Fred Basset by Alex Graham for July 23, 2010
July 22, 2010
July 24, 2010
Transcript:
Zzzz Come on lazy bones, off you get! A rude awakening!
Zzzz Come on lazy bones, off you get! A rude awakening!
Yes, John Pike, you are right. I love my dogs like children too. But I am always the pack leader and that is simply because someone has to be and If I don’t take on that role then one of them will and then there will be chaos.
Especially when you consider that most of the dogs I have shared my life with have been 100 lbs or more each.
But I am never overbearing with them or demanding when there is no need to be. I always show them respect and they know I love them deeply. That may be part of the reason I have very cooperative, obedient dogs in the same sense that children can be obedient because they want to be and not because they are bullied.
My dogs and I have always had a deep rapport and understanding of each other. Well, we did until this past year when both of them died after hugely expensive efforts to save their lives. They were old but still alert. Cancer.
I am 74 and these last two, Benjamin and Andrew, were the most recent in a long line of faithful and very loved friends that passed away too soon. Each one was precious and unique.