It’s a pensive time

My canine companion of nine years is a sweet, reserved, gentle and funny greyhound. He doesn’t have a mean bone in his body. Dash is my heart dog. In February Dash was diagnosed with kidney disease, a progressive illness that prevents the body from using the protein in food to maintain muscle. It's true, there’s a broken heart in my future. The breaking has already begun. But I wouldn't have missed the heart-opening of loving this creature for anything.