And Then There Was Kim

Today, Sunday is a great day. Everybody is home. We usually get to take a nap with Dad and Mom. Best of all Mom made pancakes. Now I know pancakes are not in the "Healthy Dog" recipe book but honestly don't you just love light fluffy pancakes? Skeeter and I love them. We don't even use syrup, Maybe a touch of sausage or bacon grease. Today we had bacon. YUMMMM

Mom wrote another installment on her dogs. There are lots of funny and sad stories to tell over the year but she is sticking to the basics.

And Then There Was Kim

We all missed our Cocker Spaniel, Sandy. Our home had a hole in it. I had always loved Boston Terriers, probably because my first dog was a Boston Terrier. Fortunately, my husband liked them too. The children didn’t really care. The idea of a puppy was good enough.

We got Kim from a home breeder. He was the runt of the liter and it wasn’t until later that we discovered he had stomach problems. It was too late. We were in love with him. He couldn’t tolerate dog food. Human food was another story. He ate everything unless it was round like peas, grapes etc.

He was a good little dog. He was the only dog I ever knew that could tear up and have a big tear roll down his cheek. He seemed to do this at will, after he had been scolded, which wasn’t often or when he was looking for extra attention.

We also found out that he could not swim. He really could not swim. He would freeze up when he got in water and quickly sink to the bottom. At one point we tried to get him used to water by putting him into the bathtub. He could not swim even one little dog paddle.

The children were teenagers by now. My marriage failed and I came out the lucky one.I got both children and the dog.

I remarried in 1969 and before long my daughter went to Chicago to college and my son moved away. Kim was alone all day. He was so lonely. We felt sorry for him but did not want to see him anyplace he would be unhappy.

A co-worker of my husband had two small boys and they were thinking of getting a small dog. Since this would be their first dog, they did not want a puppy. We took Kim to their house and the two boys loved him. We told them if it didn’t work out, we would take the dog back. The grandmother lived with them so someone was home all day. Kim spent his later years with lots of love and attention.

When Kim died, they got another Boston Terrier.

We were dogless again and decided we should stay that way because there were no children at home, we worked all day and a dog would be lonely.

Today's quote is from Louis Sabin.

" No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich."