When you look into an old dog’s eyes, don’t you think they have an immense amount of sadness to them?
Our Dogs are with us for such a short portion of our lives but leave such a huge impact! If we are lucky enough, they will be part of our family for 14+ years but many do not reach this impressive age.
My dog, my muse, the whole inspiration for WolfeEdu is my old dog Wolf who is fast approaching 14! I look at him now and see his mortality and know he will only have a short time left with us as his family before he crosses over that rainbow bridge! It may be months, it may be years but we know that the time he has left is certainly shorter than the time he has spent with us already.
It fills me with immense sadness but also a lot of gratitude and love that we have been blessed with such a special dog! One who has been such hard work at times but has evolved into the most wonderful companion!
The slowing down, the inability to wee with a cocked leg, the husky bark, the spaced out look when woken from his bed after returning home not hearing the door go, the shaky back legs, the greying of the muzzle and coat, the struggling to get up and down the stairs, the cataracts lumps and bumps, that old dog smell!
I often wonder what an old dog is thinking, a lot of the time we know what they want but what do they think?
A person has approximately 48.6 thoughts per minute, surely another sentient being like a dog thinks too , don’t they?
What are they wondering when they start getting into their wonder years?
Why can’t I get close to those birds anymore that I once chased and why does everything hurt so much if I try?
Why is it that I can’t hear that doorbell anymore?
Why do I wobble and almost fall over when I pee?
My Bark sounds different to what it once was, oh one minute was that me, aarrrgghhh who was that?!
Why is everything slightly fuzzy it never used to be!
Has the couch got bigger, or have I got smaller why can’t I get on the darn thing anymore without a hoist?
Or do they just get on with life? Accepting old age and living the best possible life they can, loving their human, their family, loving their life, loving the simple things until the day comes when we must say goodbye?
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