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Phoning My Dog
He gets scared during storms
I have a white GSD named Snowy. I rescued him in 2020. The reason his ears flop — he was nutritionally deprived as a puppy. But now he is very healthy.
I was diagnosed with metastatic brain, lung, and liver cancer in April of 2021.
Because GSDs need so much exercise and I could no longer walk, I had to have a friend care for him after my brain surgery.
Thanks to physical therapy, I was able to start walking again. We arranged weekly visits with Snowy. At first, just for a couple of hours at a time. Then I was able to have him for longer periods. This year, I started having him for overnight visits. In the morning, I can walk him if I use my rollater — this supports me while I walk and has a seat I can use when I need to.
As I get stronger, I hope to be able to have Snowy back full time.
In the meantime, Snowy stays with my friend. But he misses me. And I miss him.
Snowy gets scared during thunderstorms.
This morning it was raining where my friend lives. My friend called me to let me know. I knew Snowy was scared.
So I had a phone call with my dog.
He’d been trembling. When he heard my voice, he tilted his head, according to my friend. He…
