Last night, for the first night in ages, there were no canine companions in bed with us. Wow!! The bed felt huge, and empty. Tonight, with the temps being really cold again, I'm sure we'll have company.
Still things have changed some. With Maddie blowing out her ACL over the weekend jumping in and out of bed is not an option. She goes in for surgery on Thursday, so it will be a while before my cozy little back warmer snuggles in beside me. In the meantime a "temporary" bed has been made for her on the floor. She was snug as a bug on a rug there last night. Today Kobe tried out her new bed and found it quite tolerable. Although it's not right against the heater vent like his is. Rank does have it's privileges.
It is amazing how quickly a dog can adapt to using three legs instead of four. Maddie is doing quite well. People should be even half so adaptable. Although she just doesn't get why we won't throw her ball anymore. It's gonna be a hard adjustment for her. She turns 8 tomorrow, bless her little paws and sore knee. In just a couple days we went from calling her our little girl, to old gimpy girl. If that isn't reason to growl I don't know what is.
Funny how things change when one of us is hurt or sick. We all shuffle our routine to accommodate the situation. In the days ahead we'll make way for Maddie in her e-collar. And do our best to keep her quiet so she can heal.
I, for one, look forward to when she can sleep in bed with us again. Even while we enjoy the extra space when they don't sleep with us, we give thanks for their return.
Life with dogs. A little humor, a dash of play, a seed of faith, and of course, some dog fur.
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