[Dailydrool] Mourning period has ended

[Heidi I Sarver]

Ok, I can still be set off by the simplest things and fall apart over  
Buford but apparently the mourning period for Della and Guinness has  
passed.

1)  Guinness has claimed Buford's chair by the fireplace...neither  
went near it for 4-5 days now it has become "The Cat Chair;"
2)  Della has claimed Buford's chair in the master bedroom...neither  
went near it for 4-5 days now it has become "The Bear Chair;"
3)  Della **NEVER** Counter-cruised.  5 years old and only a quick  
partial-jump-and-glance.  Today she snagged my bagel--her first ever  
counter acquisition;
4)  I was forced to replace Buford in the living room/dining room  
Basset 500.  Buford would stand in the middle of the room and bark  
while Della did the figure 8 around the dining room table and living  
room coffee table.  Now it is I who gets on my hands and knees and  
eggs her on....yes, it is QUITE the sight.

Sigh.  I miss the boy especially when I come home and do not hear him  
thumping his tail on the couch greeting me, and I suppose I always  
will want to hear that sound.  But I'm so very happy that Della has  
adjusted to his absence so well.  I worried she would not handle being  
the only dog as she was brought into the pack setting.  I'm beginning  
to think she was MEANT to be an only dog--she is starting to come into  
her own and it makes me very happy to see.

Snooters to all; drool to everyone in need!!!  (It kept Buford in my  
life for many years so I know it works until it is truly their time to  
journey on without us.)

--heidi, della and guinness the cat
--buford atb