It has been fifteen months since my little Chancy Man passed. I miss him so much and when I go out in the front yard memories of him and his garden come flooding through my mind.
He loved helping us work in the yard. He would carry limbs and put them in a pile of his choosing. When we dug holes to plant something or dig weeds out. Chancy would dig holes.
To keep him from digging anywhere and everywhere I assigned him a small corner near the fence and taught him to do his digging there. It didn’t take long for him to catch on and he was proud of his garden.
He worked in his garden digging roots until he was too old and had arthritis.
In the video the little dog next door is telling him something, but Chancy is too busy getting roots out of his garden to pay him attention.
Here he is standing in a small portion of his garden. Some days I want to work in the yard and plant things. Other days not so much, it is not as much fun doing it without my little Chancy Man.
He was my buddy for sixteen years and what a blessing it was to share my life with him. I have had many dogs in my life, but none like him. He was special very smart and never let me out of his sight. And gave me many laughs.
27 responses to “Gotta get rid of those roots”
Our furbabies are so precious. They bring such pure love and joy into our lives—teaching us how to live in the moment. 🙏
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I agree. Thank you, for the comment and prayers. Hugs
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So sweet to see him doing what he loved. The video was too cute…. And that picture belongs in a big frame. May he rest in Doggy Heaven …
May God comforts your heart.
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Thank you, Willie. You are a blessing to me and many others. Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving nice comments. The Lord is my strength as well as yours. Hugs and blessings to you and your family.
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You are very welcome…
God Bless You, today and always…
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Ah Mags.. he will always be with you xx
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Thank you, Mae.
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Wonderful memories 🧡❤️💝
God bless you 🌈
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Thank you. God bless you. Have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting and leaving a comment.
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Pets are really family members so we do grieve over theri loss
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For sure.
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What a sweetheart, and helping in the garden – awesome! I am so sorry for your loss and can very much relate. Our pets are such a big part of our lives. We adopt rescue dogs. Our little guy is now 15 and has a heart condition, but he still loves to be outside, and he joins us every morning out on the patio.
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Thank you, Susan. Bless you for adopting rescue dogs. My little Chancy Man was a rescue. He was 6 months old when he came to us. I am happy that your little guy still loves to be outside.
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It’s so hard to let go of our pets, and some are more special than others. I’m so sorry you’ve lost your little Chancy Man. He looked like he was doing a good job on those roots.
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Thank you so much. He loved yard work. :)
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Sweet memories that you shared. They add so much joy to our lives. I’m thankful for all the dogs that we’ve had, both past and present.
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Thank you! I agree with you, they do add so much joy to our lives. I too am thankful for every dog and other animal that came to live at my place. Each on special in their own way. Thank you for stopping by, reading and commenting.
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Mags, I enjoyed your post about Chancy Man. I remembered him from you earlier blog, and how much you loved him.
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How sweet of you to remember him and let me know. I am glad you enjoyed the post. Hugs
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I was watching the video of Chancy Man digging those roots, and the barking dog made Steffi jump up and look at the screen, and brought Reggie down the hall to see where the dog was.
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Bless them! That made me giggle. Thank you for sharing it with me.
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What a lovely boy. I’m so sorry for your loss :(
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Thank you, Jean.
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What wonderful memories! ♥♥
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I have a lot of them. Thank you for your nice comment and visit.
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Its so hard when they leave us😔but in our heart they stay forever ❤️
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You are right it is hard. But they do stay in our hearts and memories too.
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