Izzie

Our sweet dear Izzie is gone.  I think I can finally talk about it without falling apart.

I think she was just about the best dog out there, except for the fact that she would run away.  Now I'm glad she did.  Izzie came alive when we moved to Washington.  She was in her element. The pond was her playground.  The ducks her toys, as much as I hated it.  To this day, I don't know how she would catch them.

Having dogs in our family, I know that we are going to go through the death process at some point with them.  It's so hard on my family, but the time we had with this loyal, quiet, reflective being.....

So worth it.

Look at her eyes.  She would look at you and know.

Know if we hurt.

Know if we were happy.

Know if we were scared.

We will miss you.

Animal house

 Izzie photo bombed Elliot!  To say I love animals is an understatement.  These two here are such loves.  Izzie is having a hard time getting up and around these days.  You can see from the pick how much it hurts her.  Most of the time we have to help her up and move around.  Then she surprises us and runs around.

This winter has been especially hard for her.  Lots of heating pads for her!  She loves them.

 It's amazing to see how much Elliot has changed since we got him.  His coat is shinny, he's fattened up.  I love making them happy. Troy lovingly calls them Damn Dogs.  He calls the cats, Damn cats.  Guess what he calls the Guinea Pigs.  You got it!  Damn Guinea Pigs.

We really do have amazing animals.  The pond was full of ducks and they were making a lot of noise.  The dogs were very intently watching them.