Brutus’s new jacket – 17 Oct 2021 – Photo: L. Weikel

Life is Unfolding

Whoa, it’s later than I realized. I lost track of time as I started going through all the photos in my phone of all four of my puppies over the years since about 2012. Wow, did it make me sad to see and hear Sheila and Spartacus again. Of course it was wonderful to see these memories of them again, too. But the photos I want to share with you tonight are just a device to make us all realize how quickly life is unfolding.

When I put Brutus’s jacket on today, Karl and I both had stifle our laughter. Oh my goodness. Brutie has grown so incredibly much over the past five months (as has Pacha too, of course). But it’s hard to fully appreciate just how much and how quickly your four legged babies are growing without establishing some sort of measuring stick.

Inadvertently, that’s what’s become of our fur-babies’ plaid jackets! And the incredibly snug (ahem) fit of Brutus’s jacket makes it clear that he’s enjoyed significant growth over the past five months.

Stifling Laughter

When viewing these two photos, I’m sure you can see why we had to stifle a laugh when looking at Brutus this afternoon. His ‘bare-midriff’ ensemble was almost too risky for walking in the daytime. But of course the most amazing thing is the exponential growth of this hound. He’s huge!

Pacha has grown a lot too, but somehow her growth feels less drastic; more controlled.

It’s hard to believe it’s only been five months since I first put their jackets on their little bodies. What a tremendous gift they’ve been in our life. And as much as we believe we’ll always remember just how cute and cuddly and sleepy they were when they first come into our lives – photos like these show us the truth.

Such cuteness.

Yet even this photo doesn’t capture the snug, short, sassiness of the jacket now that it no longer fits him. He’s such a big boy now.

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