Yesterday Harper B (and Dear Husband) helped out at an event at the University of Montana.
Her job was to attract students to the Wellness displays — A+ for Harper!
Harper B for Best Therapy Dog Temperament will be eight years old tomorrow - and you know how much we love B for Birthdays on the B for Blog.
I hope you have a B for Beautiful Day!
The Magic-8 Ball said “probably not” — we will re-check in a week but it does not appear that Claire is pregnant.
Every time I have to write this kind of thing I swear I will never again be public about breeding plans/events and instead wait to say anything until I have a confirmed pregnancy. Sometimes my empathy is such a liability — it pains me to imagine all the disappointment these words will cause.
But I want to be honest about the ways Life with Dogs — including breeding these dogs well — is both wonderful and so so hard. It is not always rainbows and unicorns — it is also bitter disappointments and the loss of already imagined and loved puppies that are not really there; it is also a great deal of time and expense that cannot be recaptured.
Losses. A very real part of Life with Dogs.
SIGH. Like literally, I just sighed — because the truth is we regroup and march on. What else can we do?
Sparkle is up to the plate next — and soon.
Life with Dogs gives us a lot of practice with that strange mix of sorrows and hope that is just Life.
Today is the last day I will have to live with the uncertainty. An ultrasound will answer the question of whether Claire is pregnant or not.
I play all manner of mind games with myself. I literally have a list of “Things I Can Do If Claire Is Not Pregnant” to try and soften what would be a hard blow.
And I have puppy names picked out.
Complicated.
I need it settled so that my mind stops being a constant Magic-8 Ball.
Source: https://www.makeschool.com/academy/track/build-ios-apps/learn-how-to-build-apps--magic-8-ball/intro-magic8
Did you imagine this kind of thing is part of breeding dogs well?