@Suzanne302
Sort of off topic but I can't help noticing Griffin in your profile photo.
We lost our faithful hound Betts a few months ago.....
She was so much a part of Ade and I, not a day goes by when we don't think of her. And every guest loved her too........
Last November she went off her food , went all lethargic. Many vets visit's later and a couple of thousand dollars we had to say goodbye to her.
We had a lovely woman from a business called 'Peaceful Paws' come in, she gave Betts a sedative and a few minutes later increased it. Betts was so content, she was in her own back yard surrounded by us and her familiar things, Even with her eyes shut she still snuggled up for a pat.......20 minutes later, she was gone!
I buried her up in the rear garden alongside her predecessor Jetti Boy.
You never really own a pet Suzanne, they are only ever on loan to us! Sooner or later we have to give them back.
I still miss her coming up to the side of the bed in the morning and giving my arm a lick and sitting there with those eyes, "Come on dad, time to get up"!
Ade misses her because Betts was really her only local daily outdoor activity. Each afternoon she would go out and throw the ball for Betts.......
I still tear up when a new guest arrives and says...."Where's Betts" and I have to explain she is no longer with us!
Another chapter in our life closes, will we get another? I don't think so, the rear garden is starting to look a bit like Centennial Park cemetery, and it so breaks your heart each you have to set them off on that rainbow bridge.
Hang onto that Griffin of yours Suzanne, give him a big squeeze, he might be a rescue but he has found a wonderful life in you....make the most of your time together!
Cheers..........Rob