Thursday, May 26, 2011
Chapter 422 - Adjusting to Life without Bobby
Having been in the household for 13 years, Bobby has had a profound effect on some of the things in the house.

For example, we keep all the doors at home closed, because we don't want him to wander into our rooms and the toilets when we are not at home. (It used to be that he'd pee in the these places when we were not around). So this morning, when I was putting the string to the hook to close the kitchen toilet door (ours is a really old door, which can only be closed from inside the toilet, so we had to make a string that allowed us to close it from the outside), my mum said "No need to close alr, ah boy is gone."

My mum also shared this morning that she couldn't get to sleep last night till 2 am. She claims that it was because she went to bed after her usual bed time. But she also said that she was thinking about ah boy. I'm sure Bobby's death would affect my mum quite abit since they were the closest in relationship. We surely did play with Bobby quite a bit, but it was my mum who really took care of Bobby.

Some other things that we'd have to get used of will include not having to lay newspapers in the corner for the kitchen, which used to be Bobby's toilet. And not having to clear up after him. We will also have to get used to the house being quieter, since he'd be the one to welcome guests, both wanted and unwanted, at the door. Bobby surely had a loud voice, and we're all missing that already.

I guess, if I had a wish now, it'd be to be able to spend just one more day with him, so that we could say a proper good bye to him, and not just have him leave us so suddenly. I met a guy from Mutts and Mittens at the hospital yesterday, and he was sharing with me how animals hold on so tightly, even though they may have been in extreme and constant pain all along, and they will only let go when they really can't take it anymore. If this is the case, thank you to Bobby for holding on so dearly. We know that your health hasn't been so good for the last couple of years, and more so in the last couple of months. But still, you appeared to us to be a healthy and strong dog that you've always been. It must be a brave front that you were putting up, but we'd greatly appreciated it.


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