a different kind of post.
i usually blog about being bored with school or work or other day to day things (i am in the middle of writing up my sxsw blogs) but i wanted to take a minute to talk about something else: my dog. i have had my dog riley since he was a baby, since we picked him up from the breeder so many years ago. we thought we had dealt with a reputable breeder, but we’ve since found out that other puppies from that litter and that breeder have had health problems and have passed away or been euthanized… it might be riley’s turn. he seemed fine for a really long time but he’s getting more and more ill. he’s barely eating any food, no matter which kind of food we buy or what kind of stuff we put on it to encourage him to eat it, and his ribs are starting to show (which, for a dog as woolly as he is, is saying a lot). there are a few other cues that he’s getting worse, and since he has also had a health problem for a few years, and we’ve already spent so much money trying to fix all of that, there’s no more money to spend on him anymore. the only money that we would be able to spend is to put him down, and even for people who aren’t my closest friends, it’s obvious how much this dog means to me. he’s pretty much family, so just keep your fingers crossed that he doesn’t suffer. thank you.
