Tweet Even though Sadie is a fearful dog, I’m convinced her natural state-of-being is joy. When she feels safe, she oozes delight. She launches her body into midair and twirls it around just because the snow tickles her toes and the sun the shinning. Her tail whirls like a helicopter at the mere sound of […]
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Tweet When we left Sadie in the previous post, she was polishing off her yummy frozen treat-in-a-sock-in-a-box and I was pondering more brain-wearying games for her to play while she’s recovering from her injury. Sadie’s wild about tennis balls. How could we play with tennis balls that didn’t require her running after them? My eyes […]
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Tweet “Are you r-e-a-dy?” I sing to Sadie. She lowers her haunches into an anticipatory, quivering sit. I fling her yellow tennis ball into the shallow lake. Charging full tilt, Sadie splashes after it. She is focused, confident, and ecstatic. My heart balloons with delight. Then Sadie stops dead in the chest high water. The yellow […]
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