Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really
I read an article last week in relation to a 15 year old Jack Russell Terrier that is blind, deaf, and diabetic
In the article by Cindy Bruckart the owner, she said that they have to carry him out to the garden to pee, and compared him to his early days when toilet training and therefore called him a 15 year old puppy.
One of paragraph’s reads as follows – We sometimes feel frustrated by the amount of time it takes. We then feel very guilty for feeling frustrated! We have argued about who is doing more of the work and who needs a break. Travel plans have been difficult, delayed or simply cancelled because it’s too hard to arrange for alternative care. We’ve secretly wished that it would come to an end and hated ourselves for it.
On most days, however, we are simply grateful to have another day with our beloved little dog.
We have a very good friend in West Cork who has an 18 year old Jack Russell Terrier, who at 15 years old had her front left leg amputated, and is still going strong.
Tilly, grew up with all the children, and has been a constant in that household since she arrived, and is still battling on
I think that sums up what dog ownership is like, as Dogs don’t live as long as us unfortunately, but they make such a huge impact on our lives
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