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I took my early walk at 6:30am,it was lightly raining,with a bit of wind temp in the mid 40's
My plan this morning was to wash the furniture in living/dining rm,bedroom with Murphy's oil soap,never happen. My close friend,Marcia called asking if I wanted to come with her, to Trader Joe's,she figured a change of scenery would make me feel better. The only location of the store is located in Amherst,NY{burb of Buffalo}
On the way,I asked about Aker my' buddy boy', knew he had health problems. For the past 3 months or so he wasn't finishing his breakfast ,drinking alot of water. When I walked him 2 weeks ago, he was his usual self, Marcia found him on the sofa early Sun morning. Dave Jr, bought Aker when he was 12 weeks old,when he moved out of the house,Aker stayed with Marcia&hubby Dave,other son Alexei. As he grew older,he became really smart,knew what 'treat','walk' all meant,got excited every time we said the words. He was a goof ball, but a sweet,loving dog. Marcia said' he had you wrapped around his paws'. I said' yes, I was a happy camper every time I could go on walks with him'
 

I know how you must be feeling Sue... @moviequeen1 .It's heartbreaking to lose a companion, despite him not being your own dog, he would have still felt part of your family...

We've lost 5 in the same amount of years.. ..Pablo, rodders, Zeus, Minky and Scruffy ... all loving and beloved, and we've got one now who has dementia, and just turned 14 years old, my daughter ( we all are) is praying he makes it through past Christmas ... it never gets easier to lose them ..
 
Pepper said:
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How can you tell if a pet has dementia? What are some of the signs? Thanks.
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well my DD would be the one to ask that question... she was the first one to pick up on it before he was formally diagnosed. .. but I can tell you how Stanley is now, and that is that he will be doing something normal that a dog does, and then he'll just stop and stare into space like he doesn't know who you are or where he is... his little eyes glaze over and it's clear if you speak to him he hasn't got a clue what you're asking of him, he gets easily disorientated.....it only last a few minutes at a time because 98.5% of the time now, he is asleep...

he's still our lovely stanley and active for a few mins at a time and then he's absolutely exhausted like he's run a hundred miles.. , but his little legs will splay out and he won't know which part of the floor is safe if he goes from one room to another with different flooring..

It feels like it's only 5 mins since he was ''my little magawi''.. which is what I used to call him because as a tiny weeks old puppy he had razor sharp teeth and he would bite me with them when he got so excited to go for walks and I'd be trying to get a lead on him... :love:

This is him about 16 weeks.. with his big brother scruffy who was only a year old believe it or not.. he was always old before his time...:ROFLMAO:

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he's a miniature labradoodle.. and this was him about 3 years old in my garden...
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now aged 14....the eldest by a year of the 3 dogs we have left and suffering from dementia...
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he's still very much aware who we are and still gets very excited to see us, but his spacial awareness is going very fast , and he'll just suddenly go into a whole world of his own where he's obviously not aware of his surroundings...
 
What am I doing today? Blocking a lot of spam calls! I'm getting flooded with them for some reason. WTF?

I just placed an ad to try to sell our old car. I guess I'd better try to find the title before people come to look at it. :ROFLMAO:

We need to rent a storage unit for unnecessary clutter. We have a small house and it's not easy for my wife to get around with all this crap, but she refuses to throw anything away. She gets emotionally attached to her stuff. I'm just the opposite. I only keep the essentials.

There have been a lot of big black crows swarming our yard this afternoon for some reason. They keep flying around my office window and drinking out of the bird bath out front. They're cool to watch. Hopefully, they're getting some of the mice. I saw some mouse poop the other day and set a trap, but no bites yet. There are also two orange cats that roam the neighborhood and catch mice. It's like an animal neighborhood watch. They're providing a valuable service. :)
 
moviequeen1 said:
As he grew older,he became really smart,knew what 'treat','walk' all meant,got excited every time we said the words. He was a goof ball, but a sweet,loving dog. Marcia said' he had you wrapped around his paws'. I said' yes, I was a happy camper every time I could go on walks with him'
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He and you both added so much, to each other's lives. What a special friend. Of course you will miss him. 💌
I am glad you went for the ride, and shared memories with your friend, Marcia, and with us here.
 
