Dogless
April 2019 Dogless If I counted up the years of my life I’ve spent without a pet, I am guessing it would be less than 5 years. Most of my life I’ve lived with dogs, but I’ve also cohabitated with cats and various guinea pigs, hamsters, birds, fish, and even hermit crabs. I recently lost my buddy Teddy. If you have also shared your home with a little buddy, you get it. My house is empty. Funny thing to say when there are two of us here…but there is a little dog shaped hole in every room. It is strikingly noticeable how everything I do, once revolved around a 10 lb. bundle of energetic fur. For a little guy, he had a big presence! If I was in the house, he was by my side. My last sight as I walked out the door was those panicked eyes pleading me not to go. My first sight when I returned was those eyes of Joy that I was back. I’m told, when I was gone, he was at the top of the stairs waiting for my return. Even if I was gone for days. That’s a lot of l
