• Home
  • About Me
    • My Bio
    • Sponsor Info
    • Giveaways
    • My Other Freelance Writing
    • Video Hello
    • blogging advice
  • Love + Relationships
    • Dating
    • Engagements
    • Letters to my future husband
    • Love Lounge
    • marriage
    • Memo To Men
    • Open Letters
    • Singlehood
    • virginity
    • Weddings
  • Fashion + Style
    • beauty
    • do or don’t
    • fashion
    • hair
    • jewelry
    • men’s fashion
    • women’s fashion
  • Art + Design
    • art
    • design
    • dream home
    • flowers
    • illustration
    • Photographs
    • posters
    • tattoos
    • typography
  • Disability Dialogue
    • body image
    • Dating
    • Dating With Disabilities
    • depression
    • disabilities in the media
    • Disability
  • Life + Leisure
    • babies
    • birthday
    • books
    • dream vacation
    • Entertainment and Media
    • etsy love
    • family
    • food
    • gift guide
    • holidays
    • In The Pursuit of Happiness
    • link love
    • magazines
    • Man Candy
    • movies
    • music
    • peek inside
    • Shopping
    • TV
    • would you rather

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Dog Day Afternoon.

Shortly after my grandmother died in 2002, my grandfather got a puppy – a mix of bassett hound and a beagle. His name was Cowboy. He was a little devil of a puppy. We once came into the kitchen to find his head in my father’s bowl of spaghetti, which was on a high table. He’s also chomped on many a shoe and sock in his eary days. Suffice it to say, he lived up to his name. He grew and settled down into the sweetest dog I’ve ever met. He and my grandfather were a matched set; they both needed each other at crucial times in their lives and formed a bond like I’d never seen before.

But seven years (and some 65 pounds) later, it was time for Cowboy and my grandfather to begin the next stage of their lives, this time, sadly, separately. A large part of the reason for our vacation was to help my grandfather get Cowboy on a plan to my aunt’s house in Virginia, where he’d live in the company of my aunt and her tiny dogs — could you see what they’d think of Cowboy, who I sometimes affectionately refer to as The Beast?

Here’s The Beast in all his glory.





It was hard on all of us, my grandfather especially. You never know how hard it is to say goodbye to a pet until you have one, don’t you?

xoxo,

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Email

4 Comments Filed Under: Heartbreak, Life, Uncategorized


Warning: Use of undefined constant rand - assumed 'rand' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/customer/www/melissablakeblog.com/public_html/wp-content/themes/melissa-blake/functions.php on line 179

Related Posts

  • Stay Afloat.Stay Afloat.
  • Crystal Drop Earrings Giveaway!
  • MEMO TO MEN: Photos For You.MEMO TO MEN: Photos For You.
  • Oh, You’re Just Silly, Rich Santos.Oh, You’re Just Silly, Rich Santos.

Comments

  1. Cupcakes and Cashmere says

    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    i've lost some really close people in my life, but it's just different saying goodbye to a pet. it's a whole different kind of sadness.

    Reply
  2. Kristin says

    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    It is truly heartbreaking saying goodbye to a beloved pet!

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    I got to play with a little Maltese last weekend named cowboy.

    Losing a pet is so so devastating. I'm still heartbroken about my dog 3 years later.

    Reply
  4. The Cottage Cheese says

    Friday, July 10, 2009 at 3:03 am

    Aw, Cowboy is so handsome! I hope your grandfather will still get to visit with him from time to time. I have had to say goodbye to special pets because it was their time to leave this earth, but I've never had to part with a pet because of a living situation. My heart goes out to your grandfather and to Cowboy. I know this is so difficult for both of them, as well as the rest of your family.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

So About What I Said is a daily blog that covers relationships, disabilities, lifestyle and pop culture. I love to laugh and have been known to overshare. I also have an unabashed obsession with pop music, polo shirts, and PEZ dispensers. Read more...

Let's Be Friends
Pinterest
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Bloglovin
RSS

Contact Me
Subscribe by Email

About Us

dotted lineAbout Us
archive

Archives

So About What I Said © 2023 · Design by Maiedae · Development by High Note Designs

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.