Maddie is home. Though she has a noticeable limp, and spent most of the evening just lying on the living room carpet, she was happy-lots of tail wagging. The vet says it's her knee- arthritis and a patella that moves out of place; prescribed pain killers; testing for lyme disease-not much else can be done. A horrible decision has been deferred, at least for a time. We will try to keep her comfortable and happy as long as is possible, will "supervise" her activity so as to avoid aggravating behaviors (like chasing groundhogs or squirrels at a hundred miles an hour, or jumping onto the bed like Superman), will try to indulge her with her favorite thing-rides in the car (if we utter 'wanna go for a ride?'-or even just 'ride?' she gets all excited, like a kid on Christmas morning) and enjoy her company as much and as long as possible.
Beginning this blogging thing was not intended as a place to tell pet tales, but, as a place , a means, to exercise my brain, to stimulate thought (my own), to practice assembling words in an efficient, comprehendable way, and pretend I'm sharing thoughts with others. For the past 36 hours, or so, the dominant focus of my thought has been my dog. Hopefully, future posts will involve a wider, deeper variety of thought. I know, of course, that nobody is out there. This is the communication equivalent of peeing in your wetsuit-nobody knows, but you feel better.
jls
Beginning this blogging thing was not intended as a place to tell pet tales, but, as a place , a means, to exercise my brain, to stimulate thought (my own), to practice assembling words in an efficient, comprehendable way, and pretend I'm sharing thoughts with others. For the past 36 hours, or so, the dominant focus of my thought has been my dog. Hopefully, future posts will involve a wider, deeper variety of thought. I know, of course, that nobody is out there. This is the communication equivalent of peeing in your wetsuit-nobody knows, but you feel better.
jls
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