i miss roscoe


it has been just over a month since the death of my dog roscoe
the house is not the same
walking the dogs is not the same

i miss roscoe
lisa misses roscoe
and well
not sure if what brutus is feeling is missing roscoe
but I do know that brutus' life is different

brutus' behavior around the house is different
brutus' behavior in the woods is different

brutus and roscoe were brothers
born of the same austrailian shepard father and two different golden retreiver mothers
born five days apart

these dogs lived life in tandem
brutus was roscoe's yin
roscoe was brutus' yang
now brutus is half a dog
it is like the mischief has been surgically removed from him

lisa and i are now in the stage of considering getting another dog
in colorado we saw many wonderful dogs that made us crave a second dog
we are thinking we will get a young puppy... not a puppy... but a 2 or 3 year old
not sure of the breed
we will open our eyes to the opportunity and let the opportunity present itself
the primary concern... that there is some sort of positive synergy with brutus
as much as we are going to get a dog for ourselves
we are going to get this dog for brutus

brutus needs a playmate
brutus needs a companion

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