People who start to look like their pets

You know all those picture books that are published about people who look like their pets – I always hoped I didn’t look like my Welsh Corgis – short, stocky, big head and ears, odd looking (recall they are the mythological steeds for leprechauns). Although what attracted me to Corgis was their smile – they have intense smiles and are able to smile both with their mouth and their eyes. But I don’t look like my Cardigan Welsh Corgi Arlene (although I now have met someone who does, but that’s another story). One day when I was passing by E’s apartment with my lab mix puppy, Loca, on leash, he told me I looked good with her and I thought that’s nice – my long-legged lithe black beauty of a dog. Actually, Loca looks more like Tatjana than me. But Loca and I share the same energy field. This morning, I woke peaked, hardly wanting to get out of bed so no one walked, everyone barely moved. Now Loca is lying in the sunlight streaming in from the large window in my office that overlooks the bayou – she’s remarkably subdued – her lethargy mirrors mine completely.

4 Responses to “People who start to look like their pets”

  1. Nicole Douget Says:

    We can’t wait until you travel! I loved this post… we have some wonderful Corgi clients and I could not agree more!

    Can’t wait to meet your baby!

  2. Rachel Says:

    It’s my lab mix Loca that will be needing the walks – unfortunately Arlene (my Cardigan) is in the autumn of her life (she is approaching her 13th birthday this month) and she doesn’t even want to walk to the bridge from the house, so most of her exercise is derived from jumping around with Loca.

  3. Nicole Douget Says:

    Sweetness… My 12.9 year old died in January… enjoy every moment. They grow up so fast.

    Take care.

  4. Rachel Says:

    They don’t live long enough is what the truth is – I can’t imagine Arlene the Bean not in my life – so I keep thinking she might be one of those that last and last – WISHFUL thinking. Sorry about yours – when Sam, my Pembroke Corgi passed at 14 I couldn’t get out of bed for 24 hours. And I still cried at the mention of his name years afterwards.

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