The last couple of weeks have been pretty difficult for Susie and me. Our 13-1/2 year old dog, Daisy, suddenly developed severe, very painful spinal problems and, though our veterinarian did all she possibly could, our only reasonable and humane course was to end her terrible suffering and have Daisy put to sleep.
Daisy was a 9 lb. mix of poodle, Lhasa Apso, Yorkshire, and Pomeranian. She was the kind of dog everybody immediately liked...very friendly, extremely intelligent, well-behaved and loyal. She got along well with other dogs and, especially, with cats.
I have had a lot of pets...cats and dogs...in my 62 years, but she was the very best. Daisy, like many dogs, loved to ride in the car. She went everywhere with us and had been in least two dozen states. We got Daisy when we lived in Portland, Oregon, when she was 6 weeks old. She was an important, much-loved member of our family.
About Me
- Chuck
- I'm a lifelong model railroad enthusiast, which must be genetic. Two of my great-grandfathers were with the Northern Pacific Railway, one as a conductor and the other as an engineer; the 4-6-0 locomotive he frequently operated stands in a city park in Pasco, in my native Washington State. I'm just old enough to have memories of steam locomotives in service. My last model railroad (now dismantled) was my sixth; I am planning my seventh.. I've always modeled in S scale, thanks to an American Flyer train set my father bought (supposedly for me) when I was 6 months old! Besides trains I've always been interested in astronomy. For Christmas 2010 my wife Susie gave me a really nice telescope and so astronomy has also become a hobby. We've returned to the Northwest, to Idaho, where we have previously lived, after eight years in Texas. We enjoyed Texas and have many truly great friends there, but we missed the mountains and the distinct seasons of Idaho. We're retired and are thoroughly enjoying it.
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