Roxy

This post is dedicated to my dear friend Kelly who lost her angel Leeto last week.  It's never easy to say goodbye to a pet. Whether they've been with us for a few months, years, or a decade or more. Last week  my friend Kelly said goodbye to her beloved shitzu, Leeto. She had Leeto for twelve years and that little dog had been through a lot. She had lost her eyesight when she was just a puppy (due to a tragic fall). Leeto learnt to adapt to blindness, and relied on her other senses to guide her. She moved from Canada to Cayman, not once but twice in her twelve years. Enduring drastic weather changes, (which can be very hard on a dog) and the stress of air plane travel (also very trying for a dog). Leeto endured through all of this, and much more, but last week she suddenly started showing some troubling signs. She started panting profusely and  having seizures. When Kelly rushed her dog to the vet they suspected a brain tumor. All of Kelly's research on Leeto's symp...

Now that 2017 is underway, I've had some time to reflect and think about all the good and not so good times over the past year. 2016 was an exciting year with many new changes, and it got me thinking: Do dogs reflect over their past experiences? Do dogs reminisce when they're older of "the good old days?" Do dogs ever have regrets?  Well, if my dog Roxy had to make a list of the best and worst times of 2016 this is what I think her list would look like: 2016- The Good Every car ride I went on  When it was steak night at home Catching chickens Catching iguanas  Catching the neighbor's cat  All those long afternoon naps Beach days Pool days Long walks Tons of new toys 2016- The Bad Busting through the neighbor's screen porch to catch the neighbor's cat Getting a bad infection in my leg from catching the neighbor's cat Getting punished after catching the neighbors cat Chewing through three sets of living room blinds (yup, tha...