07/12/2024
This post got all the feels going this morning. Thank you Janet for posting.
All of our dogs enter our lives to teach us something about ourselves. Dex taught me more about patience and consistency than I ever thought was necessary before. When Dex passed in July of 2023, even though I had 3 amazing dogs prepared to carry on, I really wasn't sure I could. I have never felt that deep of a devastation. It's hard to believe I'm going through the second holiday season without my very best friend who knew more about me than any other person I have ever known, yet he still offered nothing less than pure love.
Griff, my big goof, although not always appreciated by Dex, loved Dex and loves all he meets with his whole being. He loves singing, especially when he knows someone around him needs a little song in their heart. He will search your eyes until he knows you have felt his love. Oh, how I wish love and kindness could be so easy for me.
We would love to see pictures of your dogs and what they have taught you.
Sometimes, a dog comes into your life at just the right time, slipping into the cracks without you even realizing it. They don’t announce themselves as saviors or miracles—they’re simply there, slowly weaving their way into your routine, your thoughts, your feelings, and your heart. You don’t see it then, but they’re quietly pulling you out of places you thought you’d never escape.
It’s only years later, when you’re looking back, that the clarity hits you. You remember the nights when the world felt too heavy, and they sat beside you—steady and unshaken—keeping you tethered. You see how they filled your days with the kind of simple, unfiltered joy you had long forgotten existed. They didn’t fix everything, but they gave you a reason to keep going—and sometimes, that’s enough. Sometimes, that’s all you need.
And maybe that’s the beauty of it. They don’t try to save you; they just do. In their own gentle way, they become the thing you didn’t know you needed. And long after they’re gone, you realize it wasn’t just luck that they came when they did—it was love, pure and profound, walking into your life when you needed it most. Walking into your life and changing it, as if it was meant to mend and heal everything.
Thank you to R.M. Drake 🐕 from the book Dog People
