I started making some headway this week with the planning and preparing for the trip this year. Yesterday, I took Leben swimming in Middleburg after a few hours at Dean and Deluca. After that, we drove a couple of hours out to a camp in West Virginia to see how he would do on the road. He did fine. Unfortunately, today he took a step down when he could not use his wheelchair after a few hours at Dean and Deluca. I'm not sure whether yesterday was too much activity for him and he just needs to rest up or whether what I am seeing in him today is permanent. If it is permanent, I fear that he has lost all he had left of a pleasant life. That dog has been such an important part of my life these last 13 years. The thought of losing him just kills me. I don't know whether taking this trip will be a good thing for him. I will continue to prepare for the trip and then decide the day we have to get on the road. I won't even think about the option of taking the trip without him.
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