It is with a heavy Heart that I begin to pen this blog as an obituary for my Pet Dog ASHWINI...which had to be put down as she was suffering from a huge tumor that was growing in her mouth. She had been bleeding from her mouth because of the tumor for some weeks now and My ex wife had to finally make the painful decision to put her down today under the advise of the vet.
Ashwini came into our lives as a very young and energetic pup of about barely three months old sometime back in in June 1995. She was a cross terrier which we adopted from the SPCA. She was called affectionately as "Scruffy" by the SPCA Staff when they had rescued her from the streets. Looking at her and seeing how she ran like the wind I decided to name her "ASHWINI" After the Indian Sprint queen who reigned supreme in Asia during that period. Incidently it is also the name of a star in the Indian Almanac or astrology... A fitting name and tribute for she was really a star to us.
Thru the years we grew very fond of her... she came to us before our kids arrived and she was always there through all our troubles. I remember the early days when I had to take her for obedience training, and how proud I was in showing off the very little commands that she managed to obey..
It was always so fun watching her play with the kids and running around like a wild dog whenever she was let free... oh how the wind use to rush by her hair as she ran like the wind...She was truly Ashwini the sprint Queen!
My Ex, who was a cat lover till she met Ashwini, grew alot more fonder of her as Ashwini was more a companion to her during her pregnancies than I was. She always used to recall with fondness all those times that Ashwini seem to know as if by telepathy if she was sad or upset and how the dog used to curl up and sleep with her keeping her company especially if she was sick.
Ashwini was always a smart and cheeky dog. When ever she got scolded and told to get off the bed and sleep in her basket, she always used to climb back onto our bed in the middle of the night, when we were fast asleep and wedge herself between me and my ex. Many a times I have found myself getting up in the middle of the night or in the morning, smelling her Arse near my face!
When I separated from my ex she naturally had possession of Ashwini...on account of the fact that she was closer to her and I began to see her only once or twice a week when I went to visit my kids. And everytime I went into her house Ashwini would come wagging her tail to acknowledge me and would go away sulking if I fail to acknowledge her back and would not come out from under the table or sofa even if I called her much later...clearly showing her displeasure at me for not acknowledging her sooner.
How do you forget such things about a being who has been with you for close to 15 years and has been a major part of our lives!It is a sad day but I am glad that she is finally out of her misery..for she was suffering from the tumor and the onset of alzheimers and blindness...Yes dogs do suffer from alzheimers too I was told and she exhibited the sundowners syndrome symptoms that my father exhibited before he passed on.It was heartbreaking to see her the way she was during her last few weeks for she was no longer the energetic lively dog that we picked up all those years ago, when she ran like the wind...In her place was a very old sickly blind dog, in pain walking round and round and unable to even do the simplest of task like eating on her own...
So I am glad that she is out of her misery... and if there is such a thing as doggie heaven I am sure she is there now... and running like the wind...like Ashwini the STAR.
BYE BYE DEAR ONE ...I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU...Bec your love was always so UNCONDITIONAL....Be at peace...
