Today I dropped Teika off to the vet for surgery. It is a very difficult day for me. I understand she’s a dog, but to me she’s special and very loved. You see, I have never had a dog before and when Teika came into my life I wasn’t sure what to do.
At first I was afraid of her (I always had a bit of a fear of dogs) but then when she looked at me with her big, gorgeous brown eyes, I started to melt. And soon, I became hers. Rory now jokes that it she was never his dog. That she was my dog from the very beginning…
Yes, Teika and I have a very special relationship. I did not realize that I could love someone so much and so unconditionally. Sure I love my parents, my brother, my husband and his family but they can all talk. And so it is easy to communicate with them. But with a dog, well, they can’t talk with you and so there is a helplessness that is born because of that and makes the love that I feel so very different.
I have told you all that Teika is my muse and I’ve taken hundreds of photos of her. It’s hard not to as she’s so gorgeous and calm when I’ve got the camera in her face. So for 9 years, I’ve photographed my dog, while running at the dog park, sitting in the grass and enjoying the sun and a good stick, in the car, in the water, in the snow, just about anywhere.
And I’m not done taking picture of her. That is why today’s surgery will be a piece of cake. She’ll be back at home tomorrow and recover quickly. I need her to get better because she is my puppy, my cute, cute puppy and I miss her!
Come home soon Teika pooch!
