One year ago today we lost our beautiful Purdey, the Brittany spaniel who had shared our lives for almost 15 years. If you have owned and loved a dog you will know what that means. Quite literally it tore the heart out of us. Her portrait hangs on our living room wall; we think of her every day, more with laughter than tears nowadays, but there are exceptions.
But time passes. On November 25th we welcomed Maisie into our family. She’s an eight- year-old rescue Springer Spaniel – at least, that’s what the rescue charity told us. We think there is more than a dash of cocker spaniel in her: she’s got bandy little legs and a plumy tail which never, ever stops wagging and a high-pitched, girly little bark.
She’s also well-mannered and undeniably pretty. Pretty in a different way, though: Purdey had film star looks that made strong men go weak at the knees and old ladies stop in the street and exclaim. Maisie’s compliments come more into the ‘what a sweet little dog’ category. And of course we love her to bits.
In six years, or eight if we are lucky, Maisie will leave us, and break our hearts all over again. Will it have been worth it? Absolutely.
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A heartwarming post for this cold winter’s morning. Wishing Masie a long and happy life with her new family.
Big hugs and gentle strokes on Maisie’s tummy! And I’m sure Purdey is running around somewhere pleasant and stealing food off kitchen units to her heart’s content.
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