The sun sets on another day…
Yes, it was cloudy, but two friends played hard as the sky slowly turned to gray. Pepper and Stevie enjoyed the night, and I laughed as they played hard in the cooler weather.
After the challenging weeks I have been through I am unsure why I put myself through the interesting movies that I do. Before taking a recent trip I was watching a horror movie and dozed off only to wake up staring at a full screen of a face looking at me with blood coming out of the mouth. It did give me the energy to drive for quite a while without any sleep.
Today I took the time and watched Heart of the Beast which I had tried to start previously only to be met with some internal discussions in my brain since it concerned a German Shepherd.
If you don’t read 29,000 sunsets often you may not know that Pepper is my 9th German Shepherd. I love the breed and always have, and I find myself gravitating towards it often. If I had my way I would be surrounded by German Shepherds in the middle of a lot of land having fun, training dogs, and making the world a unique and interesting place with the time I spend.
Instead, I have had one or two German Shepherds at a time, and their passing is very difficult on me. 5 of my Shepherds have been overly trained. I love and loved them all deeply and have been told I am at my best with a dog by my side. I fully believe the passing of a dog can hurt as much as any other loss and I’m writing it in another book that is in the ever-growing number of exciting projects that I keep open. The good part is I am closing many of them this year. Well at least a few.
In the movie Brad Pitt stars as a veteran facing PTSD with his dog, Odin, new faces similar dreams and problems. The dog was beautiful, the sections well done, and the cinematography beyond belief. Of course there are lots of trials, actually it was one of the most unlucky series of events that a person could go through, but you have an affinity for everyone in the movie and of course Odin steals the screen in many cases.
There is one part that calls to me where a grizzly bear faces down the two of them and the grizzly bear and Odin lock eyes and share a moment. The filmmaker creates a lifetime in a moment where 2 animals who have faced much understand each other. I looked at that scene and of course felt very deeply. As I did, I realized that the world would be a much more amazing place if we all had that ability. If we were able to look at someone and see the trials and tribulations they had gone through, realize their level but pain and suffering, and realize the resolve in their heart, perhaps conflict would be less prevalent in the world.
The movie is a fantastic display of how nature challenges us all. I was heavily moved emotionally, and along the way I hugged my puppy several times. I also realized that if I was stuck in the middle of nowhere with Pepper, I might be toast. Time to up the training regime. If you get a chance, this movie is worth the watch.
So as the sun sets on another day, dogs give us life in so many ways. I hope you have a fantastic pet by your side, and I hope that you can enjoy the love that they impart in the world. It’s pretty impressive. Find the way through the world and enjoy it all, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and arooooooooo…