This is a post that I borrowed from my brother Norman's Facebook page about their "borrowed" dog Alma. I liked the story as much as I liked little Alma so I asked if I could use it in my Blog.
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| Alma |
My Brother Norman and his wife Sarah are not dog people, never were, but then they met Alma - their son-in-law's chronically cute possible-Malt-Chi. Five pounds of fluffy cuteness in perpetual need of grooming. It was love at first head-scritch. She was 12, and starting to find her home (5 other dogs, 4 kids, various cats and small exotics) a bit overwhelming. Norm and Sarah asked if their quiet household could be her old-folks-home and her "owners" (nobody owns Alma - she owns the world) agreed. She came to live with them and they were smitten; as were our entire families (special mention of Norm's mother-in-law Joanie), their neighbours, every kid at the elementary school across the street, and pretty much everyone who had occasion to come to their house (read friends, Amazon drivers, Mormons, and campaigning politicians.)
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| Norm, Alma & Sarah |
Alma spent most of her days on her bed on their couch keeping an eye on them every second of every day looking for clues as to what they might be up to: eating (Which required her participation), heading out for a walk, going someplace fun where other people might be, or heaven forbid, going someplace that didn't allow pets (i.e. cruelly abandoning her).
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| Out for a walk |
She basically lead the life of Riley, hiking, and camping back when she was 100%, chilling on her bed or cuddling up to watch TV or listen to music as she slid into her senior years. She was a happy, cheeky, playful pup till the very end. It turned out that the "very end" was one morning after a tough night; her little murmuring heart could keep up no longer and she passed in Sarah's arms as Jessica (her "sort of" actual owner) was helping get her ready to go to the vet.
It's all very sad, but like with so many beloved pets, the silver lining is that she could not have been more loved and could not have led a longer, happier, more pampered dog's life.
R.I.P little Alma, you brought so much joy to so many. everyone will all miss you.
Aww, the little sweetie! I’m definitely on the list of people who were smitten with her, as is Rob. Rest easy little angel girl! She did have a wonderful retirement! Doesn’t get better than that!
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