Irwin said:
I just placed an ad to try to sell our old car. I guess I'd better try to find the title before people come to look at it.
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That's a very good idea! :LOL:
Most sensible people will not buy a car from you, if you can't show it's yours. :ROFLMAO:
If you can't find it, btw, you can request a replacement for it, but it could take a while to actually get one. Don't ask how I know about this.:rolleyes:

Irwin said:
There are also two orange cats that roam the neighborhood and catch mice. It's like an animal neighborhood watch. They're providing a valuable service.
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Very nice. Are they strictly volunteers in a non-profit? Or do you have to compensate them? ;)

We hope, when you visit her, that you will find that your wife is maintaining her spirits and doing alright, at the hospital, Irwin.
 
I spent the day with my Mom. She will be 90 years old next April. She lives by herself, still drives, and is very independent.

In the morning I paid her bills and did her paperwork. Then I took her to see her insurance broker, followed by a quick stop to see Holly (my BFF). Next we went to get her a flu shot. Lunch, groceries, and back home. She keeps me running...I'm tired! LOL
 
Well, I walked, beep, blood sugar 65-low, ate a couple pieces of my candy, beep, blood sugar 241 high, and I walked again 😂 rinse repeat throughout the day. Till I had enough candy and gave the rest to my husband.

Joey was taken to the doctor, at my request, and I was told his congestion was the normal course of Covid. Older son had his Covid test after spending 4plus hours with Joey in the ER. It was negative. His SO will allow him back into her house 😂🥰. Daughter texted and said she was able to stand for a couple of minutes, her pain has lessened, and she is working from home from her bed. Husbands work approved 6 months off the phone for his voice to hopefully heal. (So he still has a job.)

I received LOTS of birthday greetings and cards from SF members. Thanks so much to everyone for their support through this difficult time.

All in all, despite everything, best birthday I’ve ever had.
 
Woke up to find beautiful birthday cards from my hubby. I'm still debating on a new phone. Had lots of texts, messages in FB and we Facetimed with my g-nieces, et al. Was wonderful to see those little girls.

Talked to one sister over the phone.

Hubby went to pick up food from our favorite Chinese restaurant. And he bought chocolate cake from a coffee place. They make the best pastries.

Peaceful day.
 
PamfromTx said:
Woke up to find beautiful birthday cards from my hubby. I'm still debating on a new phone. Had lots of texts, messages in FB and we Facetimed with my g-nieces, et al. Was wonderful to see those little girls.

Talked to one sister over the phone.

Hubby went to pick up food from our favorite Chinese restaurant. And he bought chocolate cake from a coffee place. They make the best pastries.

Peaceful day.
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You are very fortunate and obviously have great taste in men, while I have not. I got my usual from my husband for my birthday, nothing. 🤦🏻‍♀️
 
We're going to the bank to wire transfer a boatload of money to a title company for the new fire dept land that's being purchased. Things are growing so fast out here that hub/fire board is buying 2 more parcels of land for a total of 3 new fire /ems buildings to be constructed. He's an engineer and fire commissioner. Its his way of giving back to the community.

Then, we'll see if we can get the Moderna booster shot and maybe eat out. Cool front coming in today with rain and windy conditions. Glad we closed the pool yesterday.

Have a good day, folks.
 
It's morning again. Today is laundry day. If I can dynamite my como se llama off my patio chair, there are chionodoxa bulbs and larkspur and baptisia seeds to plant. And the reseeded lawn to water. There are probably a few thousand weeds to pull as long as I'm gonna be out there crawling around in the dirt.

In order to get all that done, I need to get dressed and do my morning household tidying up.
 
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