Tropicals & Tender Perennials: «:::H:::» «:::E:::» «:::A:::» «:::T:::», 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Thanks, Terry. You are so right that they surely know the time of day! Duke is a handsome guy, isn't he? He is an old man now and needs help getting up every time he lays down so that is my job all day long, but I don't mind. Anything he wants, he gets. My pets are family too. Duke is 13 now and even bigger than Duchess was. Duke is about 150 pounds and is on a diet. Duchess was indeed a Blue Merle Great Dane and an angel sent from heaven. She died at nine years old in January, 2005, so I see that I have at least another year of mourning. That sounds about right. We haven't replaced her with another dog because Duke is so jealous of other dogs when they come around me and so protective, and he is so old that we feel he would have a hard time adjusting. When he goes, we will adopt two more, I'm sure. I cannot see my life without dogs and cats in it. Their company is one of my greatest joys in life. I love the big dogs too, but it is cruel that their lives are often shorter because of their size.

Edited to add: Sorry, Robert, that I changed the subject of your original thread!

This message was edited Mar 28, 2007 2:02 PM