[ SHOWGSD-L ] Good Day
- From: "David Fritsche" <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:59:46 -0800
Today has been a very nice day.....
I took my old Ch. Quake for a walk. Next month he will be 12 and he does not
get around so well anymore, but today he was spry, running as fast as old
age would allow and doing some rather fast gaiting - as pretty as his DM
would allow. And I kept up, remembering all of the wonderful times we've had
together, the trips to show, the evening after shows with friends, the
shared joys and tears of life with dogs.
I remembered the places we stopped and played on the way to dog shows and
somehow they are, at least today, as important as the show itself. I
remembered picking Quake up at CTH almost 12 years ago and how excited I was
to have him and how he seemed equally excite to have found his forever home.
I could still hear the voice of my long departed Dad, somewhere behind me
saying, "If your old enough to have a dog, you're old enough to take them
walking every day and spend time loving on them." Funny how the presence of
my Dad still lingers on through every day of my life. Interesting how all
the dogs of the past still have a voice into the present and lasting
presence that creeps occasionally into the memory and brings thoughts of joy
and wonder at the bond we shared.
Yes, today is a good day...
Somewhere in the not to distant days ahead, I shall walk this route again
and remember Quake and our love for each other and the same stream of
memories shall fill my eyes with tears, for he shall be gone, but for today,
I shall smile and laugh and enjoy the warm sun of autumn, the deep blue
Nevada skies and the presence of this magnificent boy!
Yes, today is a good day!
Dave
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