Good morning all.
Sorry to have been missing these past couple of days.
Yesterday I gave Bear his usual morning thyroid pill in one of those little sausages. I always hide it in one half so both he and Brandi were treated equal—she always got the other half.
I went to the door to call her for hers and she didn’t come. I went to look for her and found that to my horror, she had died sometime in the night in her doghouse. There were no bite marks, no sign of a fight or anything; she was just on her side.
I never knew Brandi’s exact age but since she was totally grown up when we got her from the shelter I can only guess she was at least as old as Bear (going on 10) or maybe a year or older.
I never really posted about Brandi because she never really wanted to be bothered with anyone. I had been told when we got her that she had been badly abused and didn’t like people—one reason they wouldn’t have let her be adopted by anyone with kids. She also suffered from stomach problems. She would let you know she needed to go out but if you didn’t get up right then and let her, well you knew what would happen.
That’s why she stayed outside overnight. I couldn’t keep getting up and down with her every hour or so to let her out. When she did go, it looked like a cow patty and it was always all over the yard. I was forever cleaning it up or the back yard was a “mine field”.
Many people told me I should have just had her put down but she was a happy dog. She sure loved Bear and they would play together so I know she wasn’t in any pain—she just did her own thing and didn’t want to be bothered.
It took years but finely she would come and lay her head on my lap for me to pet her. And she loved to go for walks.
I will miss her very much. It was such a shock. Nothing was wrong the night before. She went out like usual—I didn’t hear anything. I just got the next morning and she was gone.
It took me awhile to dig her grave and I hope I didn’t hurt myself doing so. I am not supposed to do any digging. My stomach swelled up last night and I’m in a bit of pain today but it had to be done.
If that wasn’t enough, the stupid satellite is on the blink. I can’t get a signal. I did all the usual things—checked all the connections, reset it, checked to make sure it wasn’t blocked by a tree, cleaned the dish itself off but nothing. I called for a repair man and we ran though a bunch a tests but he can’t come until Tuesday and it will be $70.00 just for him to pull up to the door. He did find that it is the dish itself not the receiver.
I’m going to go today and try and get a new LND or whatever that thing that points to the dish. If I can change it out that might solve my problem and save some money.
BTW, the dish is on a pole in yard--not on the roof or I wouldn't try it.
Sorry to be so long winded. It’s been an upsetting couple of days.
