http://hollymueller.blogspot.com
by
writer, David
Dudley,
about his dog:
...he entered his dotage in roaring good health...”, writes Dudley. “He was what gerontologists would call a successful ager.
“And
then, seemingly overnight, he wasn't...He started limping after a
vigorous bouncing-a-soccer-ball-off-his-nose session. Then he needed
help climbing into the car or crawling under the bed, his favorite
sleeping spot.
“Our
epic rambles through the woods became short hikes, then brief spins
around the block. Sometimes he'd stop midwalk, frozen like a
Parkinson's sufferer. The stairs grew perilous.
“He
became a wandering insomniac, barking at ghosts, claws clacking
aimlessly through the darkened house. He'd vanished into the
shadowlands of canine cognitive dysfunction, and he would not be
coming out.”
****
'Everything
you do for a dog to help them age well, you should do with them.'
“So
eat the best food you can afford. Go for a walk, even if it's
raining. Take a lot of naps. Keep your teeth clean and your breath
fresh, so that the people you lick will not flinch.
“And
when someone you love walks in through the door, even if it happens
five times a day, go totally insane with joy.”
David Dudley
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