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pizza
I hear what you are saying but I think Dad wanted to live for ever.
When he was in the home he was telling staff he was wanting to go and do the garden at home, he was going to extend the kitchen and he wanted a dog and was planning several holidays.
I got a dog and he is great company for me now.
He went to the home with me most days and is now greatly missed there so I still go back about once a month so people can see the dog again.
Oddly enough he is well liked by people who came in since Dad passed away so I may be visiting for the life of this dog and possibly the next.
He is a Cairn Terrior and is strong for his size.
He should be OK for the duration of his life but our last cairn lived for 16 years.
I will be 77 in 16 years time so I may have to look for a dog which is not as strong.
Lissie