Sorry for your loss. Never easy. Take solace in the little things -

It sounds like you two had a strong bond. It's hard to lose a family member - doubly so when they're also your friend. My condolences to you and your family ❤

Very sorry for your loss. May they Rest in peace

Beautiful memories xoxo

I miss my Dad too. He was also a great talker and LOVED our dogs (we had many labradors over the course of my life). I remember him getting home from work and getting down on the floor and stretching his back while the dogs happily copied him and followed him around waiting for the treat they knew was coming from him. My parents used to get into arguments about how my dad would let them get on the bed while my mom would be disgusted (because she knew where their feet were recently) 😂 When our last dog was dying after a long and happy life, my dad just held her in his arms as they lay together on the floor like they always did. He was devastated. More so than for some of his friends who had passed. When he had a heart attack and was in and out of consciousness, I could not get back home to be with my family and be by his side. We live on opposite coasts. It was such an unreal experience and it still seems like maybe it didn’t happen, maybe we haven’t spoken on the phone for a long time….it’s just a longer pause than normal. In a way, perhaps that’s actually how it is after all. I do see him in my dreams and that feeling needs its own name because it is real to my mind, I feel it in my body upon waking. I miss him terribly bc he was someone who loved me unconditionally and even better, understood and liked me. So often I think of things that I need to call and share only to remember that he’s gone silent. It’s only been three years and it’s forever and also no time at all. My dogs definitely have helped me move through the grief and the disorientation of great loss. For all of their infant-like behaviors and needs, they are also extremely wise and supportive in ways that call into question our so called superiority. I am sorry for your pain and the loss of your father, know that it will get less difficult. ❤

We love you too!

They are always looking for game to chase, and they are incredibly good hunters. They will also learn to play along and do anything that might lead to being fed a snack. Long time ago now my mum was babysitting my aunts cat. I was in the kitchen washing dishes, and noticed the cat sitting at the top of a small stairway that led to the back door which was open with just a screen door between the cat and the great outdoors. My dad had put some seeds out for birds earlier. The cat seemed to be watching something outside through the door, and studying. I looked out and noticed that a chipmunk was going up to the seed pile filling his cheeks with seeds, and taking them back to his cache. The to and fro activity of the chipmunk had a steady pattern to it, but of course the screen door was closed, until, my brother appeared from out of nowhere and opened that door just as the chipmunk was returning for another load of seeds. The cat bolted through the partially open door, ran between my brothers legs making a beeline for the chipmunk ,who I don't think was even visible from her vantage point yet, and it was only because chipmunks have a very good situational awareness and flight mechanism that the cat only narrowly missed having chipmunk for supper. I remember hearing from my spouse one day about how our children were wheeling the family cat around in a doll baby carriage. They had managed to get the cat to wear a babies sun hat as well. I asked them how they managed to get the cat to do all that and apparently there was tuna involved. Never underestimate the abilities of 3-4 year old humans or cats! That particular cat was very affectionate as well, and I used to just love chillin with him on the sofa with him in my lap. It was a sad day when he died.

Your poodle sounds awesome. I love poodles!

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Which species?

@OmniversalInsect it is " discus fish "

*malmute?