[Quiet Man Cometh]

I miss my dog. I was given a painting of him as a Christmas gift by a friend who was also fond of him and I always find myself looking at it. We had to put him down a year ago because of suscpected stomache cancer. I had 13 years with him, and he went with me when I moved to different cities. I would hear from my sister how he would wait by the door about half an hour before I would get home from my hospital treatments in high school (I had kidney failure back then. Transplant now). He was rebellious as a puppy but in later years we were more or less joined at the hip, or feet, as it were. He wasn't a big dog. ;)

He was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a toy breed that get very attached to their people and more or less act like little shadows. Can't leave the room without them following. There is a story about a noblewoman, either French or English, not sure, who was killed and her dog stayed with her after her death until it starved to death itself.

I miss him. I knew his life was winding down for sometime but it still felt early to me.


On another note, I wanted to post on Tris to mention the news about the tainted dog treats, to make sure people know about it. Dogs have been gettingn sick adn soem dying of kidney failure and many people believe it's from tainted Chicken Jerkey treats (Waggin Train is one particular brand) and apparently now there are warnings for sweet potato too. The treats haven't been recalled because no formal link has been made yet, but there are advisories out now to avoid feeding your dog treats made in China. In Canada a bag isn't required to label where the food is actually from, I think it's different in the USA where pet foods are actually regulated. Always check the bag for an actual "Made in..." lable, since just because a bag mentions a country doesn't mean it actually comes from there. This has been in the news for a few years but I only found out about it from friends on facebook. I'd like to make sure that this gets spread around so more people know about it.