Well
I knew I couldn't come back to this thread without talking about my dead dog.
Tiki - Australian Shepherd ~15 years
Died in February '19
It's Saturday
I surfed
I got drunk for this
thought of ideas
olst them...
Tiki was my second Australian Shepherd
and I'll swear
they are the best breed between wild and domesticated
Hula was my first and she was the champ at agility, speed, and fetching
(once hula knocked herself out on a speed run when she was doing her race course in our big grass/tree backyard...)
Tiki came in after a divorce, Hula's death, and my daughter ready to take on the responsibilities of a dog. daughter is a great care taker
for too long of time
it was me, my daughter, and Tiki
and when my daughter was with my ex it was
him and me
i went to a breeder I'd chose, and daughter and i drove a long way to pick out Tiki barely open eyes. We chose (all were snatched up) and waited until he was old enough to pick up. When we went to pick him up I could tell there was a bit of a problem. He had a problem with one eye and (I could tell by doctor's and breeder's face) was not ideal...
This was the dog my 8 year old daughter picked out and we stuck by him...
he had a bit of a problem with his left vision side. He was still a pretty good Frisbee fetcher, but over time other things;
he was very ornery and did not get along with other dogs at all. This was a pain because at the time I wanted to take him to dog parks to meet women who loved dogs... did not work. We loved him anyway
Kekoa came along when I met my 2nd wife. It took a loonnngggg aaaassssss time
but finally Tiki thought of Kekoa like a little slave...
here's a great story
once Patricia and I were walking on the beaches of Mexico
tiki on leash because of his attitude
kekoa off leash
kekoa and tiki separated by a large margin on the sand
three stray pack mex dogs came up on little terrier kekoa
and started attacking him
I knew I was too far away so I quickly let tiki off leash
He rushed up and body slammed two of them, rolled, got up and chase all three off...
anyway, i miss tiki
He and kekoa were staying at our house in Mazatlan, nice front yard
but
at the time he died we were in TJ while I worked
We were paying a good dog-walker to take care of them while we were away
(he was at the doctors the night tiki died)
and my wife's dad loved Tiki and took him out regularly
It was the right thing because our tj apartment is too small
and we're there every other month...
still
I knew tiki was getting old
acting sluggish
last time I was in Mazatlan
we saw he had trouble getting up
breathing had been labored for coming up on a year
we'd had a tumor removed from his leg...
so found out he had the cancer
We were going to be back to Mazatlan when I had a break from work in a week
Tiki started having real problems
went to the vet
breathing problems
put to sleep while he was asleep
but I wasn't there...
he's buried at la casa in Mazatlan
Kekoa goes over and sniffs