What My 3 Legged Dog Taught Me About Life On 2 Legs
#2: You don’t need 1/4 of the things you think you do.
Like many Millennials, I was super excited to buy a home. Not for the kids I will someday have but for my dog Kinzi to finally have the backyard she deserved.
On the day we moved in, I found a lump in her front right paw.
I thought it was a bug bite. It wasn’t.
It was an aggressive cancer. She needed an amputation of most of her leg as soon as possible. I scheduled her surgery for one week later.
I grieved a lot. She didn’t. She simply kept moving. The experience of losing her leg, watching her walk again, and witnessing her now has deeply impacted me.
Since the chapter of her life on 3 legs began, she’s taught me so much about life. I hope these lessons will help you as much as they have helped me.
Lesson 1: Be here, now.
On the days leading up to the surgery, Kinzi would rest her chin on my lap and I’d gently massage her paw. She would sigh deeply and I’d breathe in “here” and exhale “now.”
“We’re still here,” I’d repeat into the fur on top of her head.
