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Jane..

So pleased to hear that you have a solution to your empty nest already. Kit looks lovely and will be a great companion for you. Shadow will be a part of you forever, but I'm sure you and Kit will soon forge a fun relationship..

We once lost a very much loved Labrador . She died unexpectedly at the age of three , when we were overseas. We had left her with dog loving friends and they were devastated to find her warm but dead, one morning. Evidently she had had a heart attack. She had had a good day before retiring for the night. We felt sorry that they had to give us the news . It was very difficult to come home to a house without a dog. At first we couldn't even think of replacing her but then her breeder contacted us , saying that they had a bitch they no longer wanted to breed from (she was too much of a lounge lizard !)and would we like her ? So similar to your story Jane ! We payed for her to be spayed and collected her. From the start she seemed to know that she was onto a good thing ! She was such a good dog and gave us so much pleasure. I walked her for an hour each day, she loved all the country smells. She was with us until she died . She coped with the arrival of seven grandchildren in three and a half years, they climbed all over her, poked fingers in her ears , sat on her, stole her food and generally treated her like a large stuffed toy. She loved them all and only reluctantly and rarely , got up and walked away signaling that she had had enough. I am really hoping that Kit will give you as much pleasure, Jane.

Yes, sad but true, the older they get the less the grandchildren want to spend time with the "olds" . Makes me pleased that I spent so much time with them when they were little. Those days were magical, watching them learn to walk and talk and finding them so loving and easy to entertain. Seems a long time ago. Four of them are teenagers now and the other three aren't far behind..

Just made my lunch for tomorrows walk... I was hoping that it might be rained off but...no.. the weather has cleared.... (!)

Marion .

posted by Marion in NZ. @ 11:45 PM