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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  P. S. As I was gone a longish while today, having to stop by the pharmacy on my way home from the test, Tibbe's been sticking to me like glue since I got back. Slept right next to me on the couch pillow during our nap and he's sleeping on my feet right now - must be touching me. Wonder if he still remembers the long time we were recently separated? I think he did for a while - got very edgy & uncomfortable whenever I left the first few weeks home and I'd wonder if he still worries I might disappear for a long time again. |
I know all the things the "experts" write about dogs and recall and memory and "do not have the capability to realize even 10 minutes ahead of the time space they are in...." but I am just not sure I believe all the experts...as we all know, these amazing little darlings never cease to amaze and surprise and befuddle us, daily, with the things they do as well as the things we think they are doing....My little matriarch, Aija, had a close, loving relationship with my momma....she watched out for her, she checked on her around the house whenever momma went into another room.....and there is NO doubt in my mind that she was actually looking for momma after momma died.....Aija would circle momma's bed, trying to look up on the bed...she would go to her closet and look to see which shoes were missing....momma had a pair of shoes she wore out in public (black velvet slipper shoes) and she had her shoes she wore around the house(bedroom slippers)....if the "velvet shoes were gone, Aija would go to the back door and see if she could see if the car was gone....and she would wait patiently for momma to get back home...I had to put mommas "going" shoes in the closet so Aija would not spend the entire day and night, waiting and looking for momma to "get home"....and this went on for 2 years after momma died! It was that long before I could even go into mommas room and move all her things out....and even then, one day, we went to pick my son up from his job at Kroger, and Aija saw an elderly woman that looked a lot like momma, coming from the store, pushing her basket, heading right for our car....Aija thought that was momma, and she went nuts...she was soooooooooo happy to see her again...it broke my heart....Aija couldnt understand why I was not helping momma into the car, why she was getting into the "wrong car"....it was so sad......and I was a squalling mess when that little senior lady got into her car and drove away, leaving Aija trying to understand why she didnt come into our car and why she drove off and left us behind...
I DO think he remembers your absence and he will stick like glue to you for quite a while....like Tibbe, we are all thrilled you are back, you are back almost 100% and will be soon be at 100%!!! It just takes time to bounce back from such emotional as well as strength sapping surgery and follow up....but you are on the road to a complete recovery and we are all relieved!