living with loss

On February 20th, at the age of 14, Cesar Millan's beloved pitbull Daddy passed away.  Having never personally met Daddy, but watching him on the dog whisperer,  I have come to know and appreciate his sense of balance.  The impact this dog has had on so many people and their dogs is remarkable.  It made me change my mind about certain breeds of dogs that we believe in being "dangerous", when they are simply misunderstood.
Being the owner of an older dog, Tubby, now 12, and having him in our family since he was 5 weeks old, I tear up thinking that their is not all that many years left for him to enjoy.  He is the best dog I've ever owned.  Calm and submissive, almost human-like at times, you wonder how much they understand.  He's learned to pick up on some of our queues almost perfectly.  He's been the companion of our daughters for their entire lives. 
Tubby would not even think twice about putting himself in harms way to save one of us.  He is and forever will be the most loyal dog ever.  Even though he seems to favor Paul over me, I learned to live and accept it.  He's always had the best life could offer, exercise, discipline, affection.
Knowing that his last days are becoming closer and closer, we cherish every moment we have with him.  He is and has been THE dog in our lives.  No other one could replace him.

+4c, cloudy, with a bit snow here and there.


Fresh from the farm.....