photo of my wheaten irish wolfhound

Putting My Irish Wolfhound Down

Today, I had to put my sweet Irish Wolfhound down. She was a sweet, sweet puppy. She was 10. She lived a good life.

What I’ll Miss About My Irish Wolfhound

  • Her sweet temperment
  • Her attachment to me. How she cried every time I left home and ran at me when I got home
  • Her sweet bark
  • Her majesty and beauty
  • Our walks
  • Her desire to chase bunnies but didn’t because she was so well trained
  • Her dreadlocks
  • Her small ears
  • Her undying love and devotion to me
  • How she laid in her grass
  • How she loved and protected her chickens
  • How I had to scratch her chin every night before bed
  • How people called her a Shetland pony
  • Her beard
  • How she leaned into you when you petted her
  • How she loved Dutch Bros
  • How she loved peanut butter
  • How she’d smash her bones on the concrete, so she could get to the interior, good marrow (she was incredibly smart)
  • How she’d raise her paw when she was laying down in a submissive posture, so you could pet her belly
  • How she ate snow for her water intake
  • How she stood for 24 hours when she had a cone on because she was afraid to lay down
  • How she wouldn’t eat when I’d go on vacation

Too much death in my life right now. I love you and miss you, Jewel! I’ll see you soon!

my cat helping me read. I miss her. www.jendionne.com

I Feel Empty Inside

It’s been a long time since I’ve experienced death. You forget the heartache involved until it happens again.

For my kids, this is their first real taste of it. They were so young when my other dogs passed.

While I am still surrounded by three cats and two dogs, there is something missing. It’s as if the family is not complete with my other cat gone.

I am finding it really hard to do anything right now…

I know time will heal, as it did the past.

Yet, I find that uncomforting at the moment.

Time heals because you move on and forget. I don’t want to forget…

Life sucks right now. I find no comfort in the Bible, God, or even my other animals.

So I find myself sitting, waiting, hoping, and praying

For time to heal.

And this sucks.