Heart-Felt Relationship to Animals

The past few weeks have been an emotional roller coaster ride. The death of my loyal and best friend of 16 years took a great deal of energy from me. Thus the reason why I have not been compeled to post anything on my blog as of late.

This depletion of energy was not just felt by me. I also noticed it in the other animals that shared their living space with Mookie, my aloof yet loyal best friend. Phoebe, Mookie's goofy side-kick, has been a little depressed and sad. She has come to realise that she no longer has a partner in crime to help her sneak off to the poop pile to eat horse nuggets. She no longer has a fury friend to snuggle up to at night (our blind cat doesn't count!). She no longer has Mookie to leave her his unwanted left over kibbles of dog food around his bowl (this could be a good thing!) and she no longer will be able to scare and chase the deer around the property as our attention will now be all hers!

However what Phoebe does have that she was not available to before is a realationship to our horses. This, I am grateful for. I have noticed a greater engagement between the horses and Phoebe. Unlike in the past, Phoebe is now respected by her mates in the pasture. At one time, it was Mookie (alpha male) who was able to walk the fields without having to worry about getting chased out by a herd of overly friendly companions.

Phoebe's relationship with the horses has evolved since Mookie passing. Their relationship is filled with nothing but good intention. As I am sure these relationships will grow even stronger over the years, I hope that some day Phoebe will be able to mentor and share her wisdom and lessons learned to a most gullible and ever more goofy protege.