Although
I pride myself on being able to complain about anything at any time I
must take a moment while digesting my Christmas turkey, which manifests
itself in several tiny tweets directed in Mommy’s face while licking
Daddy’s hand in bed, to announce that once again Pocket and I have not
only trounced Mommy and Daddy in the receiving of Christmas cards, but
also Christmas presents, and to this I have to thank the most wonderful
friends any dog could have.
When
I waddle out to the kitchen to take a nice drink of water I look up at
the wood that runs around the middle of the wall in our kitchen, and I
look at the kitchen window, and wherever I look I see pictures of my
friends, cards they have sent me, little expressions of love that turned
up in our mailbox every day leading up to Christmas, addressed to us.
You know you have friends when you are six inches tall and the mailman
knows your name.
Special
thanks to Mrs Sophie Bub, Wills, Koda and Josie; Leo; Tashi, Tiara,
Angel Lovey and Trixie; Beaux Jangles, Cali and Hurley; Hattie Mae and
any other dogs who our little Yorkie brains have forgotten who have sent
us gifts this year. We are planning something special for you but it
will in no way repay your generosity.
I
can still remember that day when Pocket was just a puppy and Daddy
found an article online about how ridiculous it was that there was a
social network for dogs. Mommy asked him should we join and Daddy said
“of course we are going to join.” Mommy doesn’t remember what she did
before that day, before meeting so many wonderful people and pups,
before she was getting nearly 100 Christmas cards, but she knows it
wasn’t much fun. She is pretty sure she was working back then, but
that’s OK. We can always sacrifice a few extra kibble for a lot extra
friends.
We
have been so blessed in making new friends this year: Reese, Meika,
Wishbone, Tashi, Tiara, Sonic, Andy and Barney, Bella, PJ, Jovi, Keri,
Jondalar, Muffin, Pepper, Kaizer, Candy, Neely, Toby, Jasper and so many
more I am forgetting.
It
has also been a sad year because we have lost so many great friends.
(I could list them all here but could not possibly do a better job than
Tashi and Tiara did with their tributes. If you have not seen it stop
right now and check out the memorials they did on their blogs.) But when
most of us started social networking many of us were middle aged to
older dogs. Five years is a lifetime for dogs, and there are going to
be more losses in the upcoming year, there is just no avoiding it. But
these losses are a little easier because there are so many friends to
hold hands, to help humans through the pain. While they isn’t a lot,
some days all we need is someone just to make it a little easier.
It
reminds me of a story I heard on an old TV show. A man falls in a
hole. He shouts out for help. A doctor comes by, writes a prescription,
throws it down, and leaves. Then a lawyer comes by, throws down a
business card, tells him to call him in the morning and he will sue the
landowner. Then a friend comes by and jumps in the hole with him. The
man says “Why did you jump down the hole with me now we are both stuck
down here.” The friend says: “True, but I have been here before, and I
know the way out.” And that’s what we have. We have lots of parents who
lose pups and end up stuck in a hole, and lots of parents willing to
jump in and help them find the way out.
I
know this year will bring losses, and it will bring new dogs who we
will all love, and I know at the end of next year we will all be here in
one form or another, standing strong, and together, an unbreakable
pact, based on the toughest thing in the world. Love.
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What a wonderful post Foley. I have no idea what I did before I found this amazing group online, but just knowing you are all here buoys my spirits and makes me feel invincible. There's nothing we can't do together. We love you guys.
ReplyDeleteWe agree totally. Before we started blogging, Mommy used to feel so alone when one of the furries fell ill or had to run off to the Bridge. People would say things like "it's just a rabbit. Go on and buy a new one". Horrible horrible things like that. So she learnt to keep everything to herself until she started to blog and found such an amazing group where she no longer feels alone, even if most of us have never met and probably won't ever meet in person. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post Foley and lovely sentiment. We too were pleased to meet all our new blogger friends. Have a super Saturday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
This is great! Very well said.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Me needs to give lots of thankfuls too
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We just noticed that you are now following us - thank you!
ReplyDeleteWe love our Christmas cards too and here's a little secret... we never took last year's cards down, we liked looking at them SO much!
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