The only good thing to happen this morning was this die and another tattered lace die where delivered . I have an elderly poodle Hudson , he is 16 , he is almost blind , very deaf and does a honking noise like a goose day and night , the only thing the vets can do , considering his age is to give him steroid tablets . He has about 6 teeth but has a ferocious appetite, all his food is snipped tiny , he wakes us every 2 hours , sleeps in our bedroom and I even have a pushchair for him . You are guessing now this little chap is well loved ! I walked for the newspaper today , and Hudson wanted to come , it's not far , so I put his coat on , half way he didn't want to walk and it was cold icy and slippy , I suffer with arthritis , so carrying him far is painful , he can walk but just wanted to sniff forever and there was a staffie type dog outside the shop , he was attacked by one years back , it ripped the skin off his side. I snatched him up , went in Tesco and payed for my paper , people staring , one of my ex friends who works there giving me daggers . Came out he wouldn't walk , sniffing and stubborn! I pulled him ...he almost sat and was pulled along on his bum , then to my shame a woman sat in a car on the opposite side of the road started shouting and screaming at me for being a cruel bitch to my poor old dog ....
I got him up our road , stopping , starting , stopping starting , then I saw the shouting woman in the car , I told her I loved my dog and even had a pram for him , she told me I should have used it then screamed abuse at me across the road and said she would report me for cruelty if she knew where I lived . I told her where I lived and said you go ahead report me , she screamed at me more so I walked off home . Once home I took my dogs coat off feed him his lovely breakfast with chopped up fresh chicken , he ate the lot , then had a doggy treat and went to snore in his basket (one of 3) . I shed a few tears and phoned my husband at work to tell him . I think maybe my little poodle should be put to sleep , but that is such a sad thing to do , I wish he was young again , I didn't have so much pain in my body and I wish people would think what they say without knowing the full story .
I used Tattered lace dies , travel in style and with love (free with the December edition of tattered lace mag . The background is Hunkydory card , from the pamered pets kit . The squares are cut with Sue Wilson double pierce dies . I've paper pieced the layers and coloured with pro markers , just a little purple bow to finish it off .
for anyone who takes the time to read what I've wrote , thanks , I'm sorry to go on but I needed to share this. Hope you don't think I'm too cruel , I can assure you my Huddy is as well and loved as he can be .
Jane x
here is an add on of further events :
While I was at the hairdressers this afternoon an RSPA officer came to our house , my hubby had Huddy in the car , he must come even a short way because he is very spoilt , the office was posting a letter through the door .He saw Huddy and could see he is old but very well cared for , he said that old dogs can be very stubborn and will not walk at times and he understood the situation . Pity the woman who reported me never listened . I will never take my poodle out again unless in the pram , so I guess like this die ,he will travel in style . Jane x
