Day 5 A Change of Life
It's strange how a death of a family pet can change family dynamics. Many of the daily "jobs" disappear. Not having to pick up dog shit at the crack of dawn and water down the pee spots to save the expensive lawn grass. The crows miss the dog since Pauline doesn't put pieces of bread on the bird feeder out back for the sparrows. The crows always flew in to steal the pieces and Sassy the dog would burst out of the house through the doggie door to chase the crows away.
She didn't care about sparrows and the sparrows ignored her. Sometime during sleepy afternoons, Sassy the dog would roll around on the lawn and take a nap. Sparrows would come hopping around often mere inches from Sassy looking for whatever sparrows look for. Sometimes Sassy would be awake and watch the sparrows curiously as they hopped around her. Crows on the other hand would tease the dog by alighting on the lawn, watching the doggie door for Sassy's charge, then fly away hopping on a nearby wall to scold her. If no charge, the crow would go to the bird feeder and chow down.
No walks either. Each morning would have a "car ride" for Sassy, me taking her in my old 1994 Dodge Caravan around the city to some neighborhood park not yet visited and Sassy and I would walk around, her sniffing the new territory and I with the ready dog poo bag. Often we would go twice a day, two car rides. what a deal! Nowadays, no walks, no car rides, just staring at the empty back lawn, waiting for nothing.
She didn't care about sparrows and the sparrows ignored her. Sometime during sleepy afternoons, Sassy the dog would roll around on the lawn and take a nap. Sparrows would come hopping around often mere inches from Sassy looking for whatever sparrows look for. Sometimes Sassy would be awake and watch the sparrows curiously as they hopped around her. Crows on the other hand would tease the dog by alighting on the lawn, watching the doggie door for Sassy's charge, then fly away hopping on a nearby wall to scold her. If no charge, the crow would go to the bird feeder and chow down.
No walks either. Each morning would have a "car ride" for Sassy, me taking her in my old 1994 Dodge Caravan around the city to some neighborhood park not yet visited and Sassy and I would walk around, her sniffing the new territory and I with the ready dog poo bag. Often we would go twice a day, two car rides. what a deal! Nowadays, no walks, no car rides, just staring at the empty back lawn, waiting for nothing.
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