Our 14 year old kelpie
is riddled with arthritis.
The drugs keep her going.
That and her quiet determination.
Our morning walk is to the beach.
Her happy place.
She’ll swim every day she can
but hates being dried!
She seems to dislike
some of our neighbours.
Don’t know why.
She’ll plod along
into the corner of our yard
and yelp bark,
seemingly at nothing!
She always greets us
When we come home.
If we’re lucky
We’ll be greeted
With her tail wagging
And a guttural ‘mmmmm’.
Best of all
is that she can randomly
decide to show her affection,
trotting over to you,
with the ‘mmmmm’
and she’ll start licking your arm
as you reciprocate
by patting her.
Such love is grace.
Precious.
livedgospel 
Thanks Patrick, what a loving ‘friend’! My sister is here from England for 2 weeks, goes back tomorrow, and a cousin comes on Sunday, also from England, but only for three days! More later blessings Heather “Digitalisation has turned the news from a harmless form of entertainment to a weapon of mass destruction” Rolf Dobelli
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Loved it! So true. A great reminder of our pets unconditional love and the joy they bring. Merry Christmas and ‘crack open that dozen you’ve got in the boot!’