We lost Truffle today. Diagnosed with kidney failure last week. Vets tried their hardest but we had to let him go. All his family was with him at the end. A wonderful much loved boy, fun and faithful for over 13 years. We are heartbroken.
What a blissful morning down the beach – swimming, sossidges and ICE CREAM! Not altogether of course.
Me and Chip had fun in the water but mum says we are a pain because Chip won’t go in far and I drop the ball so she gets her feet wet. Today’s sandals got soaked and when we arrived home she found the sole was split so they went in the bin. They were old and she has lots more.
There’s a lovely dog friendly café right next to the beach where we had a long drink then shared mum’s enormous sausage sandwich. Then another treat when we got back to the car park – she said we could have ice cream, just between us dogs. WOW, YUM!
Off to the vet this morning to see how I’m getting on and passed with flying colours. He said there was some way to go before all the swelling reduces and wants to see me in a month but I’m good to go…for a SWIM!
My mum mentioned the beach and I was sure we were headed there. But she stopped the car outside our house and said ‘out’. I stayed put for ages thinking she’d made a mistake but no, we were home and beach would be another day.
Very early run with the Irish Aunt should have warned me there was something afoot but, no, when my mum produced my lead before 8am I truly thought we were off to the beach.
We were going to the VET! I’ve been having trouble pooing for a while and it got much worse in the last couple of weeks so I was booked in for a repair to a perineal hernia. That’s when organs push through the abdominal wall and press on the bowel.
The vet explained exactly what would happen, gave me a sedative while mum was htere and let her put me in my temporary kennel. I was first on the list so by 11.15 my mum knew I was through the surgery, was fine and could come home later.
I was all waggy tail when I saw her but the ride home exhausted me and I really wanted to stay in the car. Irish Aunt called to see me and I managed to get up and wag my tail for her but that’s it, I’m out for the count till tomorrow.
Mum says she will sleep on the sofa tonight to keep me company.
Down to the beach today where me and Chip had a wonderful time with all our family followed by a treat at the beach café. My mum had thoightfully brought my drying robe and a towel for Chip so that we weren’t shivering after swimming. My robe gave a doodle dog at another table a big fright, then his barking made us jump!
We waited patiently and were rewarded, finally, with bits of bacon sandwich.
Mum hasn’t taken me to the beach for ages so I didn’t know what was happening when she took me out the back gate and told me to wait at the car. Nothing was mentioned until we stopped and then I smelt it – THE BEACH! I do get taken by the Irish Aunt but it’s lovely when mum goes too.
It was a gorgeous day for it – not too much wind which makes it chilly on even a sunny day. I got a swim, played with the ball and inspected the piles of pebbles which have been constructed since Covid-19 lockdown.  Some are dedicated to out NHS which has coped wonderfully. I’m glad we’ve seen them cos they will be washed away with the next big tide.
We are so lucky to live beside the seaside, my mum and me, the Irish Aunt and Teenager. It can be blowy and freezing in winter but on late summer Sundays, it’s calm and warm. I had a splash in the sea, lost the ball a few times (oops) then we went for a bacon sandwich. What more could a pooch want – sun, sea, sand and a sarnie!
Mum took me to the beach today and it was wonderful – sun, sand, sea and swimming. Lots of people around, even kids who are probably from Scotland as their school hols start earlier than ours.
The wild flowers are blooming on the Links and I was shouted at for trampling through them. Well, if I hadn’t found the ball in them I’d have been in big trouble!
Dogwuff! 