Yesterday offered somewhat of a change of pace in my world, as I had somehow managed to volunteer myself to "dog sit" for some friends of ours who left early in the morning to go to a big RV and Camper Expo in Tacoma, and didn't expect to return until fairly late.
Makai — at about 110lbs (50kg) and not fat — is easily the biggest German Shepherd I have ever seen, but he's a sweet natured gentle giant... but definitely quite intimidating looking. He pretty much has his own couch... there's room for him and one small person.
He's basically a "show dog" who's not a show dog because he's too large for the breed standard.
Anyway, since he's not accustomed to being alone — his human "parents" both work from home and are around pretty much 24/7 — it was my task to let him out a couple of times, and otherwise hang out and reassure him that he would not be alone forever.
Of course, he thought I was just hiding his humans out in the driveway!
I know they are out there! What have you done with my humans?
Which I wasn't. I'm not sure he believed me...
It has been a while since our Daisy passed away, so it was nice to get a helping of big dog energy. Whereas I miss having a dog, I don't miss the constant trips outside and not being able to leave for more than a few hours without having to line up someone to look in on the dog.
When Daisy passed away last year, Mrs. Denmarkguy and I made the decision to not get any more dogs.
We have our four cats now, and that's plenty to look after! Even so, I was happy to spend time with this Big Guy and help him manage his temporary sense of solitude!
I feel so alone...
I suppose it's all a matter of what's important to you. As we're aging and likely to travel more — once we get established in a smaller place — having an easily managed life just becomes more meaningful. And — no disrespect to dogs — cats are easier to live with, in that sense.
Anyway, dogsitting was a nice change of pace from the usual circus around here!
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