My Coya
My old dog is...getting old. We got Coya back in 2015 after she was guerilla-rescued off of Craigslist. She loves our whole family, but she's been particularly attached to me ever since. In theory she was born in 2011, and she lived at a backyard breeder until she was rescued, then with us ever since. But she's been slowing down. The back stairs are hard for her — walking is hard for her. She has accidents inside of the house. She slips and slides. She sleeps a lot. She barks at 5:30 every morning to let us know she had an accident in the house. But I still love this dog so much. When she struggles to stand up it breaks my heart. I have nightmares about her dying. When she goes I will be bereft. Adding: In a day when I was thinking a lot about dogs, I found out that Soph Mintz , who took over Wintermoon Summersun after Kathleen passed, had to evacuate her 26 dogs (and 4 cats) due to the Camp Fire. One dog died due to heatstroke during the evacuation. The buildings are gone. S...