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The Old Man and Dog
The Old Man and Dog

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29 comments

  1. tgstyle24
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    I'm sorry Jon... I couldn't read it till the end... too many memories... but well written as always... well written
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Thanks and no worries
  2. PatrickTheDM
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    Really nice Jonathan and I can relate to this very well being a dog owner who has held a loved pet as she passed. Excellent writing and very moving.
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Big thanks for the nice comment Patrick. We seem to have a lot of pet lvoers around here and glad the story resonated with you and them.
  3. choeli
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    OK, now I'm crying my eyes out here. My little girl, Daisy, is always with me and as she gets older, I worry more. I can't imagine not having her.

    In my dreams, my heaven is a field and on one of the rocks is my beloved cat. She's waiting for me as well.
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Many thanks for checking out this little short story Choeli. The price of having animal companions is always the age thing. Still rather have that than nothing at all.
    2. choeli
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      I love my little girl almost more than anything. I can't imagine life without her but eventually, I will have to.
  4. FastBlackCat
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    This was a lovely and bittersweet tale, Wolf. Made me get a little watery remembering all the dogs and cats I've shared my life with (not to forget to mention rabbits, guinea pigs and a few hundred other companions ).
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Thanks FBC. Something a little different from me as I was in the mood for a mellow short story.
  5. wadelycan
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    A wonderful tale indeed. I don't really have any real life experience to draw on here, as all of my roommates ever have had some form of pet allergy. Maybe the closest is my favorite childhood cat ran off one day (which was normal for weeks at a time) and never came back. He was always a bit of a sh*t though, and I imagined that he just found the next house that fed him and stayed.

    I do wonder if this gets even more profound when we get older ourselves, and perhaps when both dog and human are near the end, if something like this happens and they go into the great unknown together.
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Many thanks Wade. Certainly old age can often be a time where being alone is more of a problem and having an animal can help with that although I suspect its hard at most any age.
  6. Bernt
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    Darn - you really had my eyes well with thears here I think everyone who's said goodbye to a beloved pet knows the feeling. I've tried it with both cats and dogs. And I've cried my heart out every time. Beautifully told closing in a most wonderful way
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Thank you Bernt! I agree it is hard for any animal lover to deal with - losing any loved one is hard and animals have a certain innocent loyalty to them that makes it seem extra hard. As for the ending ... well its a nice dream to have and find some comfort in it. Maybe others will as well.
  7. graykin4
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    I just adapted a Shepard Malamute. It had been 4 years since my last dog passed. He was an old lab. It's only been about 2 months now but we are already bonding well. Your story made me think of what an old cowboy once said when someone asked him if he wanted to go to Heaven when he died. He replied, I just want to go where ever it is that the dogs go when they die. Thank you!
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Thanks and that sounds like an awesome mix-breed! I always wanted a malamute but I don't live in situation that is good for malamutes. A shep mix sounds very interesting - must be a big one

      As I wrote in another comment my only sense of spirituality occurred when one of my dogs passed away which is connected to this story. I like the cowboy's saying and in this story it is how I would like to go - join up with the dog pack and become part of nature again.
  8. Marthos
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    That rattled me Jon, don't mind admitting it. Made me think of all my four legged friends over the years as well as the two laid by my chair now, they're 12 and 10 years old and the older one has inoperable lumps so she's being kept comfortable with medication. I dread what's to come though.

    That was a lovely piece of writing and its nice to be made to "feel" by something like this, lets you know your still human, thanks Jon
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Many thanks Marthos. So hard when dogs get old and we out live them. When writing stories I sometimes use that as a way to understand what it might be like for a long lived Elf to marry a mortal. Well I hope your two friends stick around for a while to come.
  9. BlueOgreSan
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    Such a touching read, wonderful work Wolf!
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Thank you Hawk! I just adore my 4 legged friends and I also struggle with the concept of death at times so this story was me thinking about some concepts and an idea was born to write it.
  10. Heaventhere
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    Trying to put a comment with tears running down my cheeks, not bad tears but as I read it hit those emotions that stir with death as we grow older and well it was a moving , touching story.... well told, thank you for sharing Jon!!
    1. wolfgrimdark
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      Oops sorry about that. I cried a little myself writing it simply because I respond very easily to emotions real or not. I struggle with the idea of death since I am not religious and barely spiritual. The only experience I ever had that made me even a little spiritual was when I held my first dog as he died in my arms. The difference between when he was aware and watching me with his eyes and then the light went out of him ... was night and day. Like a light switch. From a living aware loving creature to an inanimate dead object. To this day I still have trouble comprehending the difference and what that spark of life really is (even with all my science and psychology background). So that is my one touch to the other side I have.

      So that was partly behind this story. I live alone and most of my family is gone and all my friends now are online. I have some nice coworkers and neighbors but they are not friends I can simply hang out with and be myself. My family supports Trump and I just don't feel connected to them anymore ... and they live to far away for me to visit easily anyhow.

      Hence its me and my dogs and my online friends for the most part. So I think about what my own life might be like down the road and it prompted this story. I don't really believe in an afterlife but if there is one, and I get any choice, I want it to be like it is in this story.