Monday, March 08, 2010

Inseparable

Better get out your hankies, dog lovers.

When our friend Tim was hospitalized with cancer, one great worry among his friends was his dog Podin, who was elderly and big as a Shetland pony.  A couple of people tried to foster him, but when he finally was taken back to the land where Tim had lived in his RV, Podin finally seemed satisfied. Then I got this email today from my friend Kris who lives on the same land:
"I just got word that Podin left us a few days ago to be with Tim.  He never went far from the house here at Renacimiento, and was found out on the highway.  They dug a big hole, as you can imagine, and when I get details will probably mark it with a stone of some sort.

"He did well here and will be missed by all.  I remember Tim telling me last year that he thought it would be Podin's last summer; so now they can be together."

6 comments:

Chrissy y Keith said...

ah, poor Podin. His must of suffered from his broken heart. I really hope our pets will be with us in Heaven.

jomamma said...

Awww, he died of a broken heart. Hope they are both walking on a beach somewhere.

Steve Cotton said...

You know why this post touched me. And I have nothing more to say.

yogapro said...

Thank you Bliss for such an honorable send off for our dear friend.

1st Mate said...

C&K - I have the same wish. I think Podin was as contented as he could be under the circumstances, but he and Tim and been together since he was a little pup, and I know he felt like an orphan.

Jomamma - Yes, I can just picture it.

Steve - I was thinking of you when I posted it.

Yogapro - You're the one who wrote it, amiga, I just passed it on. Thanks so much for letting me know, I had wondered how Podin was doing.

MxSailor said...

Got the same email, naturally. I feel somewhat relieved by this news, because nobody would ever care for Podin like Tim did. I suspected that Podin was confused and suffering by the "abandonment" that nobody wanted to happen.