Bye Wally

Weily's Last Day: Woke up early, before the goddaughters, for our walk and breakfast. Weily was very good with the kids with only an occasional puppy kiss. After they left, Weily and I started our work in the garden. He explored the backyard for a bit and then settled down for a rest on the cool grass - not even bothered by the neighbor's barking dog.

Watching from the window:
In the afternoon we made a trip to Wal-Mart. We overheard a few people discussing that you can't bring a dog into the store. Next stop was the grocery store to pick-up some supplies for our bake sale contribution. It might have been easier to just donate the money (Lisa spent the whole evening baking and decorating).

Children in the store were surprised and excited to see and greet a dog. We also talked about dogs with the owner of a nearby kennel who was shopping. She commented on Weily's excellent behavior. The bagger was thrilled to see a dog and she thanked us for coming to her checkout lane.

A little more work in the garden and fixing the basement door. Weily watched me intently the whole time. He wanted to help - if he only had opposable thumbs.

We swapped our walk for playing ball again this evening. He enjoys that more (he loves to play ball). and it lasts longer! Weily is a wonderful dog and well behaved. He is so easy going and mellow. We learned a lot from him and will miss our "Wally".


In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog. - Edward Hoagland