A Girl and Her Dog... I thought a few might want to know

I lost an old friend today. The Retriever Style, my companion of 13 years is gone. He was a wonderful friend to the end. Tonight, I’m thinking of all the great Tenn stories I have in my brain thanks to that crazy, enjoyable animal. There was the time Tennison swam with the alligators. Or, when Tennison went camping, so many stories.

In a way we grew up together. I adopted him when I was 22, now at 35 it seems like he was around for all the big things. I know some don’t understand having such strong feelings for a pet but all I can say is, it was just the two of us for a long time and I am certainly going to miss him.

Milton Portrait

Do we think Milton's getting a bit stuck on himself? I mean after all, he is a Z-List Blog celebrity.

I do think that perhaps things are getting a bit out of hand. I mean I've started a whole new, devoted to Milton folder in my photo files. It's just that he's always striking a pose. How can I resist that, really? He just naturally "works it".

On a divergent note, I've been meaning for a while to mention Tenn, or as he is also known Tennison the Wonder Dog. A few people have asked after him and I thought I should fill in my few remaining old time readers.

In my early years of blogging, at my old blog home journalspace, Tenn was a frequent feature. Sadly, for both of us he's becoming quite elderly for a "retriever style". He now lives with my parents as they are more available to take him out when he needs and have an overall better schedule for him. I go over at least once a week for a walk around the neighborhood but I do miss his companioship as he and I have now been family for almost thirteen years. He's not the photogenic dog he once was as his hair has thinned and he has problems with recurring skin infections but he is as loyal, intelligent, and bold (especially if you have a bit of people food around) as ever.