Text 22636, 34 rader
Skriven 2011-10-21 15:01:53 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 22635 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: Caesar -- R.I.P.
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 MvdV> I am very sorry to hear that. You didn't mention him very often, but I
 MvdV> could almost smell how much you cared about that dog.

   Indeed I did. When we got him (after he was rescued from owners who abused
him) my two children was 18 and 24 years old, and no longer the real concern of
ours.

   For 13 years now, I've been walking him for more than an hour each and every
day. So obviously I've spent more time with him than with my two children.

 MvdV> Animals can give us a lot of joy. The sad part is that must of the time
 MvdV> we outlive them. Remember the good things.

   Indeed. I knew that, statistically speaking, I had to part from him before I
passed on myself, but I tried to ignore that obvious fact.

 MvdV> And, on the risk that this advice comes too soon: adopt a new dog. That
 MvdV> will help you deal with it.

   Yes, that's a sound advice, but I'm not sure that I can take yet another
incident like this. I'm 63 now, and statistically speaking have 18 years left
(Swedish life expectancy for male). I doubt that a new dog will live that long
-- even if I choose yet another "bastard".

 MvdV> Don't walk away from your friends. we will be here...

   I will definitely not, and I know that you're there. Thanks, Michiel! I will
probably keep on crying for a week or so, but eventually I will realise that
life must go on...

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