It's surprising it has taken me a whole year of writing this blog to mention our two big dogs, Cassie and O'Kane. I really should call the blog 6in629, since our dogs are the size of small people. However, you cannot put small people in the garage all day when you need space from them, so I'll stop the people:dog analogies right now. I used to think of my dogs as my children, until I actually had children and realized I couldn't lock them in a kennel all night to prevent them from waking me.
Perhaps they have avoided my critical eye because they have adapted so well to our space. They each have their bed at night, which I pull up during the day--so we can navigate the main room easier--and wool rugs in our bedroom during the day. If it's getting intense up here, they go to the garage or the yard or off to work with Scott. When we moved in, I bought some nicer looking dog bowls since they are so visible in the space. We designed one kitchen cabinet to hold their dog food. Other than that, we haven't done much else to accommodate the dogs.
I sense it could be our last summer with our Cassie. She is somewhere between 11 and 13, blind, loosing hair, weight, and her back end. We've got her on thyroid pills and rimadyl, without much effect. It's getting hard for her to get up and down the stairs. I'm in this pre-mourning phase which I have practiced with all my dogs since I was six. The pre-mourning involves imagining life without them, which seems like having a big hole you will have to navigate around forever. Truly, life seems unimaginable without Cassie. For being so large, she is the least demanding, most quiet, forgiving, and motionless member of our family. Which is a nice balance to the rest of us.
OH, and I forgot about Loony Luna! 7in629.....but she's technically not allowed inside. Even though she manages to evade us.....
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