Stahlke Adoption

Distraction

Fly, our border collie, is declining rapidly. She's still eating well, and very alert, but her legs don't work anymore and she's not able to stand unassisted.

Fly is quite vocal and whines when she needs something. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between her needs and wants. Today at lunch, we had taken care of several issues (food, water, pain control, need to eliminate) and yet she still whined. I think she wanted to sit under the table where she likely stayed when she lived in Lila's condo.

When Peter finished eating, he grabbed a pack of Uno cards and sat down with her to play. She quit whining and watched intently as he dealt a hand to himself and her. When she didn't respond to his questions, Jonathan reminded him that dogs are color-blind.

Peter continued, "Ok, Fly, this card is red. R-E-D!"

David couldn't stand it anymore, and yelled from the kitchen, "Peter, she can't read!"

Never mind that she also can't talk! But she sure paid attention.

posted by Stahlkes @ 4:16 PM