It's hard to believe that you've been gone for a year. There hasn't been a single day pass that I haven't thought about you, and when I do, it's so hard to keep the tears from flowing (they are now).
About three months ago, we brought home another little girl dog. Not to replace you; no one could do that, my little girl. Just to help fill the enormous Esme-shaped hole you left in our lives. Luna is doing that, but at the same time carving out a space that is all her own. She does have a lot of your qualities though. Like you, she started out life as a street dog, and so can't ever get enough to eat. She's still just a puppy and like you were when we first brought you home, has been chewing and destroying a lot of stuff. We're hoping that like you, she grows out of that. And then there are the ears. They're not as big as yours, but they are still pretty impressive (especially since it looks like she is going to be much smaller than you).
Opus and Gytha have finally settled down and accepted her, and it' good to see them all playing together like when you were here.
We don't go for walks anymore. Gytha got attacked by some vicious dogs up the street. Not badly, but it drove home the fact that it's just too dangerous to do. The only reason that Gytha wasn't hurt more was her size and thick fur. I shudder to think about if it had been Opus or Luna . Or you.
I guess that's all for now. We still miss you so much.
Lay down your sweet and weary head, Night is falling: we have come to journey's end Sleep now; dream of the ones who came before They are calling, from across a distant shore....
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Date: 2023-11-12 05:19 am (UTC)It's hard to believe that you've been gone for a year. There hasn't been a single day pass that I haven't thought about you, and when I do, it's so hard to keep the tears from flowing (they are now).
About three months ago, we brought home another little girl dog. Not to replace you; no one could do that, my little girl. Just to help fill the enormous Esme-shaped hole you left in our lives. Luna is doing that, but at the same time carving out a space that is all her own. She does have a lot of your qualities though. Like you, she started out life as a street dog, and so can't ever get enough to eat. She's still just a puppy and like you were when we first brought you home, has been chewing and destroying a lot of stuff. We're hoping that like you, she grows out of that. And then there are the ears. They're not as big as yours, but they are still pretty impressive (especially since it looks like she is going to be much smaller than you).
Opus and Gytha have finally settled down and accepted her, and it' good to see them all playing together like when you were here.
We don't go for walks anymore. Gytha got attacked by some vicious dogs up the street. Not badly, but it drove home the fact that it's just too dangerous to do. The only reason that Gytha wasn't hurt more was her size and thick fur. I shudder to think about if it had been Opus or Luna . Or you.
I guess that's all for now. We still miss you so much.
Lay down your sweet and weary head,
Night is falling: we have come to journey's end
Sleep now; dream of the ones who came before
They are calling, from across a distant shore....