitting on the couch, not more than 15 feet from the stove.

Thoroughly engrossed with whatever I happened to be doing,  it took a minute for the slurp, slurp, slurping noise to permeate my brain.

“What the hell is that?” I thought.

Curiosity got the better of me, so I left the computer and made my way back to the kitchen area, where I found Delilah, front paws on the counter, face in the batter bowl, slurping happily away.

By the time I got the camera, she had licked off a majority of the batter. (I have since learned to keep my camera handy.) **I may have learned it then, but you all know that right there is no longer true. 🙂

Meanwhile, Chet (who once heard me whisper something to my daughter from one floor away) was sitting watching TV, oblivious to what was taking place barely 15 feet from him.

Yes, we still ate pancakes and yes Chet got the first one. 🙂

So there you have it. What do you think? Has Delilah changed a lot? Do you see a difference in my writing? Do you ever go back to the beginning to see how your blog and voice have evolved?

You Make Me Smile – June 5, 2016

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You make me smile (or laugh), the sweet, funny, loving things my dogs do on a daily basis that brings a smile to my face, or a laugh to my lips.

Sampson the way you aren’t afraid to do what you need for you, (even if it means putting yourself to bed…)

Golden Labrador

You make me smile.

Ever since he’s been a puppy, he knows when he’s had enough and wants to go to bed. One time when we were visiting my sister’s house, he went to bed, but I apparently wasn’t quick enough to join him, so he came out to check on me.

God I love this dog.

Do your dog ‘put themselves to bed’?

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