5 minute freewrite 2815 prompt mature cheese

This is my post for #freewriters 2815 prompt mature cheese hosted by @mariannewest

We had our granddaughter's dog for close to four years, but now she is back with her. The first thing to happen was when my granddaughter came home from work, the dog got so excited and jumped around, and ended up beating her tail on the door frame. She broke her tail and had to have it cut off. In this picture, she had a habit of getting out of the fence, but all she would do was go around to the front gate and wait for us to let her in.

This dog misses the other one, but since she left this one has taken up with my husband. She wants to be near him, always, and whines when he goes outside and she is left in the house. She has put on a lot of weight. Have you ever seen those wheels of mature cheese? She is a cheese wheel with a head and tail.

When my husband came home from camping, I told him his buddy missed him. He said she is not my buddy, Bear was my buddy, she is my friend.

This is Bear. We had him for 12 short years, he was my husband's buddy. And he was the dog that, when he died, I was told to never get another dog. We are dog people, and even though the others do not belong to us, I still care for them as they do, and it still hurts when they leave.
photos are mine

I understand when you say "we are dog people". That once phrase tells so much about your family. You take in as family and give love, affection, and care willingly to those who need it.

I love the comparison of the canine to a cheese wheel. I could say the same for myself because I love to eat, but have had to cut back on favorite foods due to my Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis. Thanks so much for sharing this aspect of your life.

Take care and have a good start to your weekend.

!LADY

Thank you for your lovely comment. I would say we are animal people, not just dog people.
I am sorry to hear you have diabetes.

Yes, animal people. Let's not forget about the rabbit.

I could never forget Rudy.
One day, I should write about all of the animals we have had.

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Dogs are pets that you grow to love very much. Since my dog died, I haven't wanted another one.

I am so sorry. It hurts when they pass, my husband feels the same.

I am more of a cat person than a dog person, but I absolutely adored my daughter's mini-dachshund. We had to have him put down a year ago, and I still miss him.

We always had both, but when the last cat died at 21 years old, we did not get another. When our last dog died, he was 12, and my husband said no more. But we have kids and grandkids who leave theirs with us, not for long, they say. One was 4 years, and this one is going on 3 years.