Dogs, Blogs and Slogs – Life Happens And How Your Dog Can Help
Well it’s been a long time since I sat down and wrote anything. That’s because – like everyone- sometimes life gets in the way. To cut a long story short, after deciding I was going to move in with my long term partner, we sold our houses and I came back to Cumbria ‘temporarily’. Due to a BIG episode of stupidity on my part, we split up. So I was without partner, without job and living in my supposedly temporary house in Millom. Mega stress.
It’s taken a while to get back on an even keel. It’s like being bereaved. You just don’t know where you are for about a month and can’t focus on anything. And after that length of time away it gets a bit daunting thinking about the e-mails, blog comments and so on which have built up. But I’m on top of it now.
Of course in times like this when it seems a slog, having animals of any kind can be comforting. So I have spent a lot of time out walking the dogs – around Eskdale, the Duddon Valley, Coniston, Ravenglass and Muncaster Castle, Haverigg and Bootle Beaches and other delightful places in the Lake District National Park.
As for my ‘puppy’….. well Arwen is fantastic. She’s not going to be a big girl but she’s super sweet, gorgeous to look at and now has all her adult teeth. She and Kylah love to race, chase and play. So watching them has given me a lot of pleasure. My only gripe is that Arwen comes back from the beach sand coloured instead of white!
When life is a slog, your dog(s) can be just the thing to get you out of yourself and give you a different perspective. Ok they can’t talk but they do know if you need reassurance. They can make you smile when you didn’t think there was a smile left in you. So if you’re reading this and feeling a little less than great, go hug your dog, cuddle your cat, snuggle your guinea pig or find some other warm furry creature to commune with. It really does help.
I’ll be back to more regular blogging from now on. If there’s anything you’d like me to blog about related to dogs (other subjects also considered!), just comment right back.
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