Max de doggie
It’s so hard watching my pets age. Max de dogg is 15, can’t hear well, can’t see well, has some heart issues, allergies and gimps around a bit. Lately, he’s had some poo issues (thankfully in the easily swiffered kitchen) but I can see him really really slow down. I know the time will come in the relative near future where he won’t be with us and it makes me sad. I love that dog. Truly.
Ex-boyfriend Charles and I fell for him hard when we accompanied our friend Julie to the vet’s office after her dog was hit by a car. Max was in the cage above her dog and we amused ourselves by talking to him while Julie loved on her doggie. Come to find out, Max had been hit by a car also and had a broken leg but his owners didn’t want to pay for the treatment (or couldn’t, not sure) and left him.
We wanted to take him that night but because he had been left by his previous owners, he had to go to the shelter for three days in the event they wanted to claim him. (Whatever.) We were there before they opened on the day we were allowed to adopt him and ran off with him before anyone else could.
Turns out, during his brief stay at the shelter, he contracted distemper and was so so sick. We were almost positive we were going to lose him. He made it through, though and it’s been a love thang ever since. He’s the best dog and even when I changed boyfriends from Charles to Duty, he faithfully agreed to love Duty as much as he had Charles. In fact, he and Duty have a bond that is so strong, it’s amazing to me. They love each other unconditionally.
Sometimes he drives me crazy with his in/out routine but when I’m sitting in the stairwell comforting him because a big storm is upon us, I feel all that “crazy-driving” melt away. He’s just the best dog I could have ever asked for and I love him with all my heart.
Max is indeed a cutie with a capital “tutie!” But, I want to know whose kick-in shoes those are in the background?!?
There really ain’t no love like the loyal love of a dog. Enjoy the time you have with Max, he really does look like a sweetie. (I’m going to collect my crazy Luna tonight…) K
Look at his face! You can just tell from his eyes that he wants to please you. And I know exactly how you feel, for there are times that it washes over me that my cat Joey is nearing the end of his furry life, too. Like Paul sings in Two of Us — “You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches on ahead.” It’s hard.
You should be so proud of yourself, though. Max was disposed of like a dirty kleenex, and you saw his value, giving him love and comfort. Snarkela, take a bow.
Awww… what a sweet face Max has.
Both the dogs my family has had lived a long time, for dogs — Lucky (the GSD/collie mix, who got her name because my late brother got her the day before she would have been euthanized) made it to nearly 13, and Cocoa (poodle mix) lived to 15. They both had to ultimately be euthanized over their “elderly dog” health issues, and by the end it was clear they weren’t enjoying life much any more.
I hope you have many more days together with Max. Many times saying goodbye is especially hard, not only for the grief itself, but also because that tie to a different time is gone.