Life without pets.

[Trueblue Texan]

6. I have 3 dogs...

Two of them are getting up there in years. Mother and son are 15 and 12 respectively. Both have heart disease but the boy, who owns my own heart, has it worse. His medications cost a fortune but I am fortunate enough that my husband and I share their care. I know his time to cross over isn't far off and just thinking about it tears me to pieces. But I have strongly considered not getting more dogs when the 3 I have are gone. I cannot imagine my life without them, but we are getting older and it gets more complicated to care for their health needs while our own are becoming more fragile. I feel the grief of missing your good friends. If people don't understand that they are truly our family, they've never really had a relationship with a dog. Peace and healing to you, Aussie.