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The woman who started the Dog Ranch was there today. I've not seen her in months. I think I'm usually gone before she gets there. She told me that Tommy was going to the vets today and might not come back. She told me that so that I could spend some time with him today which I did.
Tommy was one of the first dogs I walked. He and his bonded sister, Shadow have lived together ever since they came to the sanctuary.
This is Tommy, on the left, and Shadow, on the right:
They were one of the few pairs of dogs you could walk at the same time. Over the past year or so Tommy's arthritis has been getting worse until he doesn't much like to get out of his compartment.
He's mostly blind now and can hardly walk at all.
It is, of course, an accepted part of the job that the dogs will move on sooner rather than later. There are a few youngish dogs but most are pretty old and living out their last couple of years here. So
The group will send me a text. There have been half a dozen that have moved on since I've been there. Tommy had a good life before and while he was at the Ranch.
Tommy was one of the first dogs I walked. He and his bonded sister, Shadow have lived together ever since they came to the sanctuary.
This is Tommy, on the left, and Shadow, on the right:
They were one of the few pairs of dogs you could walk at the same time. Over the past year or so Tommy's arthritis has been getting worse until he doesn't much like to get out of his compartment.
He's mostly blind now and can hardly walk at all.
It is, of course, an accepted part of the job that the dogs will move on sooner rather than later. There are a few youngish dogs but most are pretty old and living out their last couple of years here. So
The group will send me a text. There have been half a dozen that have moved on since I've been there. Tommy had a good life before and while he was at the Ranch.