Our dog Sister died on Saturday afternoon. She came to us with the Teen, who was technically her owner. I honestly am not sure how long she was with us. Over ten years maybe. She always made her presence known in any situation. Whatever you were doing she wanted to check it out. Especially if there was even the slightest chance food would be involved. She was extremely active and interested in things in general and always wanted to be with whoever was around. That said she was also independent and perfectly happy to pursue her own agenda, such as escaping the fence and running as far as she could go until someone went to get her. In fact, she ran all the way to the neighbor’s yard a couple of weeks before she passed. She wasn’t as fast as when she was young, but she could still outrun any of us even with her wonky leg. I didn’t let myself think about it so I could get through the process of burying her. She’s next to Dorothy now in the yard, literally. It felt like I put a whole chapter of my life in the ground with her. She was like my grandmother in a way, in that she was the representative dog of this last decade and change. The one who lasted the longest and saw the most. If the size of the hole I placed her in was the size of the hole she’s leaving in our hearts it would hold the entire homestead and then some. Living an entire day without hearing her bark even once seemed indescribably incorrect. I’m so sad I keep pushing it down into the corner of my mind because when I think about it I grit my teeth so hard it hurts my jaw. I’m going to miss that little rascal so much.

Anyway, the support links are where they always are. I’ll be back on Wednesday, I hope you’ll come visit. Until then, see you space cowboy.

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