tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post1979599832424554106..comments2024-03-28T05:28:30.818-04:00Comments on A Dark Planet: David Terrenoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482864941636273068noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-70313725327787334072009-01-07T10:22:00.000-05:002009-01-07T10:22:00.000-05:00When the ex and I lost Toonces (born about a year ...When the ex and I lost Toonces (born about a year before we married and died a month before we packed it in as a couple), I think I bawled my eyes out everyday coming home from work for a week.<BR/><BR/>The current Missus and I have this mutt that has St. Bernard, collie, and some kind of terrier in her. Her name is Gurl, and she accepted me into the family before Nita or I even knew we'd be a family.<BR/><BR/>Gurl's our baby. She was an abused dog when our nephew owned her, and Chris, who'd make a great character in one of our stories, trained her to behave and treated her like... Well, like he loved his dog.<BR/><BR/>Gurl's now lazy, spoiled, and behaves a lot like a cat. We love her to bits, but we know that day is coming when I'm going to have to go to that same place in Montgomery where the former wife and I put Toonces down.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping Gurl is old and decrepit when that finally happens, because it's going to take me another decade to get over the last time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897529.post-74456306111983771472009-01-06T12:46:00.000-05:002009-01-06T12:46:00.000-05:00Looks good, brother. Last year after my mother-in...Looks good, brother. Last year after my mother-in-law passed, we took possession of her 17 year old dog, Wookie. He was half blind, deaf and could barely walk ... but every night when we returned from work, his tail wagged 100 mph and lit up our lives. Unfortunately, his liver gave out a few months back and Ann Marie held him in her lap while they put Wookie to sleep ... heartbreaking just to type this.<BR/><BR/>Our pup (a fierce bichon), Rigoletto, gets 2 insulin shots a day and nearly died a few years back when he went into insulin shock ... he cost us (that time) just about all of my first (and last) screenplay advance and I'd mortgage the house if I had to do it again. Rigoletto is about 8 adult years now and starting to show his years ... but we can't imagine not having him.<BR/><BR/>Dogs, my brother ... well, they just rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com