Snowed in, but puppiless
The great snowstorm has hit the southeast. It is making the news so I am certain that this is not a groundbreaking statement. We were out of town for a few days and Jasmine was dropped off to her favorite home away from home–her doggie hotel. We always leave her at the same place if we need to leave without her; she is familiar with the folks there and knows the drill. We cannot pick her up on Sundays so when we arrived home on Sunday we stopped at the grocery, settled in and the plan was to get her on Monday morning.
Then the snow/ice hit. We did not leave for work and we were grateful for the grocery stop on Monday, BUT we could not get Jasmine. I waited until late in the day to call and say we could not come to get her. I kept hoping the weather would change as the day went on, but it did not. Safety officials are begging folks to stay off the road, so we are complying. BUT we miss our Jasmine. Last night both of us talked about it–missed her in the kitchen, in the family room, tucking her into her bed for the night. It is amazing the routines that revolve around your dog; and amazing also at the gap in your life when those routines are disrupted.
Today, we will again wait. It does not look promising. I wonder if Jazz knows we did not come on Monday like we said. Logically I know that she is fine-sleeping, eating, barking and playing. Logically I know she does not have a sense of time like I do. BUT in my heart I wish I could convey to her that I am coming as soon as I can and we will once again be playing with Mr. Squeaky, hanging out in the kitchen and jumping and licking.
Have you had a time apart from your pup unexpectedly?
