I keep thinking to myself that when I leave in 2 and a half weeks, it might be my last time seeing my dog ever. He's so old now, turning either 17 or 18 in 2 months, and his health is so iffy, that there is a decent chance that after I've left, at some point I will get a phone call from my family saying that he's gone.
I can't take him with me. The stress from the move would kill him for sure at his age. He is still relatively happy, albeit blind and deaf - so leaving him here makes sense.
I just really get upset at the idea that in 2 weeks when I leave, that might be the last time I get to see him, pet him, etc.
Is that ridiculous? My family thinks it's ridiculous. They say he's just a dog. That's true. He's been with me for nearly 70% of my life though.
I just don't know if my feeling upset is an overreaction. There's obviously nothing I can do about the situation.
ETA: I think I need to create a new sig with him in it. I left him out b/c this is a cat site, but I think I'll put him in it anyways.
I can't take him with me. The stress from the move would kill him for sure at his age. He is still relatively happy, albeit blind and deaf - so leaving him here makes sense.
I just really get upset at the idea that in 2 weeks when I leave, that might be the last time I get to see him, pet him, etc.
Is that ridiculous? My family thinks it's ridiculous. They say he's just a dog. That's true. He's been with me for nearly 70% of my life though.
I just don't know if my feeling upset is an overreaction. There's obviously nothing I can do about the situation.
ETA: I think I need to create a new sig with him in it. I left him out b/c this is a cat site, but I think I'll put him in it anyways.