My mother just called me and told me that my dog, Sadie, has lymphatic cancer. The tumors are big and she went from being a happy go lucky dog to barely being able to move in the past couple of days. She's going to put her down tomorrow. My mom has been taking care of Sadie for the past year, when I moved and wasn't able to bring here with me. It was a hard decision, but it was the right one for both of us. At my mom's she had a humongous yard, deer to stare at out from the window, and lots of dogs to bark at as my mom also has her dog grooming shop at home. My Mom has taken wonderful care of her - I couldn't have asked for a better place for her to be.
Sadie and I first met about 8 years ago when my mom had come to visit me. We went out to eat at a restaurant and when we came out this little black dog came wondering over to us in the parking lot. She said hi and then went over to the dumpster looking for food. I think it was sometime in January or February because I remember it being quite cold. She came back to us when called and since it was freezing out, I brought her home. She slept next to me that night and even woke me up in the middle of the night because she had diarrhea, but wouldn't go in the house.
She didn't bark the first couple of months she lived with me. I suspect she was abused and abandoned by her prior owners because she would put her ears down when anyone would go to pet her. Plus it didn't make sense that she would never bark. She would start barking soon though, as she loved doing her job. :) Sadie is a small black Border Collie. She really has the border collie 'staring' trait and would spend hours just staring out on the horizon looking for wolves (or squirrels or other dogs) as her ancestors were trained to do, and she always loves to play. She is one of the most affectionate dogs I've had the pleasure to know. She is my good and dear friend. I'll really miss her. I can't blame her for going at this time.
I'm going home to my Mom's house tonight to be with her when she is put down.
Sadie and I first met about 8 years ago when my mom had come to visit me. We went out to eat at a restaurant and when we came out this little black dog came wondering over to us in the parking lot. She said hi and then went over to the dumpster looking for food. I think it was sometime in January or February because I remember it being quite cold. She came back to us when called and since it was freezing out, I brought her home. She slept next to me that night and even woke me up in the middle of the night because she had diarrhea, but wouldn't go in the house.
She didn't bark the first couple of months she lived with me. I suspect she was abused and abandoned by her prior owners because she would put her ears down when anyone would go to pet her. Plus it didn't make sense that she would never bark. She would start barking soon though, as she loved doing her job. :) Sadie is a small black Border Collie. She really has the border collie 'staring' trait and would spend hours just staring out on the horizon looking for wolves (or squirrels or other dogs) as her ancestors were trained to do, and she always loves to play. She is one of the most affectionate dogs I've had the pleasure to know. She is my good and dear friend. I'll really miss her. I can't blame her for going at this time.
I'm going home to my Mom's house tonight to be with her when she is put down.
