Ten years ago, my family and I took on a two-year-old corgi. Hallie was a wonderful dog. She always had her "yes" hat on and willingly participated with great enthusiasm in anything I threw her into.
At one point, however, it seemed as if she lost her spark. There were no actual signs of illness, but more of a feeling in me that everything was not as it should be. Of course, I went to the vet with my confused feeling and Hallie.
The vet examined Hallie thoroughly, but found no signs of illness and sent us back home without charging us.
14 days later I was sick with stress, which later turned into depression. Shortly after, I realized that it was my illness that Hallie had reacted to.
Hallie was a huge support to me during my illness. She was the one who dragged me to the beach, the one who made me laugh at her crazy antics, and not least her fur I cried into when I curled up in a chair with her on my lap and just couldn't figure out how I was going to get through the next hour. She was the one who cheered if I only made it a meter outside the door and the one who happily grabbed the dog's leash when I managed to get out for a walk. I am eternally grateful to her.
Hallie was one of the Everyday Dog Heroes!
The story of the German Shepherd Kassan is one of the most touching canine hero stories I have heard.
Kassan lived at my dog friend's house. At the age of 8, he suddenly started waking my friend up at night to go out. When she got up and went out with him, he would just play around, then they would go back inside and sleep.
The story repeated itself every night and gradually my friend started to get really annoyed at being woken up for nothing every night. She scolded him, but it didn't help much. Kassan insisted that she get up and let him out.
Around the same time, my friend went to the doctor to have her heart checked. It turned out that her heart rate was dropping critically at night. Kassan had discovered this and quickly took action.
My friend got a pacemaker and after that Kassan never woke her up again.
We all know a story about a dog hero who acts on his intuition and helps out without ever having learned to do so.
I mention indiscriminately:
The little Schipperke Cava, who is a huge support for her human every day. Since she came, her "mother" has not been self-harming or has increased her medication. When she has nightmares at night, Cava lies on her chest with her nose on her neck until she either wakes up or relaxes again.
Mickey the Corgi has been a visiting dog at a dementia care home, where he visited an elderly man who was nervous about having his nails cut. Mickey calmed him down, making it all go much easier.
After three years, the man passed away, and Mickey was supposed to continue as a visiting dog, but when Mickey discovered that the man was no longer at the nursing home, he turned around and went out to the car. His job at the nursing home was over.
Beautiful black Kayza, who nudged her mother at night when her blood sugar got too low.
And Ranni, Bastian, Niki and all the others…
This month's blog is intended to be a tribute to all of them.
Therefore…
Give your dog a hug and thank him for everything he gives you every day. Without our dogs, our lives would not be the same.
About this week's blogger:
Helene is 48 years old. She is on early retirement and spends a large part of her time with her animals. The animal group consists of 4 dogs, 1 cat, 15 free-range chickens, approx. 80 aviary birds and her daughter has three axolotls.
She loves writing short stories, poems and stories from her everyday life and enjoys reading a good Scandinavian crime novel.
In addition to Helene and all the animals, the family consists of Birger 55 years old, Thor 12 years old and Sigrid 10 years old.
A tribute to everyday dog heroes
Ten years ago, my family and I took on a two-year-old corgi. Hallie was a wonderful dog. She always had her "yes" hat on and willingly participated with great enthusiasm in anything I threw her into.
At one point, however, it seemed as if she lost her spark. There were no actual signs of illness, but more of a feeling in me that everything was not as it should be. Of course, I went to the vet with my confused feeling and Hallie.
The vet examined Hallie thoroughly, but found no signs of illness and sent us back home without charging us.
14 days later I was sick with stress, which later turned into depression. Shortly after, I realized that it was my illness that Hallie had reacted to.
Hallie was a huge support to me during my illness. She was the one who dragged me to the beach, the one who made me laugh at her crazy antics, and not least her fur I cried into when I curled up in a chair with her on my lap and just couldn't figure out how I was going to get through the next hour. She was the one who cheered if I only made it a meter outside the door and the one who happily grabbed the dog's leash when I managed to get out for a walk. I am eternally grateful to her.
Hallie was one of the Everyday Dog Heroes!
The story of the German Shepherd Kassan is one of the most touching canine hero stories I have heard.
Kassan lived at my dog friend's house. At the age of 8, he suddenly started waking my friend up at night to go out. When she got up and went out with him, he would just play around, then they would go back inside and sleep.
The story repeated itself every night and gradually my friend started to get really annoyed at being woken up for nothing every night. She scolded him, but it didn't help much. Kassan insisted that she get up and let him out.
Around the same time, my friend went to the doctor to have her heart checked. It turned out that her heart rate was dropping critically at night. Kassan had discovered this and quickly took action.
My friend got a pacemaker and after that Kassan never woke her up again.
We all know a story about a dog hero who acts on his intuition and helps out without ever having learned to do so.
I mention indiscriminately:
The little Schipperke Cava, who is a huge support for her human every day. Since she came, her "mother" has not been self-harming or has increased her medication. When she has nightmares at night, Cava lies on her chest with her nose on her neck until she either wakes up or relaxes again.
Mickey the Corgi has been a visiting dog at a dementia care home, where he visited an elderly man who was nervous about having his nails cut. Mickey calmed him down, making it all go much easier.
After three years, the man passed away, and Mickey was supposed to continue as a visiting dog, but when Mickey discovered that the man was no longer at the nursing home, he turned around and went out to the car. His job at the nursing home was over.
Beautiful black Kayza, who nudged her mother at night when her blood sugar got too low.
And Ranni, Bastian, Niki and all the others…
This month's blog is intended to be a tribute to all of them.
Therefore…
Give your dog a hug and thank him for everything he gives you every day. Without our dogs, our lives would not be the same.
About this week's blogger:
Helene is 48 years old. She is on early retirement and spends a large part of her time with her animals. The animal group consists of 4 dogs, 1 cat, 15 free-range chickens, approx. 80 aviary birds and her daughter has three axolotls.
She loves writing short stories, poems and stories from her everyday life and enjoys reading a good Scandinavian crime novel.
In addition to Helene and all the animals, the family consists of Birger 55 years old, Thor 12 years old and Sigrid 10 years old.