What's going on with you, part II...

[Bill the Piper]

(07-15-2019, 05:16 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: I lost the family dog, one that saw the last years of my parents' lives and probably got me through some rough emotional times. I let him out to do his dirty work, and he just didn't come back. He was going blind; his senses were fading; he had tumors; he had lots of warts; he  started eating less.

I sit in front of my computer and below and to my left is a bowl of dog food and his water, awaiting his return -- a return that with every hour seems an unlikely miracle. But I have serious doubts that he will return. I suspect that he knew that the end was coming and chose not to share that with us.

As one with Asperger's I practically need a dog to keep me from going off the edge. The one sure thing about the relationship between Man and Dog is that  it will ultimately with one of the two ending with great grief. Dogs' lifespans are nothing like ours, and their lifespans can be badly out of phase.

Accept my sincere condolences. I cannot really offer consolation, but I know how important a dog can be to his owner.



I have a 15-year-old dog too and I know the end is approaching, though he may last for two years as well.