Meet Shadow: A Gentle Guardian 🐺🤍

Meet Shadow, a gentle guardian. He is my gentle guardian. Shadow is my Alsatian cross bred dog, who was given to me when I was 13. He has been a major part of my life and is still thankfully somewhat thriving in his old age. You will see an Alpha dog in action in this short film and the way the other dogs respect him and his boundaries with me.

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You’ll experience:

A happy-go-lucky dog in his old age still thriving despite his condition of arthritis, which is medicated on a daily basis along with monthly injections. You will also experience a story time with my Shadow Wadow as I am a professional in yaptology.

Tay's Takes

I felt quite sentimental when talking about my old dog with arthritis, looking back at our more youthful days when we were both so full of life and energy. We were the perfect match, we still are, just many things in life have occurred and changed us and shaped who we are today.
It broke my heart to have to talk about his obvious and continuous painful arthritis, wishing I could do more for him knowing that I cannot.
Watching him swim for the stick I threw for him towards the end filled my heart with joy, because he still shows countless signs of playfulness and energy, he just struggles to physically display it in his aging body.
I did almost cry whilst talking about him, because I had to think of the day that I have been dreading since I got him, which was in 2016 I believe. The day he passes is the day my entire world will fall apart and a thought that crosses my mind once too many times.
I did remind myself what a loyal and protective guardian he has been, always wanting to protect me from those who he thought would harm me. I remember how proud and safe I felt knowing the lengths he would go to for me. I love him more than I can put into words.

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