Tag: optimism

We have a new neighbor on our hill. I met him the other day when I was taking my beloved old puppy—whose arthritis prevents him from getting a walk—out for his drive. My neighbor was walking his three pups down the hill, so of course as mutual dog lovers, we had to stop and have a conversation. One of my neighbor’s dogs only sported two legs; he had a wheeled contraption that took the place of his back legs. Another of his dogs rolled around gleefully in a doggy-perfected "wheelchair" with his three legs, and the last of his cuties had the more common four legs. Despite their differences, all three dogs were obviously happy, healthy, enthusiastic critters. And my sweet 14 year old Ringo, despite his creaky hindquarters and sagging back, enjoys his car rides enormously, muzzle straight into the wind like any self-respecting dog.