Marley - He Did It Again!

Been a good while since I've written anything. No particular reason, life is good ... mostly. I've been watching Marley like a hawk, as most of y'all know. He'll be 15 in October this year. What a strong beast he is and hard-headed. I know, I know, he's old and has earned every single loving he gets! What a beast! As proven yesterday. Here's how it went.

I have a gate across the back side of the breezeway for a reason. Marley! He's the reason. Every dog we had before him would walk or run down the pier and never ever think about jumping in. But Marley, well, his nickname is MarshMoo for a reason! He loves tromping around in that nasty, smelly, gross earth under the slimy areas that are out there in the slough and just generally everywhere out there.

The lawn guys left that gate open and I will be telling them about that! So Marley gets let out the front door as usual. Next thing I know Shawn has run in saying they forgot to close the gate! Well, guess who took that golden opportunity to walk down the pier and see what he could see and smell. We looked at the camera and he actually fell off the back bulkhead into the marsh. I can only thank God and Randy that he didn't immediately crack open his head or break something. But he didn't. He took this opportunity to do what he does every time he's jumped in there in the past. The smells must be out of this world! But he eventually tired out and fell down and there he stayed til Shawn picked him up and carried him to the pier. A pretty good ways, I might add. He couldn't move much, so worn out from his physical activity. We sat with him for a minute so he could get his strength back and finally he was able to walk back to the house. Y'all, I couldn't believe he was able to walk at all!

Ultimately what this did is let me know he ain't ready to give up! I honestly thought he'd get hyperthermia or step on something sharp or anything like that. But NO, this beast is amazing! Of course, we had to give him a nice warm shower inside, dry him off, and sit with him just because I was so grateful for the outcome.

So, in conclusion, Marley is invincible!