Feeling short

We were out at the campground this past weekend with rocky and the Donk, the house still feels empty without Sara.  Sara has been part of our family since 2006 when we were lucky enough to get her from the humane society in New York.  She was always a live-wire, so full of life and always had to be doing something.

So smart.  I trained her to open the fridge and get me a beer in less than 2 weeks of her coming home with us and in turn she had us trained too.  She would herd visitors, kids, geese, cats, pretty much anything that needed herding or at least did in her mind.

She hated rakes, loved bones, would swim and try to catch fish or frogs, and for years her favorite spot was to park in front of Karen or I.  She would break up fights between anyone and lick you when you felt sad and that is one thing that feels so strange!  I feel sad and have no Sara to console me.

I'm not ashamed to say that the loss of my Sara is even harder than the loss I've felt for some of my humans and really that's not all that uncommon.  Pets are like children to us.  They are part of our lives for years, require our love and attention, give us their love and attention and when they leave our lives it is normal to feel that way.

We got some more bad news this week too.  The Donk has hurt her knee and needs surgery done.  We are shopping around for the right place to take her and hoping that it's not a sign of more problems to come.

But what are you gonna do?  These things are all a normal part of life!  It's so easy to start feeling sorry for yourself and letting things slip because you are living in downs instead of knowing that these things pass and life is just a collection of good and bad things and you have little control of that.  You've got to love life with it's good and bad or else it ain't worth living.

I miss my Sara.

Saratoga with the kids in her Halloween costume. (2006)

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  1. CharlieJuly 5, 2019 at 1:03 PM

    I love this picture of Sara and her minions.
    It is always so hard to loose a friend. And yet knowing that a loss is likely, I would not give up the chance for that amazing gift of friendship and love.
    Hope Rocky does ok. If it is the ligament that is a better prognosis than hips. keep us up on how she does

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