I take him for a walk first thing in the morning. He needs one.
He may complain about the early hours, the rainy weather and the muddy footprints on the floor but he loves them too. I’ve seen how he inhales the freshness in the air, not yet tainted by the traffic of the rush hour. I know he loves the dragonflies at the river, so I pull him there too. I splash around while he grumbles, until the old man gets his toes wet and relaxes visibly.
He sometimes protests that he is getting too old for this, but well, so am I. It is not easy to chase a deer anymore, but I do that anyway. How else will he get his exercise?
He may give me only one sausage a day and be a scrooge-ish when it comes to my biscuits. But I love him anyway, so I look out for him.
Authors note: This story is dedicated to Pete, my favorite serial-fiction writer, and Ollie, his companion and guardian angel. To know more about them or read some great crime-fiction, visit his site: beetleypete.com
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A perfect tribute to our dear Ollie. I love this story so much. Thanks. xo
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My God, Shaily. You won my heart. I am following your blog right now. Pete is a great man and I love his stories too. Have you tried Annie?? I am reading it now and it’s so great and Ollie is such a cute darling. Great story.
Be safe❤✌😊
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Thank you, Suzan. ‘Annie’–is that something Pete has written? Could you tell me more about it, please?
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Yes, he wrote that especially for me. It’s a great horror story. It has a backward concept. You should try it. I reblogged it on my blog a few days ago if you want to read it.
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Even before you mentioned him, I thought of Pete and Ollie as I began to read. Nice tribute.
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Thank you, Elizabeth! In my defence, i had tried to keep it as generic as possible. But Ollie’s aura is too strong to be ignored 🤣🤣🤣
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Love this Shaily!🤗
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Thank you, Kim! It was supposed to be a photo-prompt since I’ve had that picture for some months. But it became a post-prompt after Ollie’s last post. 🙂
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Beautifully written piece about worthy subjects.
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😁 i love Ollie and Pete, they inspire dog lovers at a whole new level.
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That’s so sweet, and just like Pete and Ollie.
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Thank you, FR. The recent post from Ollie gave me the idea. 🙂
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Reblogged this on beetleypete and commented:
Shaily wrote a story just for me, about Ollie and me.
How wonderful is that?
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Thanks so much, Shaily. I am truly honoured.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hugs and kisses to Ollie.
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