Bouncer is on the roof

 

They put her down around 3:30 yesterday afternoon.  I was surprised at how depressed I was all day.  I couldn't even write anything.  She was such a sweet dog, but I'm glad she's not in pain any more.

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Bouncer

 We've made it through the first night without Ned and Marta and Bouncer is still OK.  She paced back and forth down the hall many times last night, waiting for Ned to come home.  She and Bubba didn't get into any fights.

I was terribly concerned at one point.  When she was eating, her back legs went out from under her and she had a difficult time standing up again.

Her back legs have been weaker and weaker.  It's difficult for her to get out the dog door and she goes out with her front paws and then drags her back legs out behind her.  But I've never seen her actually collapse before.

I was so afraid I'd have to call Ned.  We were taking care of his pug one Christmas while Ned and Marta went to Hawaii.  the dog got very sick and had to be taken to the hospital.  We called Ned and he made arrangements to fly home, but  the dog died before he got here.  He's always been upset that the hospital didn't save him before they cremated him so he could  tell him goodbye.

The last thing I wanted to do was call him while he and Marta were having a couple of days away.  But once Bouncer got on her feet again, she walked fine...or as fine as she does these days...and paced back and forth, back and forth, down the hall for a couple of hours, hoping Ned would come in the front door.

I decided to sleep in the recliner so I could keep track of her on her bed in the family room.  She goes outside to pee many times a day and once or twice at night gets Ned to bring her downstairs to pee.  I was very worried that she went from about 9 p.m. until 9 a.m. without waking up.  She once stood at the sliding glass door and I opened it for her, like Ned does, but she wouldn't go outside.  She went from the family room bed into her living room bed, which is where she spent the rest of the night.  I was sure I'd find her dead in the morning.  But no, she finally woke up and went outside.  I expected her to pee a lot, but it was just a normal amount of peeing.

Surprisingly the dogs are doing well.  Bubba tries to stay away from Bouncer, and if he is in my lap or Walt's lap, growls if Bouncer is in the room, but if he is on the floor with Bouncer he walks with him as if they were friends.  I'm wondering if these two nights without Ned is going to have any effect on the dogs' relationship when he gets home. 

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If you're into celebrating daily holidays, today is Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole day.  It's also National Whiskey day, so you could combine both holidays and enjoy.

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Beverly Day

It's raining again and predicted to rain thru the weekend.  I can't remember how long it's been since I was able to sit in my chair and watch rain for so long.  I'm sorry for the places that are having flooding problems, but it will be nice not to hear about "drought" when summer rolls around!

Ned finally fixed up some poo pads across the door to my office since this seems to be where Bouncer likes to pee if she can't get outside in the rain.  She's peed on the poo pads once, but not again in 2 days.  Poor dog.  She is just getting so old. I have gotten so fond of her in the time Ned and Marta have lived here and makes me teary thinking about her having to be put down.

I was checking out the holidays for March 21 (there are a ton of them, including World Puppetry Day, Down Syndrome Day, Twitter Day, Vermouth day, Healthy Fats Day, Crunchy Taco day...and lots more) I found out that March 21 is "Beverly day." I never knew I had a special day.  

National Beverly Day is celebrated every year on March 21 around the world. Beverly is a name that in today’s time has lost some of its popularity. A name that was initially used as a surname, but over time, it evolved into a first name too. The name itself comes from the Old English language and is a combination of two terms: ‘befer,’ which means ‘beaver,’ and ‘leah,’ which means ‘clearing.’ In a literal translation, the name means “beaver clearing.” However, the Old English language is more nuanced than that, and the name is rather indicative of a beaver stream or meadow. A beaver meadow is a meadow that grows on top of an abandoned beaver pond. It symbolizes rejuvenation and nature’s beautiful balance.

Gee...and I remember when Father Bose, at St. Brigid's Church, always referred to me as "Beaver Lake."

The history of the name Beverly is, for the most part, unknown. It appears to have been a widely used family name and originated in England during the Anglo-Saxon Period in the 5th century. As a family name, it persists to this day, but when it made its transition as a first name, it was solely given to males. For centuries, the name Beverly was masculine, and it wasn’t until the 1800s that the name started to be used for females.

So since this is my special day, I guess I'll go treat myself to lunch...

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