On Sunday mornings, it is our habit to take the dog and walk just a little under a mile away to our neighborhood farmer's market. But our old dog is getting persnickety about her food and a little recalcitrant about exercise, and so when she refused to eat her breakfast this morning, and the thermometer read 85 at 10 AM, we decided that we would leave her at home this time.
It was with a bit of a heavy heart that I waved good-bye to her and locked the door behind us, and we started up the steps that lead out of our complex in silence. "This is the beginning of the end," Heidi said sadly and we both stopped.
"Let's go get her," I said.
Heidi's eyes lit up, but she was unsure. "It's so hot," she reminded me, "and she hasn't eaten."
"We'll go slow," I said, "in the shade. And bring lots of water."
"And treats," Heidi finished.
And so we did.
It was with a bit of a heavy heart that I waved good-bye to her and locked the door behind us, and we started up the steps that lead out of our complex in silence. "This is the beginning of the end," Heidi said sadly and we both stopped.
"Let's go get her," I said.
Heidi's eyes lit up, but she was unsure. "It's so hot," she reminded me, "and she hasn't eaten."
"We'll go slow," I said, "in the shade. And bring lots of water."
"And treats," Heidi finished.
And so we did.
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