Last days sooner than I thought...

Oh, no.  Doggie Heaven has opened its doors sooner than I thought and is awaiting me.  Doc called with bad news.  I have an untreatable malignant carcinoma in the right chest and they said I may be on this earth only a few more weeks.  Its hard to believe I will be leaving my MomMomMom, my DadDadDad and the rest of my family...all those kids that come to visit.  I always bring them a toy and wag my tail so hard, I almost knock myself out. 

Last night I did better with the increased dose of the meds, didn't cough as much.   The braunschweiger trick won't fly with me anymore so now she has changed to cream cheese.  Pretty tough to resist that stuff so I am cooperating for now.

This morning we went on our usual walk to Poop Park.  I saw Bella and Buster and they didn't bark at me.  Huuuummmmm...their Mom must have told them about my fate and they didn't try to bite my head off.  That was nice.  A little compassion never hurt anyone.

MMM is pretty sad.  She cries a lot but tries to keep me from seeing it but when we got up this morning there were little bunches of used kleenexes under her pillow.  I wish I could tell her that I am not afraid.  Maybe when she reads this, she will know.

In the meantime, as my two weeks tick away, I want to have lots of treats, kisses and walks.  This past week I have been checking out all the bones I buried in the yard last spring to make sure they are still covered up.  I was told as a pup that I wasn't allowed to dig with my paws so I learned to dig using only my nose. It gets mighty messy up my nostrils but its worth it.  I usually bury those "bank treats."  They hold up well over the winter.  I have lots to do before the time comes.  It pays to be prepared.

I'll be back soon (hopefully) with more news.  Thanks for listening.  Really, I am doing OK.
Love, Willie