Paws In The Sand

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...

Goldie came to our home at about 3pm one Saturday. We let him roam around the garden and explore the house room by room, then we all went for a walk. He had his dinner then we all settled down. He was nice and sleepy tired. It had been a big day for him and us.  When it came to bedtime, one of the "rules" we had set was no dogs in the bedroom. We knew he was used to sleeping downstairs in the kitchen, so we set up a cosy bed for him there and said calm good nights and went upstairs. All was quiet for a good thirty minutes and we thought he had gone to sleep and were just saying how easy that was when we heard a pitiful cry! We stuck it out for a short time then went down to see him.  He grabbed a toy, greeted us with a big happy face, and wagging tail. We settled him again went back upstairs and within ten minutes it all began again. He didn't bark just a heart rending whine and cry. It was heart breaking and we could not stand it.  After two hours of this -up a...