Paws In The Sand

Goldie loved to play games and he loved to eat! When we were looking for toys for Goldie the Dog Kong toy seemed a great combination!  Kong Classic Dog Toy, L, Red, Unpredictable Bounce Honestly this Kong toy kept him amused for hours. We found it so useful for when he was a young dog and although he would crash out after a walk, his energy levels revived before ours did! Much as we would have liked to spend all the time playing with Goldie, there were other things in the house, at work, dinner to prepare etc you know all the chores we need to do that we also had to get on with. Also we like dot leave him with something to do when we had to go out and leave him in the home for a couple of hours. So we needed something to keep that active mind of his interested and busy while we got on with other essential work. We had no experience of Kong toys so at first we just gave it to him as it was. He was very excited and spend a good time chewing it but it held up very well to hi...

Goldie never had to share his home with a cat. So we never had this problem of a cat stealing his bed!  However he was never quite sure about cats really.  He would watch the neighbourhood cats as they sat grooming themselves on our fence or sauntered slowly past the glass patio doors without a care in the world.  The cats would just look down at him in a somewhat superior fashion and he would look at them slightly panting and often drooling! His great banner of a tail slightly waving in an uncertain manner. This could go on for half an hour at a time sometimes.  He would look at me as if to say well what am I supposed to do with that !  He never barked or tried  to chase them.  Of course it may have been different if they had tried to get in his bed!  

I am not feeling very well today. I haven't been ill with a virus in years but I have felt it coming on for a few days now and yesterday, when I was having a wonderful day out, by the end of the day it started to hit me. Today I do feel under the weather, my head and throat hurts and my sinuses, I do not need to be poorly right now, I have so much to do ! I am sure it will go away very soon ! Anyway I cannot stop today. Hubby is at work. I miss our Goldie. I am reminded that on the rare occasions I was ill he seemed to just know. Instead of fetching his tug toy or ball to play, play, play! he would sit next to me with a very serious expression on his face and solemnly give me his paw. He was just the same if my Husband was ill. He was happy to sit like that for hours if need be. I have been known to fall asleep with his paw in my hand.... He never pestered for a walk or food or anything. (and food and walks were very important to our Goldie !) He was just content if I was r...