Everyone knows Darien as a stubborn loud obnoxious dog. She was a dog that everyone wanted to pet, but few were allowed. For those that she allowed to pet they felt honored - it was real bragging rights for those that she let into her heart and space.
She shared her life with us and let us enjoy all her strange little quirks - which there were many many. You never doubted were you stood with her, she either liked you, accepted you or not. Those were her three choices and there were only three entities that she actually loved, TH, me and Tyr. She never did warm up to T, she was never really happy that we brought her home, but she lived with it because we made her.
She did a lot of things she didn't want to do because we made her. And that in itself was huge. She was so very stubborn, and usually her stubbornest won out, but sometimes we had to out stubborn her for her own good. She would never stop fighting T for top spot, even after getting badly hurt she still would fight. She would be on her back with all 100 pounds of T pressing down on her and still she would growl. That is how she went - fighting.
As sick as she was she just wanted to be with us and get as close as she could. And that is how she went wrapped in our arms.
She was the most beautiful stubborn white dog I have ever met. She will be sorely missed. I love you Darien White Mop Mitchell.
She shared her life with us and let us enjoy all her strange little quirks - which there were many many. You never doubted were you stood with her, she either liked you, accepted you or not. Those were her three choices and there were only three entities that she actually loved, TH, me and Tyr. She never did warm up to T, she was never really happy that we brought her home, but she lived with it because we made her.
She did a lot of things she didn't want to do because we made her. And that in itself was huge. She was so very stubborn, and usually her stubbornest won out, but sometimes we had to out stubborn her for her own good. She would never stop fighting T for top spot, even after getting badly hurt she still would fight. She would be on her back with all 100 pounds of T pressing down on her and still she would growl. That is how she went - fighting.
As sick as she was she just wanted to be with us and get as close as she could. And that is how she went wrapped in our arms.
She was the most beautiful stubborn white dog I have ever met. She will be sorely missed. I love you Darien White Mop Mitchell.
She also liked Arekay even though she wanted to dominate her. Tyr, the Queen, thought of Arekay as her pet kitten & made Darien Whitemop stop with the dominance games. Arekay & Darien got along fine after that.
ReplyDeleteWe got Darien (or rather she got us) when she was 1 year old after about 6 months of TH feeding her & getting her untangled from being tied up in our former neighbor's back yard. She changed from being afraid to be touched to waiting until TH came home & then crawling into his arms.
Darien and Tyr dug under the fence & Darien came through. Tyr came to our backdoor with a dirty, bedraggled Whitemop & asked "Can I keep her?" We said yes & had 14 great years.
Every evening, even when she didn't feel well, she waited in the living room until TH came home & greeted him with love - that will be always remembered and sorely missed.
She was stubborn and not too accepting of outsiders, but she did love TH, T3 & Tyr - our hearts yearn for them & we'll always remember her.
Rest in peace my beloved Whitemop