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Death of a Family Pet
One of the things not everyone knows about me is that I’m a bit of a mush. I’m a loudmouthed pain the tuchas, but I’m also susceptible to a sad story.
And the story of Grendel the family dog’s final days, my friends, is sad.
Scout’s Honor, who blogs about her brood at The United States of Motherhood, has been telling us about the gradual demise of Grendel. I’m a dog lover, but not a dog owner. I have a photo of two standard poodles in my office, and I refer to them as “these two dogs I used to know.” So while I don’t have a pet of my own (not worth it in a Manhattan apartment, and besides, the kids are messy enough), I guess I still have a soft spot for pooches.
Maybe you’ll think it’s a little much. Maybe my reaction is nuts. I mean, I don’t even know these people. But it got to me. What can I say?
But I mean, look at those photos. How can this not get you at least a little verklempt?
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K's and R's Mommy commented on Aug 17 09 at 11:56 amAfter reading Scout’s blog, I am fighting tears. I don’t think your reaction is “nuts”, I think it is human.
Greer's Mum commented on Aug 17 09 at 1:55 pmI went through the same thing almost 2 years ago with a dog that had been with me through so many bad times. When people ask me if we will get another dog, I tell them that she broke my heart, and I don’t think that I could bear it again. Someone once told me “The problem with dogs is that we love them so much, and they don’t live as long as we do.” It’s so very very true. Compassion and empathy at the passing of a beloved member of someone’s family, not nuts, not nuts at all.
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