Poor Pebbles
Poor Pebbles is not happy. We’re in kennels for a few days as Mum has to go away. Dad is at home, but he goes a few hours before Mum comes back, so we needed looking after. Anyway, when we arrived yesterday, Pebbles was delighted to see everyone, but then she suddenly realised that Mum was going without her. Pebbles has become very attached to Mum and finds that relying on Mum helps her world to make sense. Oh you should have seen her little face at the prospect of being without Mum for a few days. I really felt quite sorry for her. I’m close to Mum, but I know it won’t be long and I can cope with that. It’s different for Pebbles.
Self harm
Last time we were here, Pebbles chewed both her front paws. It was to relieve her anxiety, but it took quite a while to heal. Mum has sent her with one of her cuddly toys that is a comforter for her and promised it isn’t for as long this time. Last time she didn’t have me here with her either, so hopefully I can offer some reassurance.
In some ways, worrying about Pebbles takes my mind off the fact that I’d rather be at home too. Actually, I’d rather be travelling with Mum, but my days of doing that are behind me and I don’t cope that well with the changes. I just hope Mum will be ok without one of us looking after her. She’s hasn’t been without a side-kick for twenty years, so she will find it hard too.
Roll on next week when we can all be back at home together again and sharing stories of what we did while we were apart. I just need to mark off the days on my kennel wall.
Love and licks
Wilma
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