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The irony did not escape me that I was going to introduce a new life to her as she was losing hers. It was a bittersweet thought; one not to be fulfilled. Mom didn’t make it through that first day. So there we were, Bacchus and me. We stayed a month taking care of everything that has to be done to close out a life. Funeral arrangements, estate sale, getting the house ready and putting it on the market. The two of us together. At night, when exhausted, he’d snuggle up with me and give me the comfort I sorely needed. We formed a very special bond/Dogwalk Musings. More here. Update on Bacchus here.
Question: Have you ever had a pet that you loved almost like family?
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Charlie on February 16 at 2:27 p.m.
All of them!
Ravenlady on February 16 at 3:08 p.m.
Wait! My animals are family.
scootermom on February 16 at 3:22 p.m.
Yes. My dogs are my family. My husband and I affectionately refer to them as “our idiot children.”
Dennis on February 16 at 3:38 p.m.
All of them are family…… In fact,,,,, they’re better house broken than the kids!
;-P
Stickman on February 16 at 6:34 p.m.
All of my pets are family, is there any other way? They ask nothing, just love from who is in charge.
Escapee on February 16 at 9:46 p.m.
My favorite pet was Chester, a wire-haired terrier our family had. He accidentally strangled himself, but that’s another story for another time. He was a sweet dog, and my favorite memory of him is when we lived on N. 12th Street in CDA, and one lazy spring day, I was sitting on the lawn, and ol’ Chester was beside me, sniffing the breeze, and for some reason, that’s such a vivid memory I can visualize it clearly today, some 40 years later. He was a Really Good Dog. Really good.