A week ago today I buried my best little buddy. It still hurts a lot. I miss him so much. When I walk into the livingroom, I start to smile and lift my hand to wave, expecting to see him sitting in his spot on the couch, and then I see he's not there, and my heart sinks like a stone. I'm really lonely without him.
I'm so glad we brought his body home from the vet's and we buried it here. I visit his grave every morning when I wake up and every night before bed. We buried him in the forest, beside the biggest tree on the property.
I will be getting a new puppy/dog asap. Taco was a very tenacious dog and helped kill rats here on the farm. so in addition to me needing a new best friend, we need a new ratter If left unchecked, we will end up with a serious rat problem here. Last year, rats killed several of our baby birds. It was very upsetting. The cats can only do so much. Rats are more of a dog's domain.
I have found an excellent pup in New Brunswick that I'd like to get. It's a standard shorthaired Dachshund/Mini Australian shepherd cross. Dachshunds are excellent vermin killers; they have been used to kill rats, badgers and even foxes. The mini Aussie shepherd is a solid all purpose farm dog and herder. It should be an excellent cross. The pup should end up being about 25 pounds. Both Dachshunds and Aussie Shepherds are extremely loyal, so hopefully he will be as good as friend as Taco was.
This is one of the pup from the litter.
The vet bills left me pretty broke and I'm pinching pennies right now trying to save enough to get the puppy. Dogs here on the East Coast are outrageously expensive! :( If anyone would like to help out and donate a little to my puppy fund, my email for both Paypal and Etransfer is:
roguewolf-imphavok@hotmail.com
Thank you for caring!
Hugs and love!
