Crufts.

Well here's the thing. I've watched Crufts for years with Tara and been along twice but always while we 've had dogs. We haven't any more. It's a different gig now, in some strange  way I didn't realise how much I loved our dogs until we didn't have them any more. I completely understand how people can become obsessed with dogs.  They are good buddies. It  doesn't matter how you feel or what you think, a dog is always welcoming and friendly. They see the good in people even the b"**!:-'s  that abuse them. Dogs are great. Dogs Rule!
They do take over your life but in a good way, we always had to think after a few hours, is anyone available to let them in the garden etc and of course they are a tie, not having to watch the clock now is great  but not having that great greeting when you return home is terrible, tragic. It reminds you of what you have lost.
So sad was I when we lost Leo and Ralph that I said I didn't want another dog. Not because I didn't want another dog but because I didn't want the heart ache of losing another dog even though I realise it's a short sharp grief compared to the years of fun and good stuff you have had. We'll get another dog, another addition to our family because that's what it is, but I'll always remember with love and fondness  dear old Leo and Ralph. The first dogs I  really had anything to do with.  They were great lads.