Scruff didn’t seem to want to go out that day.
But he clipped on the lead anwyay.
“Come on, old boy. Time to go to the shops”.
Walking around town, the small terrier got attention.
And when he came out of the shops, people would be stroking old Scruff.
Then he got to talk to them too.
If only for a moment.
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He fell and broke his wrist one day. We looked after Scruff in the ambulance station while it was put into plaster, and he collected the dog later. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Aww…
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There is a double whammy in retirement. You no longer have coworkers with whom to communicate and it is the time when what few friends one has very inconveniently die., In America, we often exacerbate it by moving to a place where we know no one. Warmest regards, Theo
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That happens here too. I only moved 140 miles north-east. But I didn’t know a soul here. 🙂
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so sad…
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At least he had his dog, Wilma.
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indeed.
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Dogs are extremely helpful in reducing loneliness. You captured that very well here.
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I picked him up when he slipped and broke his wrist. We looked after the dog while he had the wrist put in plaster, and he collected it later. He told me he had a dog so that people would talk to him. It was sad to hear that.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thats sounding so sad, Pete! There are all over only very busy people. 😉 This pandemic now is teaching us something other. ;-( Michael
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I think that is the case for many single adults.
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This is very sad, Pete. I don’t understand why people neglect their elderly parents. We spend a lot of time with ours.
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They don’t all have children, Robbie. For example, I have no children, only cousins.
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Loneliness in old age is so sad, and so common I imagine. I hope I never get to be like that, but I am a very solitary person and my kids live a long way away.
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I used to see so many old ladies like that. Even ringing for an ambulance gave them some much needed social contact.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Bram Stroker and Scruffy the Vampire Slayer rid the world of quite a few bloodsuckers.
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Nicely done, David.
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It’s difficult to grow old, especially if your alone. Thank goodness he had his little buddy.
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I took him into hospital, when he broke his wrist. We looked after Scruff for a few hours while it was plastered. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Memories of friends past…..well done….chuq
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Someone I once picked up in an ambulance, chuq. We looked after his dog while he was in the hospital for a few hours.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Kindness is always appreciated chuq
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I once frequented an antique mall. An elderly gentleman used his chihuahua to urge people into his booth and to start a conversation. I never knew for sure if he was just lonely or a marketing genius.
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In his case, I suspect ‘marketing’, Maggie. 🙂
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Awww.
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I picked him up when he slipped and broke his wrist, and ignored the rules about taking dogs in the ambulance. Then after he was dropped off at hospital, we took Scruff back to the ambulance station, and shut him in the TV room with a bowl of water. He walked round to collect the dog later, his wrist in plaster. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Connection
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He needed the dog to be noticed. Pets can generate social connection indeed, Beth.
Without one, he is just an old man walking unnoticed down the street.
Best wishes, Pete.
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