Shadows last day

Last night Ang couldn’t stand being on her own any more and came over to mine and stayed the night. I managed to get Shadow out a few times and made sure he had food and water before I locked him in for the night. Neil rang about 8.30 and said he couldn’t make it and that he’d be here about 7 today. Got to bed about 10 absolutely knackered again. Woke twice during the night and finally got up about 7.45. Took dogs out for a wee and then went over and took Shadow out for a wee. Made a coffee and put BBC news on. Fed dogs at 8.15 and took Buster out for a poo. Ang got up about 8.30 and I made her a coffee. She was shaking so bad I had to drink some before she could hold the mug. Took Dainty for a short walk around the estate off the lead and then came back and took Shadow out again then put some food down for him and changed his water. Had time for a fag and then phoned taxi at 9.30ish. Had to phone vets and say I’d be late when taxi hadn’t arrived by 9.45. Eventually it turned up at 10.05 and driver explained Poole bridge had got stuck up. Got to vets at 10.12 and a dog Buster hates was there but luckily there was no trouble. Thankfully I’d put him on his collar and lead because he hates his halti so and I had good control over him. Vet checked him over and said he was fine but suggested I put some Savlon on the shaving rash he’s developed. Luckily Mum had told me it was one of the things I should keep in having dogs so didn’t have to go and get any. Popped into shop and got two iced cakes, some love hearts and parma violets from paper shop while waiting for taxi back. Got home and took Shadow out to the shops then took Dainty out for a short walk. Managed to grab some scrambled egg on toast to eat and sit down for half an hour. I then had to go into Poole to get some magnesium citrate for Shadow as had run out and Ang’s sister put it on his food. She believes it stops him from getting stones which he’s been operated on twice for. Took Shadow with me and was back after about 45 minutes. Got home and took Shadow back to Ang’s and then took Buster out for a wee on the green off the lead. I then took Dainty for a walk to the backwaters. She was quite subdued on her own but seemed to enjoy it and brought a stick home holding it like a cigar. Sat down and had a coffee and a smoke and then booted computer and did charity clicks, checked website and email accounts. Covenant page is up to 205 now. Watched a bit of news and then went over and tidied Ang’s flat for her and checked on Shadow. Refreshed his water and put some more food down for him and took him out on the green for a wee. Came back and watched news for a while then took Dainty and Buster out on the green for a wee. Came back in and it was 5.15 so decided to order a chicken shish kebab and some fried chicken and chips to eat. Food arrived and had kebab and chips saving chicken for tomorrow. Afterwards went over and took Shadow out for a wee and then came back and watched local news. Ang decided to go back and be with Shadow as we didn’t know if her sister’s boyfriend would turn up tonight or not and she was going to stay with Shadow if he didn’t. She was quite drunk by now as she’d been drinking since I left her to go to the vets this morning. About 7.15 I tried to ring Ang’s sister’s boyfriend again and he rang back and said he was about 5 minutes away. When he arrived I packed all Shadow things and helped him carry them to his van and saw them off. I then fed the dogs and once they’d finished eating went over and helped Ang back over with her things and switched everything off in her flat and locked up. I then took Buster and Dainty out for a wee and settled down and watched the last half hour of Waterloo road. After it finished I booted my computer and did this post while munching one of the cakes I got this morning. It’s 10.10 and I need my bed but got to take dogs out for their last wee yet.