I sit in the back yard of the senior dog sanctuary, near the spot where I said my final goodbye to Clyde. He was euthanized a couple hours later, and with his passing, another great dog went out of my life. <\/p>\n
The river is running brown and gurgling behind me. My mind meanders to Clyde’s Mick Jaggar-like tongue and his comically fiendishness for treats. <\/p>\n
I smell woodsmoke and it becomes almost Proustian in nature to me. I had some incredible woodsmoke moments in my life. I know there will be more, but I’ll have to start the fire, in reality and metaphor.<\/p>\n
Bonnie comes over for a treat. What a sweet dog. What nourishment she has provided to me. My cells fed upon the nourishment while I reanimated as a human being last year. <\/p>\n
How do you thank dogs?<\/p>\n
I have a great notion: next summer I will teach a writing workshop at the sanctuary, invite writers and their dogs to see this magical place, prompt the writers to write about dogs, and perhaps produce a special publication extolling the virtues of having a dog. I would charge the writers my usual fee and then donate all the proceeds to the sanctuary.<\/p>\n
Yes, a great dog notion. I feel blessed they still come my way. <\/p>\n
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