It was with a heart beating with anticipation we arrived at the doggie hotel yesterday afternoon. We had been longing for them, been talking about them and simply couldnt wait to see them. And out they came and They went WILD! Wonderful! Screaming, barking......flying all over the place. Wonderful to see! Sooo happy !! All five of us, sooooo happy! They were in excellent condition, newly bathed and sweet smelling, claws clipped...healthy and happy! We changed just a few words with the owners since we were exhausted and since I will be with them today and tomorrow so we have time to talk should there be any need.......so we just put the kids in the car and hurried home as quick as possible. They boys were , as usual, completely un- perturbed but I realized to my greatest dismay that Ellie has taken a real beating, emotionally, by me going away!! And I think I can say ME, not US. She has clearly been battling sense of abandonment and whatever else bubbled up to the surface when I left! As we arrived home she was stressed out of her brain...ears down, tail down, panting furiously. She would not leave me for a second and kept looking up at me anxiously. Every time I squatted down she crawl up onto my lap, paws around my neck...... I was so terribly tired I decided to just have a shower and go to bed even though it was only six pm.....I figured I could try and fight it for another couple of hours but also to, more importantly, give Ellie the chance to be close to me.. And boy, has she been close to me! ALL NIGHT shes been firmly tucked into me...as I turn in my side she crawls into my arms, tucks her head under my chin...I wrap an arm around her and she finally relaxes. She must be dying from heat..( I know I am... ) but refuses to move from the vice shes in! And so she robs me of most of my much needed sleep...but thats ok! She needs comfort more than I need sleep...... So here I am...3 am....wide awake with gritty eyes...holding my little girl tight and telling her she will never be abandoned.....hoping that shell recover quickly from what was , apparently, something really scary ! Poor little thing.......Who knows whats going through her head..? I MUST sleep....MUST MUST sleep! I have two days of translating at a dog show...English judges , Italian organizers.....dont know what I will be saying but it sure will be interesting, for all parties involved....sigh..... Please..please let me fall into a five hour coma!!
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 02:21:56 +0000