After I saw that Apollo was sleeping, I went to bed. We did that every day.
‘You’re wrong about that.’
‘How am I wrong?’
‘After you go to bed, Apollo always gets up and checks that you are asleep before he goes to sleep.’
‘Really?’
‘Once you are sleeping, Apollo goes to bed himself.’
That was how Apollo came into my life. Then, when we began to care for Apollo, I discovered something surprising. I learned that dogs have feelings too.
Don’t get me wrong, I never thought they were totally emotionless. But when I started rearing him, I realized he showed emotions no different from ours. In addition to basic happy, cross, sad and excited, he also got depressed when scolded and pleased when praised.
The stronger their affection for a lost loved one, or pet, the harder the second parting can be … even more so than the first parting. Drinking the coffee might sound simple, but once lost in a flood of emotions, your wife may not notice the coffee getting cold until it is too late.