Cavalier Talk

From time to time, people tell me, “lighten up, it’s just a dog,” or, “that’s a lot of money for just a dog.” They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for “just a dog.” Some of my proudest moments have come about with “just a dog.” Many hours have passed and my only company was “just a dog,” but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by “just a dog,” and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of “just a dog” gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it’s “just a dog,” then you will probably understand phrases like “just a friend,” “just a sunrise,” or “just a promise.”

“Just a dog” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. “Just a dog” brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person. Because of “just a dog”, I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it’s not “just a dog” but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. “Just a dog” brings out what’s good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it’s not “just a dog,” but the thing that gives humanity and keeps me from being “just a woman.” So the next time you hear the phrase “just a dog” just smile…because they “just don’t understand!”

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What a good boy Disney was today. I guess a field rat had gotten into our backyard and Disney decided to be like “Tramp” on Disney’s Lady and the Tramp movie and caught the field rat. The only difference is he decided to run around the yard with all the other Cavaliers chasing him and then proudly ran into the house through the doggy door with the field rat. Now the rat was in my house! I caught Disney and carried him into the living room away from the other dogs while he continued to hold onto the rat in his mouth. Once into the living room he lost his grip and the rat fell to the floor. I quickly put Disney back in the Cavalier room with the other Cavaliers and got a papertowel to pick up what I assumed was a dead rat, but no it was still alive and kicking. I carried it out to the trash, but of course I cannot kill a rat even though I don’t like them particularly. He will most likely regain his composure and jump out of the trash can and be on his merry way again within an hour or so.

Well in case you are wondering…Cavaliers are spaniels and they still like to hunt and chase game. Most of the time they are chasing bugs or butterflies and we do have a few birds that like to tease them a bit, but I have only seen field rats out front when our cats brought them home as trophies. I guess since my Cavaliers run free and have a nice big backyard in the country I can expect episodes like this to occur every now and then. I also know that Disney thought it was a great time and he is very proud of himself now.

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