My Fudgie taught me:
Don't judge a book by its cover - he turned out to be everything I never thought he was capable of becoming
To be patient..... it took a good 6 months for Fudgie to come out of his shell and show his funny, quirky sense of humor and to give me all his unconditional love. I'm glad he taught me patience.... It's been his biggest gift to me.
The joys of rooing. He would have me rolling on the floor laughing when he rooed I always, always, always joined in with him and I think I enjoyed it the most
To pay attention to someone's signals.... Fudgie gave off good signals when he wanted something. I learned to watch him and pay close attention to his ways. He taught me to be cognizant of others needs
To stop and enjoy. I'm always going full tilt, and Fudgie would come up to me and press his forehead against my hip for a hug, he would just stand like that for such a long time, that's how Fudgie gave hugs .... that always made me stop what I was doing. He was so gentle in so many ways and yet still a bull in a china shop
To share Especially my steak dinners I love to eat, and had never been a good sharer with my food But when I would sit down to eat and look over at Fudgie.... his big brown eyes looking at me so hopefully, how could I not share!!!
The unbelievable pain of losing a pet. Fudgie is my first dog to go to the Bridge. The pain I felt and still feel is incredible... it's a physical pain that hurts when I look at his picture. I know that what I'm feeling is an intense loss of friendship and love. I thank him for teaching me to feel those things that only a dog can give you.
