Nelly's old dog, Szuszi has died about 6 months ago and we were all wondering if she was going to get another one. There are lots of arguments for and against, but Roy and I were hoping she wouldn't. As she is 80 next year, walking a dog twice a day, spending all that money on its feed and the vet, being bound to the house etc., etc. would be the negatives. The positives are: company for a lonely old lady, lots of love and in this day and age - security as well. Not to mention keeping pests: stray cats, other dogs and even mice down. This is also a consideration in a village.
Well, she got herself a Golden Retriever from one of her son's friends. A little girl this time whom she named Lady. I think the choice of a bitch is actually quite a wise one. Szuszi became a real menace every time the bitches of the neighbourhood were on heat and that really caused a fair amount of hassle for her. After her maturity she will have Lady neutered and thus a problem will be eliminated. She is really sweet and is visibly growing every day. Apparently she was the runt of the litter and after initially being quite well fed during the lactation period, recently she was getting less and less food in a litter of six puppies. She only arrived 5 days ago, but she nearly doubled her weight since then, so she is catching up fast.
I had a session of chatting to her, cuddling and stroking her this morning and her fur is like silk. Very sweet and I think we will be good friends.
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