We all have those days when you feel that tightness in your chest followed up by that painful squeezing down ...for some it is a fleeting second and others the road is way longer. What do you do to snap out of it? I had help for nearly 13 years in the form of a large fluffy German Shepherd. Give Bax a love and the world did not seem as bad! I look back my Boys - in hindsight each dog so perfect for the time in my life. Whiskey - my first dog and childhood friend. This plucky JRT x Schnauzer never tired and was so tolerant. I dressed him in dolls clothes, went shooting round the neighbourhood on roller skates, spent my weekends at the beach swimming and trying to make sandcastles around my dog. Whiskey is the epitome of dog suited to being a childs companion! Diago - my legend Staffie A rescue and the coolest dog to have through Varsity. He went to digs parties, on sports tours, holidays and even lectures. Such a fun I had with this vibrant dog. This dog smiled with the infectious joy you find in his breed! Bax - during a time of extreme sadness this soulful calm dog could hold space. It is so hard to verbalise but somehow he managed to draw me out of myself. Somehow his presence allowed me to breath, exhale and cry. Somehow he let me know I would walk out the other end and he would walk with me every step of the way. When I got the squeezy kak feeling this morning and mind was badgering me to: snap out if - of course you feel like this, you are tired, stresses (horrible tenants) and left home at 7am for work and got home 3am the next day....just put your emotions into context ....bla bla blaI went to the default feel better pick me thing - Bax! No Bax! Bullshit - his presence is still so strongly in the fabric of who I am! My Boy will walk next to me through anything, and out the other end, whether he is on this physical plane or not! Very quickly I could breath, exhale and feel life into context. And to the present: Zin - day by day he mirrors my emotional state. The more stressed out and panicked I am - the more stressed out and panicked he is. Both our brain chemistries change in this state and we can be damn right nasty, agro, our tummies run, cant keep weight on, we are both very sensitive but not soft ...he makes me constantly check my behaviour and thoughts by sending a mirror image back to me! When I am in a happy mood he is a clown - this dog can me laugh! He reminds me to take life in my stride, he reminds me that I can choose in each moment how difficult it. Zin is my teacher and my guide! A dog is so much more than a four legged fury canine thingy - a dog is a journey - a dog is a teacher, a guide, a companion, a protector, a healer ......and I....well I am grateful!
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:07:17 +0000
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