Elkhound at the vet.

I had to bring in Kayne for a follow-up blood panel. An elkhound followed me in - most overweight dog I've seen but she was so beautiful and elkhounds are so unusual; I haven't seen one since Odin. I spent all of the time waiting (about 15 minutes) snuggling and petting her while talking to her owner.

Combined with the cats' problems, the stress at school, and a huge lack of sleep - seeing an elkhound nearly broke me. I just kept flashing to Odin and how much I missed him, then thinking of Mali and not knowing what's wrong with her, and nearly broke down right there.

The elkhound at the vet is 11 years old - Odin was a little over 5 when he died. Mali is a little over 4 years old now, Kayne around 2 years old.