Missing Mom

I’ve been working in the office more lately and you can tell it upsets the girls…

Before COVID hit, I only had Addie and we had our routine.

I’d get up in the morning and she would follow every step I’d take. No matter what room I went in, she would be there to guard me.

When I would get ready to shower and motivate before work, she would lay on the bathroom rug, watching the door until I was done.

Once I got out and was ready to blow-dry my hair, she would move from her watch post and relocate to her next spot. As soon as the blow-dryer would turn on, and I’d flip my wet hair upside down, Addie would get up, push her body against my legs and continue guarding until I was all done.. She would always stand touching me, staring at the door to make sure I knew I was safe with her there.  It was her job to ensure nothing would happen to us while I wasn’t looking.

After I got ready and it was time to leave, I would bring her to see Auntie Stella on the way to work, and she would spend the day playing…

Now that there’s two of them and I’m working at home, our morning routines have changed.

As you know, I’m woken up to the sound of their tails slamming against my closet doors. They’re happy, hungry and ready to start the day.

But when I have to physically go to work, Addie doesn’t know how to react.

I’m up before they’re waking me, and they know that’s not a good sign…

While I get ready for the day though, Addie is lost…

As a soon as she hears the shower turn on, she knows she’ll be alone with Ivy (I’d be scared too). She knows this isn’t her normal routine and it will likely lead to me leaving for the day.

I leave her home with Ivy for the day, since I plan to be back within a few hours.

As payback for me planning to leave her, she won’t guard me as I get ready…actually, she wont even pay attention to me.

I wonder if she thinks that without her protecting, it’ll stop me from what I’m doing. It’s the saddest thing to see.

She stares through the crack of the bathroom door, with her tail down and won’t enter. She knows it’s only a matter of time before I go and isn’t happy about it.

Every room I relocate to, she’s there…but she’s giving me this look that I can’t ignore…

Her tail is down and you can tell she’s upset…

Unfortunately I have no choice but to go, and I know she’ll be there when I return. I wish she knew I wasn’t leaving her intentionally…

Let’s face it…I wouldn’t want to be home with just Izzy all day either…

We often forget that a dog’s whole life revolves around their humans, and their whole purpose in life is to please us. I haven’t realized how much being home these past several months have meant to her…

Today’s Lesson: make every moment count, because life goes faster than you think…especially their life. It feels like yesterday that Covid hit and we were told to stay home. We got lucky that the time was passed with 11 little puppies. For Addie, her time has always been us. Every moment that her humans are away from her, she’s only thinking about when they’ll be back. We often let life pass us by and forget how important these little moment are.

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