Galactic Companions

The tails of Leia (Rat Terrier/Schipperke 01/30/11), Kenobi (GSD/Shar Pei 11/18/13), and Reklys (Australian Cattle Dog 07/08/16)

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I’m not sure how many follow this blog anymore or who was here in the beginning when i first brought Reklys home.

When I brought Reklys home, my best friend (and roommate) brought home two puppies herself. Khaos (Reklys’s full brother) and Mayhem (a German Shorthaired Pointer).

Reklys and Khaos will be turning 9 in July of this year.

We unfortunately said goodbye to Mayhem last week.

The dogs seemed to know before we did, but it’s still been hard.

It was my first experience with saying goodbye to a beloved pet as an adult, and I know that it unfortunately won’t be the last.

Rest in peace Mayhem, until we meet again. 💚

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My Tumblr days are mostly over but I find myself occasionally checking other dogblr ghost towns looking for updates so I figured I’d share one of my own.

The pups are all doing well. Leia is 13, Kenobi turns 11 next month, and Reklys is 8. Leia started having seizures a year ago but is on medication and doing well.

I find myself struggling with anticipatory grief more than anything as time marches on. It doesn’t feel like it was all that long ago that we were sharing puppy training videos and goofy shenanigans.

I’ll try to post updates on here when I think to, if only to look back on in the future. ❤️

10/4/2024

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I hardly post on here anymore but we moved! My best friend and her husband bought some land and we live with them. The dogs are loving it! (Including Leia who is impossible to find in this grass 🤣)

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The best dogs ❤️

[abirddogmoment]

“Why Title a Dog? Not just a brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher title, not just an adjunct to competitive scores, a title is a tribute to the dog that bears it, a memory for as long as anything in this world can remain. Few humans will do as well or better in that regard. And though the dog itself doesn’t know or care that its achievements have been noted, a title says many things int he world of humans, where such things count. A title says your dog was intelligent and adaptable, and good-natured. It says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that please you, however crazy they may have sometimes seemed. And a title says that you loved your dog, that you loved to spend time with it because it was a good dog, that you believed in it enough to give it yet another chance when it failed, and that, in the end, your faith was justified. A title proves that your dog inspired you to that special relationship enjoyed by so few; that in a world of disposable creatures, this dog with a title was greatly loved, and loved greatly in return. And when that dear short life is over, the title remains as a memorial of the finest kind, that best you can give to a deserving fiend, volumes of pride in one small set of initials after the name. A title earned is nothing less than love and respect, given and received, and permanently recorded.”

— Sandra Mowery (via crosscheckcatahoulas)

[galactic-companions]

Today is the kind of day where cuddling with dogs is the best part.

[strawberryjayne-deactivated2021]

[thetowndrugdealer]

how are dogs always so happy when the economy is a mess??

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They’re unaware because I refuse to stop buying them shit despite my finances being in shambles

[do-not-touch-my-food]

1 - gives kibble to dogs in shelters with a single click

2 - gives 10 pieces of kibble to dogs in shelters, whether you get the question right or not

3 - gives 10 pieces of kibble to cats in shelters, whether you get the question right or not

4 - gives cat litter to cats in shelters with a single click

[alicetookadrink-blog]

*opens 4 new tabs*

[marigoldwitch]

the cat litter one makes little noises after you click it and it’s so cute.

[southernsideofme]

[probablyacerpgideas]

when the bard’s playing even moves the ranger’s animal companion

[babyanimalgifs]

Son I can see you

[nessa007]

my dog obviously has no idea what christmas is but that doesn’t stop my family and i buying her a bunch of presents every year

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[mothsplaining]

I never have to walk alone.

[galactic-companions]

It must really confuse some people that I have 1 free dog that someone posted they were rehoming, 1 dog purchased from a rescue group, and 1 dog purchased from a breeder.

[labrasmore]

All those people who have dogs where they are mistaken for different breeds should get an embark test and then print a screenshot of the results and “This is my dogs DNA results, stop telling me what my dog is” on a T-shirt and wear it whenever they take their dog places

[canisitsnotlupus]

‘the dna test was wrong, that’s definitely an aussie’

[thetowndrugdealer]

how are dogs always so happy when the economy is a mess??

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They’re unaware because I refuse to stop buying them shit despite my finances being in shambles