-On Friday we had to put Shadow down. He had a tumor near his eye that was causing glaucoma, detached lens and other eye problems. The poor bugger was almost completely deaf too. He was in pain and we had him on pain killers for the past couple of weeks; so it wasn't a very hard decision, however it is never easy to put a dog down. He was 12 years old, but still a tough machine. Celine did a house call and gave him a double dose of tranquilizer to try and minimize any potential problems. Despite the extra dose he refused to lie down whatsoever. I remember when I had Alley fixed she was out of commission with a few minutes of the tranquilizer. Anyway, Shadow knew something was wrong when we got him to lie down and began to administer the euthonal. He became aggressive and we had to muzzle him. At least he got to die at home beside the fire with all of us around him. I'm happy that I gave him another five good years of life as he was going to be put down by his previous owners. He came from living in a shit-hole apartment in Montreal and landed out here where he never had to be tied, had all he could eat from the abbatoire, could swim in the river, and roll in dead animals or shit. It was rewarding to adopt an adult dog under such circumstances and provide him with a dog's version of heaven. This is the first time in my life that I don't have a dog. I was kind of sad and crying a bit after he died because there are many signs of Shadow still around outside such as his half-eaten beef bones and paw marks in the snow. I was also missing his quiet company as I worked outside that day and into the night. I was always comforted having him on my heel as I did chores or other jobs.
-Richard and I processed and sold some contaminated aluminum on Friday afternoon.
-Picked up scrap in St. Chrys. Got an electric cut off saw and a power pack with a 1000 watt inverter. I was happy finding such treasures.
-Attempted to repair the snowblower.
-Apart from that there has been much Christmas festivities and not a lot of work getting done.
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