these have been very lovely posts...
SO many things i will always remember about every dog i've had. the thing that will mean the most to me, i know, has to do with my two girls i have now. i've been more involved with these two than any other dogs. i raised them, trained them, take care of them, and have them with me almost constantly. because of that, what i will remember most is the BOND we share. its incredible. Lucy stays near me at all times. sometimes she walks with me, staying right at my side, matching her light little steps right to mine. if she backs off tho, she almost always has to be in the same room with me. she's part austrailan cattle dog and i feel VERY protected by her. at the same time, i feel as tho she is always looking to me to lead. its a very intense relationship. Rosie is more the clown, as well as needing a little more of her own space, but she still checks in with me throughout the day regularly, sometimes for reassurance or leadership, often just for plain old attention. with both dogs, there is this real EASE at which we seem to read each other, and with how we intertwine with each other thruout the day. the most touching of these times is when they will always come to me if i am upset, even if they have to find me and even if i'm not really showing it, and stay with and console me until i feel better. they just feel like such a part of me that i can't even imagine them being gone. when they are tho, i think what image of them i will remember the most is the pure love in their eyes.
and just to illustrate my point, Lucy has come and layed down on my feet as i'm typing this, leaning her head up on my legs...
(jeez, i hope i didn't get too sappy here!)
