I hate seeing my dog get old.

[mopinko]

46. it's the only bad thing about dogs.

i have a pair of rat terrier sisters. they are 12 now, and starting to get a little grey in the face. one has been dx'd as having mast cell tumors. we removed the ones she had, and so far they havent come back. the worst part, tho, is that her sister has the same collection of lipomas and skin tags. have to suspect that at some point she will also sport a couple of those tumors.

it has been a trip having these little "twins". never seen a closer pair of dogs, and i rarely have one at a time. they clean each others eyes and ears, lay together in a pile. they cant help barking together. recently they started howling like coyotes when i am not around and something gets them riled up. where that came from i will never know.

i hate, hate, hate the pall of age on a dog. that constant weighing of how much longer, how bad will it get, when will it be time, will i keep my nerve and do what's right.
but this time i have the extra burden of knowing that one will lose her sister.

sad it is indeed.
sad as hell.

hang in there.