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January 03, 2006

Dogs

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. -Josh Billings

Montego drove up with me to Ohio last week, all strapped up in her harness (and not super happy about it). She is a pretty good traveling companion. When you're on the road, stopped at a McDonald's or a gas station, and you unload a fluffy black little dog, you get a lot of "Honey, look!" and smiles from other dog owners.

Lately I've started to notice that she is moving slower and she naps a lot more than she used to. Most nights, when it's time to go to sleep, she takes her time before jumping up on the bed (sometimes she takes so long that I know she's waiting for me to help her), and I wonder if doggy stairs are in our not-so-distant future.

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made.
-M. Acklam

It makes me feel old that this buddy of mine is getting so old herself. This spring, she will turn 8, which puts me 8 years out of college, 8 years beyond the 22-year-old girl who nonchalantly went to pick any old puppy out at the pound.

When J0shua and I were dating, I made the trip up I-85 from my house to his more often than I probably should have, every time with Montego in the backseat. I can't tell you how many times I almost hopped into the HOV lane, forgetting that while I had a companion in the car, it wasn't another human being.

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. -Roger Caras

I can't say it enough; she is my favorite.

Posted by hannah at 01:59 PM