Coco meets Lea...

My goodness

It's only the early afternoon

And it's already been an eventful day!

Lea had an appointment with the vet first thing this morning 

It was pretty good news 

Lea isn't in pain

And the meds seem to be working 

She recommended a food supplement 

And possible pet physiotherapist 

But I know swimming is good for it to

So I'd rather do that with Lea

The vet did say that Lea losing some weight would help joints 

It's always a blow to hear that 

As I don't want to be the reason my dog is struggling 

I don't think Lea gets fed a massive amount 

But when she is getting treats and tidbits from so many people 

It all adds up I guess

So we just need to keep an eye on her 

And be mindful with food

She is a trooper though 

She's a good girl 

After a quick cuppa at home 

Myself, Mam and Lea headed off to meet Coco and his owner 

Honey elected to stay in her bed

The drive over takes about 20 minutes 

Cocos owner lives at the  edge of a lake 

And on a bright day like today 

It was just glorious 

We drove up the lane 

And found Coco, his owner and Ruby the three legged dog waiting for us 

We changed in to our wellies 

Which are a must 

Thanks wasn't sure how Lea was going to behave around Coco and Ruby

Ruby was so full of beans 

And Coco seemed to be delighted to have so many visitors and playmates 

We headed in to the field 

Cocos owner has a bucket of feed for him

And Coco danced around him as we walked over to a walled area of the field 

Lea was a gentle giant as ever 

I sat down 

And Coco tucked in to his feed

When he was finished 

He came over to me 

And I had a juicy carrot for him

Again

He thoroughly investigated me 

My hair 

My hands 

My jacket 

My hood 

My hair was in a bun

And at one point he had it in his mouth which was funny!

But even though he is so big 

He is so gentle with it

So there I was 

Sat in the middle of a field 

On a beautiful winters morning 

Lea on one side 

Coco on the other 

Pure bliss!

I couldn't have been happier 

I shit you not 

Cocos owner and Ruby left us then

And got the boat back to his house 

So myself and Mam decided to bring all the animals on a little walk 

We walked around the field 

Coco followed us 

He was so interested in Lea 

And kept trotting over to her 

Then a couple of times 

He broke into a canter which was just adorable 

I too lots of photos 

And a video 

Which I can seem to post 

I will try and figure it out

Anyway 

It was a lovely way to spend a morning 

Coco is slowly but surely melting my heart

I can see so much potential in him

And it's obvious he loves company and attention

As I type this 

I can get the scent of him on my hands 

It's such a lovely smell 

A real country and earthy smell 

I guess now that I live in the country 

I am a country girl

I've probably always been at heart 

As I never felt comfortable in towns or cities 

It just goes to show 

That I made the right decision about my course 

I now know I did the right thing 

I guess I thought that if I gave up the course 

Then I gave up horses 

But that's not the case at all

In fact 

I've been spending more time with horses now than I did when I was doing my course 

Monday I visited the white pony 

Tuesday I had a riding lesson

Wednesday I had horse therapy 

And today I visited Coco

I am happy out 

No stress 

No pressure 

Just a relaxed pace 

And I'm doing it on my terms 

A reader left a comment on my last post that it's a shame I don't post anymore 

I know I don't post as much as I used to

But I do still post at least once a week

So please do check in as I am still writing 

I suppose I don't rely on my blog as much as I used to

And I definitely don't read as many blogs as I used to

But I really want to keep this blog going 

As it means so much to me

It saved my life countless times

As did my lovely readers 

You have been there over the last five years 

Five. Years!

Has it really been that long?

It has gone by so very quickly 

And I am so glad I have a written account of the last few years 

My journey from scared, suicidal, emaciates girl

To healthy and happy woman 

It's been a hell of a ride so far 

And I'm excited to see what life has in store for me 

If nothing it will be interesting 

And that always keeps things fun

Now that things are going well for me

I desperately want to help others who are in a similar situation to what I was 

Whether they be eating disordered

Drug addicted 

Addicted to anything really 

One thing I have learned over the last year 

Is that when you take away the drug

Or the drink

Or the restricting or purging 

A massive hole is left 

And something needs to fill it 

For me 

I took away the purging 

And I quickly filled the hole with shopping 

That was also utter madness 

And thankfully I have stopped the mindless spending 

But when I stopped 

Again there was a hole left 

And this time 

I have filled it with my love for animals 

This is a much healthier hobby/addiction

One that's actually good for me 

So really I guess filling the hole can go either way 

You can fill it with something unhealthy and damaging 

Or you can fill it with good things and healthy things 

That's just my experience 

Ha ha

I just realised I spent the last paragraph writing about filling your hole

Lol!

But you know what I mean

Anyway 

I off to make a cuppa and relax for a while 

See you on the next post....