New Dog????
I'm ready for a new dog, but the wife is not . Been looking at getting another Lab. We raised and bred them for 20 years. Then we started getting schnauzers. I love them, but I just miss the companionship of my labs. I took them duck hunting, they went to work with me very day, and one would ride on my motorcycle. She even had her own goggles, vest and helmet. I had her strapped to the back seat , cause I was always afraid she would fall off, but she was better than a person on the back.
Anyway, I think I might get one for christmas. I still have my little chihuahua, Lilly. She is the best dog I ever had and I love that little girl. So, if you see my address has changed and I am sleeping on Ken's couch, You know why. LOL. Oak
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Oakie, wondered if you got another dog? -------------------Ray
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Oakie, go for it. You will know when the time is right. At least that is supposed to be how it works. Did not work for me and my sweetheart Diane. In my 80 years I have had a Pointer, Beagle and three Toy fox Terriers. When Max our first Toy Fox Terrier passed we waited about a year and started to search and look again. We found a Jack Russel at a local shelter one day. Sat down to sign papers and Diane started to cry. I had to take her home. We must have repeated this process nearly ten times and each time i brought Diane home crying. She just could not commit. The last time after almost seven years we went to the Long Island Rescued Dog show in Middletown, NY and spotted a cute little Beagle. We sat down to do paper work at same time as little boy and his mom did same. They thought they had first dibs. My wife and i overheard conversation between little boy and his Mom. Diane started to cry and told me " i can't take that little boy's dog away, please take me home." On the way home she told me" I don't ever want to look for another dog again."
Fast forward a few months I figured it was hopeless and i am sitting at the computer one night late and the hair raised up on my arm when I saw this little fella on the internet way the hell the other side of Scranton. He was a Toy Fox Terrier and his name was "Willie" after Willie Nelson. I called Lee the breeder the next morning and he still had Willie but I needed to talk to Diane first. It was a no go and i called Lee back to inform him. One week later I sat in my truck after putting groceries in it and made the hardest call i ever made in my life. I said to Lee "Do you still have Willie? He said "Yes Ray, I just knew you would call, it was meant to be". This next morning at 5AM i got up and left a note on the kitchen table that said i had gone to Scranton to look at a gun. A white Lie, I guess. When i got to Lee's place Willie and his little sister came running to me and he gave me about 50 kisses. It was love at first sight. He stared at me the whole way home and finally fell asleep in Middletown, NY. When I got home I gave him some water in kitchen and Diane was just waking up and coming down the steps. She came thru TV room and looked in kitchen. When she saw Willie in my arms she was hysterical and sobbed so much. She grabbed Willie and hugged him so tight and of course he gave her lots of kisses. After almost seven years the search was finally over.
My Diane passed away last Christmas and after 12 years Willie passed away the end of March. I never loved anything/anybody in my whole life like Willie. He is in Heaven sitting in Diane's lap. I have had so much grief in the past two years and had resisted all attempts to get another puppy/dog. On Veterans Day i sat on a five gallon bucket and wept over my hunting partners marker and came home. Next day on Sunday morning early my daughter drove over 2hrs from upstate and walked up behind me at the computer. She really scared me. She unzipped her Jacket and there was "Willie Jr." who gave me lots of kisses. How could i say "NO". He saved my life. ---------------------------------------Ray
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Every time I read this story I cry.... Give the new Willie a kiss for me. You know Ray? Diane is smiling 🥲 she wants your heart to heal... We want your heart to heal. Love you Ray. Love Rae💝🩹
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Lady Rae, kisses to Willie Jr. from you.----------------Ray
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