Needless to say, it took a long time for things to get back to normal for me. Now some people will say and have told me losing a dog means nothing to those hounds that are left in the house. I can only go on what I have seen over the years when I leave with one and they don't come back home, then how the hounds and dog that are left act or respond.
So maybe it is just me wanting them to feel the same way I do and actually they do not miss them or know what happens. But the photos in this next link about my day after, make it hard to believe that Sadie and Stella didn't feel something.
No matter what, it was and is the hardest part of hound or dog ownership but they are never forgotten. He loved riding in the truck, the VW van or anything that had wheels. He loved the field up north in 'the tropics' of Southern Indiana. He liked taking naps under the sun and doing everything at his own pace.
You can also read about him from the page I posted at the top of the blog Winston's Story.
It is still a good day in 'the topics' of Southern Indiana today ... Walter, Watson and Henry will see to that.
Winston was a good boy and enjoyed your stories about him. It is very hard to have to make the decision to ease their discomfort. I am watching aging signs in my 15 year old dog and don't like the idea that I will need to make those decisions but I will when his time comes.
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I've done too many but it is very clear when it needs to be done. He could generate a lot of good stories from the time I picked him up and drove 5 hours back home in my 1963 VW Panel van.
DeleteI remember this time and the sadness it brought. So hard and difficult to say goodbye to our "babies."
ReplyDeleteCannot believe it has been eight years and I had started following your blog around the time that Stella joined the household. Nice memories.
Stella joined four months before that. I cannot believe it has been eight years either. Time is flying by.
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