Thursday 14 April 2016

L is for Lea!

And so we are on to L
And that brings me on to my lovely Lea
Lea is a beautiful golden retriever 
Like Honey 
Lea is eleven years old 
We got her when she was 5 months old 
The runt of the litter 
From the start
She had to work harder than the other pups 
Just to survive 
I got her from a have a go breeder
Some guy who was just looking to make a quick buck
She lived with her family up until I got her 
And was never really socialised properly 
We collected her on a bright sunny May Day
We bundled her in to the back of Mums car 
And headed for home 
From the beginning 
Lea was a nervous wreck  
When we got home that first day
She jumped out of the car 
And ran down the garden 
Where she hid under a bush for the full day
I had to be so gentle and easy with her 
As the move seemed to be very traumatic for her
She was in a strange place 
With strange people 
And it took her a good while to settle in 
I had to be so patient with her
As slowly but surely she gained confidence 
I was the first one she bonded with 
She ran away from everyone else 
But I knew if I persevered with her
She would come around 

Lea has always loved her walks 
And gets very excited every morning at the prospect of going out 
The first few times we brought her in my Mums car 
She got very ill 
And promptly threw up
But when she got to the beach 
She was like a different dog
She ran on the sand 
Rolled in it
Swam in the water 
She loves the water 
And generally ran around like a lunatic
For the first year 
Lea was all legs 
She had quite poor co ordination 
And regularly fell over herself 
And her tail rotated she was wagging it so much 
Over time 
Lea got used to the car 
And now she absolutely loves it
Some days she likes to just sit in the car 
For hours at a time 
She really is a lovely dog though 
So placid 
And gentle 
You might remember the last time I was admitted to hospital 
Lea took it very hard
And took to her bed 
The fur on her back also fell out 
She seemed to be in a kind of depression
When I came home and began to recover 
Lea began to recover too 
It's no exaggeration to say that my dogs have saved my life and my sanity over and over again 
I have so much love for them 
And they bring such joy and fun to our house 
So Lea?
This one is for you....









15 comments:

  1. So precious! I'm so glad Lea has you, and you have Lea.

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    1. So am I SW
      She is such a blessing in my life x

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  2. Beauiful my dog is changing my life already!!x jo

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    1. I believe it Jo
      Mine changed my life too
      It's amazing the power
      The healing power
      That animals have on us
      And your pup will enrich your life so much x

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  3. It's good that Lea has somebody who loves her. Some people don't treat their dogs as well as they should.

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    1. I know
      And that breaks my heart
      I am so glad Lea found a living home here x

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    2. I know
      And that breaks my heart
      I am so glad Lea found a living home here x

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  4. What a precious pup. She seems to be a very sensitive soul, much like my Bill. If I leave the house for more than an hour or so, he'll sit at the garage door whimpering until I get back. Hospital admissions drive him insane!

    xx

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    1. She is Bella
      So so sensitive
      As poor Bill
      It really hits them hard when we are gone
      Poor wee things x

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  5. She is such a sweetie. I've always loved golden retrievers. My aunt always had them when I was growing up. Lee and Shannon were my constant companions during my Christmases and summers in Achill. Such good dogs, we never needed leads, they would just stay close no matter where I went. Shannon was my buddy since I was too young to even remember, when he died it was like losing a best friend. He was a good old age, must have been over 16. There are photos of us floating around, with me barely two and trying to feed him my bottle.

    It's crazy how much our going away affects our pets. I feel guilty leaving them for just 2 days on weekends, especially with Ivy being a bit simple... Dogs especially seem to know when something is wrong. Cats are arseholes, I don't know that they care as much. (Of course as I type this, Harleyquinn is sitting beside me purring up a storm just because I looked at her.)

    I'm glad Lea went to you in the end. I haven't encountered that many dogs that are that skiddish, and I know there are so many people who would have given up on her because of that. But you didn't, and you got a best friend out of all your efforts.

    I'll be posting your mushroom cottage tomorrow morning. :D

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    1. Oh yay thank you Mich!!!
      So looking forward to seeing the finished article
      Like I have so much love for you
      You are one of the most big hearted people I have ever met

      Love ya x

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