Dog-GONE silliness

Dog lovers, apologies in advance if you take offense to our Farmer humor.

Troy, our dog of more than six years, moved in with another family in June. It was hard, it was emotional, and it was necessary. Hubby needed to be on four meds simultaneously because of his allergies and asthma reactions to Troy. Hubby talked straight to me one night. I just don't want to be on pills the rest of my life, he said. First I pouted, and then I cried. In this climate the pet dander is uncontrollable. And the dog insisted on sleeping on hubby's side of the bed, and sitting at hubby's side at all times. So Hubby was just covered in pet dander.

Ok, so Troy seemed so attached to us. Until this family with six kids showed up. He jumped in their white Expedition like he never knew us and he never looked back. We assured the family we would take Troy back if it didn't work out. We haven't heard from them now, and its been 2 months.

Today the rain went nuts. It pelted our windows and we heard thunder. Hello, I live in a rainforest. It shouldn't phase me it was strong! On my way down stairs I asked Hubby in the most alarmed voice with the straightest face if he had let the dog in. He assured me he had. Later at Costco we walked past the dog food. Hubby, do you think we are good on dog food, for now? Yeah, we have enough. And we looked at each other and smiled. We ask each other silly questions about our dog now and then in a therapeutic way, I suppose. And no, it is not to ease our guilt. His new family wanted him so badly, and we knew they would love him. A number of families wanted him since labs are so hard to come by on the island, even though he is a mix. We were picky, and interviewed different people. Troy is a "special" dog, and it would take a special family to love him. We couldn't just pick the first family that wanted a lab. The family just had to be special, as those of you who knew Troy might imagine.

We wonder about him an awful lot somedays. Hence the Farmer humor to answer our questions. Like right now, I wonder if he is eating the groceries I left out in kitchen....