Northeast Gardening: NE forum pets 3, 1 by aspenhill

aspenhill wrote:
Celeste, so sorry for your unexpected loss. It puts a lump in my throat thinking about how Jake is taking it too.

I have a brother/sister duo who are getting up there in age - funny, his name is also Jake (his sister is Jordan). I had a pure bred American Eskimo who had the sweetest disposition, so I was thinking about breeding her. I live in an area where neighbors are few are far apart, and there were no male dogs within miles. Wouldn't you know, just when she was old enough for breeding, one of the neighbors about a mile away had visitors for a week who had brought their un-neutered pure bred miniature black schnauzer. They wondered why he was hyper and unsettled and kept disappearing. Despite being what I thought was careful, Ashely got away from me and hooked up (literally) with "Spike" (what a name for that rascal). Ended up with a litter of six absolutely adorable pups. I kept Jake and Jordan, and the other four went to older family members and friends who had recently retired and had just lost beloved family pets - what timing. Every one of those pups became the center of their lives and were wonderfully coddled. Ashley (nearly 16) passed away last year, and two of the six pups passed away recently. Jake and Jordan are now 13, and I don't even want to think about it. Jake has always been a challenge - neurotic, yappy, and ornery, and Jordan is the best canine friend that I've ever had. But, they have been together since birth, and I wonder how either will react when the other goes. Well, this was long winded so I'll wrap it up. Sending you hugs... Terri

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