The past three summers have been really fucked up. We lost Kira, then Paco and now Sophie. The Drury family dogs are all gone, well the ones we grew up with as a family anyway.
I find myself lost, and hating the fact that I have to feel this sadness again. It seems so familiar, which is no surprise, as it's only been a year since I lost Paco. It's such a crazy thought that a whole year has passed.
Sophie was such a beautiful dog. She loved my parents unconditionally and never put up a fuss. I mean, she'd bark at dad for dinner, but she was never a bad girl. She was a very special dog to me. We had an amazing bond right off the bat, a bond that never faded, no matter how much time passed. I wish I could have said a proper goodbye, but I knew it would be unlikely that she would still be alive in September. It's the same way I felt when I saw my family at Mandy's wedding, but with it being my parents saying goodbye to Paco, knowing that that would probably be the last time they would see him.
I just sit here, sad and I hug the dogs, but then my heart breaks all over again because I know my parents don't have another dog to cuddle extra hard in this time of sadness. They just have to get through it on their own. It's at this point that I remember how lucky I am and how Zeus and Leia have helped me get through some of the hardest times in my life.
I find myself lost, and hating the fact that I have to feel this sadness again. It seems so familiar, which is no surprise, as it's only been a year since I lost Paco. It's such a crazy thought that a whole year has passed.
Sophie was such a beautiful dog. She loved my parents unconditionally and never put up a fuss. I mean, she'd bark at dad for dinner, but she was never a bad girl. She was a very special dog to me. We had an amazing bond right off the bat, a bond that never faded, no matter how much time passed. I wish I could have said a proper goodbye, but I knew it would be unlikely that she would still be alive in September. It's the same way I felt when I saw my family at Mandy's wedding, but with it being my parents saying goodbye to Paco, knowing that that would probably be the last time they would see him.
I just sit here, sad and I hug the dogs, but then my heart breaks all over again because I know my parents don't have another dog to cuddle extra hard in this time of sadness. They just have to get through it on their own. It's at this point that I remember how lucky I am and how Zeus and Leia have helped me get through some of the hardest times in my life.