I'm getting old.

Marcia · 07-09-2007, 12:08 AM

I think senility is setting in. Last week I was at work as usual, and suddenly realized that I didn't remember bringing Sally inside before leaving home in the AM. We don't allow our dogs access to the yard unless we're home - coyotes, trespassers, etc. I really started to panic........thank goodness I was able to reach my Dad who ran over to check. Of course she was inside with Rocky and the kitties as usual. Checking where everybody is prior to leaving the house is as automatic to me as locking the doors, but I could not shake the idea that I had left her out. Am I losing my mind??

murraysmom · 07-09-2007, 07:29 AM

No. Middle Age is The Pits. Welcome to the club.

Vision · 07-09-2007, 12:24 PM

That is normal at any age. It probably has more to do with stress than anything else.

shakerag · 07-09-2007, 02:04 PM

I can't seem to remember if I remember or not!
don

Marcia · 07-09-2007, 10:25 PM

Thanks for the comments, everyone. The stress part is probably true, things have been crazy lately. As for the middle age, there are more symptoms surfacing. I was really tired and cleaning up from dinner - I discovered later that I had put the butter dish in the dishwasher and a dirty plate in the fridge. At least the dogs will never let us forget to feed them! I will be double checking to make sure Sally & Rocky are inside before I leave. Not much else matters as long as they're safe.

Rubydoo · 07-11-2007, 11:42 AM

Hey, don't worry about it Marcia. I do those things ALL the time. I have a real funny story about this but can't tell on this forum. In private tho.

Janice and little Ruby

Rocket · 07-11-2007, 03:47 PM

I wouldn't worry too much, I imagine she would have let you know (loudly) if you had forgotten!

07-09-2007, 12:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Marcia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 922	I think senility is setting in. Last week I was at work as usual, and suddenly realized that I didn't remember bringing Sally inside before leaving home in the AM. We don't allow our dogs access to the yard unless we're home - coyotes, trespassers, etc. I really started to panic........thank goodness I was able to reach my Dad who ran over to check. Of course she was inside with Rocky and the kitties as usual. Checking where everybody is prior to leaving the house is as automatic to me as locking the doors, but I could not shake the idea that I had left her out. Am I losing my mind?? __________________ Loving Slave to Sally, Bliss, Waldo & Chloe kitties, and watched over by Daisy Mae and Rocky ATB

07-09-2007, 12:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Vision Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 289	That is normal at any age. It probably has more to do with stress than anything else. __________________ Marquis de Lafayette brought Basset Hounds to the United States as a gift to George Washington

07-09-2007, 02:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
shakerag Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ozark Mountains, Ar Posts: 245	I can't seem to remember if I remember or not! don __________________ If it's not a Basset, it's just a dog

07-09-2007, 10:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Marcia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 922	Thanks for the comments, everyone. The stress part is probably true, things have been crazy lately. As for the middle age, there are more symptoms surfacing. I was really tired and cleaning up from dinner - I discovered later that I had put the butter dish in the dishwasher and a dirty plate in the fridge. At least the dogs will never let us forget to feed them! I will be double checking to make sure Sally & Rocky are inside before I leave. Not much else matters as long as they're safe. __________________ Loving Slave to Sally, Bliss, Waldo & Chloe kitties, and watched over by Daisy Mae and Rocky ATB

07-11-2007, 11:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rubydoo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,681	Hey, don't worry about it Marcia. I do those things ALL the time. I have a real funny story about this but can't tell on this forum. In private tho. Janice and little Ruby __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w/IMG_1340.jpg Take a basset hound to lunch today! --Bassets rule....and drool!

07-09-2007, 07:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
murraysmom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: southcentral Pa. Posts: 2,235	No. Middle Age is The Pits. Welcome to the club.

07-11-2007, 03:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rocket Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,242	I wouldn't worry too much, I imagine she would have let you know (loudly) if you had forgotten! __________________ Kathryn Scooter & Rocky

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