Shadow
We were fortunate to know Shadow for a
while. She was a German Shepherd with long fur, and huge, soulful
brown eyes. She was so full of love that there was little room for
anything else. She was a rescue dog. She had a huge lump on her ribs
where someone had abused her. Abused her gentle good nature. There
wasn't a trace of that tainting her behaviour. She met and greeted
people and dogs with excitement and joy. She was a beautiful
creature.
When she first got home, she ran around
and came to a skidding halt only when the rug was thoroughly out of
place. Then she set about moving it a little bit further out of true.
At first she had to have a ball or a stick when walking. Later she
discovered squirrels, and spent her time looking out for them, and
looking up at the treetops, where they had escaped.
Hers was the first face I would see
most mornings, looking up, waiting for the stroke and pat of the
head. She was at the door when I came home. Tail wagging, welcoming
me home. She behaved totally differently when I walked the dogs, when
BLISS walked them, and when we both walked them.
She was a loving, happy presence that
lit up our lives and our home. We loved her and miss her.
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