Old Men

Two walks before breakfast with a trip to the grocery store and drug store after his evening walk.

On the walk this morning we met one of Buddy's friends. An older gentleman who has been taking care of his daughter's dog, Larry, the last two weeks. They were always happy to see Buddy or at least one of them was. The dog was not socialized much, so he was apprehensive. The owner always picked him up around other dogs. We tried to keep Buddy calm and every day Larry got more comfortable with Buddy.

Well today the man was walking without his dog; Larry returned home this weekend. The man was happy to see Buddy. I could tell he missed having Larry around. Hopefully we will see him tomorrow.

There is an older clerk at the drug store who is also a fan of Buddy. He always asks if Buddy can have a treat. We always say okay as long as Buddy stays calm. So today the clerk had some beef jerky. We usually give Buddy a pea sized piece. The clerk gave him a little piece (actually half a stick) and later allowed Buddy to finish it off.

Then after a while, he must have thought Buddy looked hungry, so the clerk got a cookie. Lisa told Buddy to be gentle and the man decided to really test him and placed the cookie in his mouth. After thoroughly searching his hands, Buddy thought the cookie disappeared. He eventually found it and both man and dog were happy.


“Old age means realizing you will never owned all the dogs you wanted to.” - Joe Gores