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My beautiful standard poodle Ash enjoys a brief sprint along the beach until she remembers she is old and has arthritis!

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Over the weekend we received some bad news regarding our beloved dog Ash. As I write this she sits by my side as she has done for the past 14 years . If I get up to move rooms, so does she, even though it is now hard work getting out of her bean bag. I have been fortunate to work mostly from home and so she is my constant companion. She has the sweetest nature and I could never have asked for a better pet. She is the type of dog that will never walk through a door unless she is invited. She is well known in our local community a result of walking her to school to pick up the kids for so many years and the fact that there aren't many standard poodles about. It is fortunate that she is so well known as recently, she wandered off much to our horror and a friend's son was driving by quite some distance from home and recognised her. He bundled her into his car and bought her back to us.

A blue poodle her Kennel name is Blueberry Ash. She is now grey, her eyes are cloudy and she is mostly deaf. She still gets excited by her walks though, short as they may be. I don't know how I will cope with what is to come but I must and I will. It is the price we pay for allowing our pets to share our lives and become part of our families. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to build the most extraordinary relationship with our pets that enriches us beyond measure.

Their lives are too short.

No heroics to try to save my old girl which is just to prolong the inevitable. We will just make sure the time she has left is comfortable and filled with love and attention-and lots of chicken wings.

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“thought bout a dog, or a cat..
Or maybe some wild life
my ventricles are calloused,
I need to trust a set of eyes”

Luxury of Hysteria by Tim Rogers

It has been a year since my beautiful companion Ash died.
After a week of bruising from things closer to home, on top of the fires, I really miss her so much.

Those soulful eyes that were only for me,
that communicated absolute trust and unconditional love and comfort when it was most needed. The coat of a poodle is curly and like wool and it is the most wonderful feeling to run your hands through it.

The eye-roller is nagging me to get another dog. I feel sick every time I think about it. I suppose I’ll come round. I could do with just one set of eyes to hold my gaze.

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