I had no idea how much presence Romeo has. He’s such a mellow dog that I don’t think of him having that much of an impact on the activity level of our house, but with him staying at the vet’s last night, his absence was very noticeable.

Not only was he not there to be demanding about getting covered in bed, or to give his big sigh when he is asked to get off the bed and onto (gasp) a dog bed when it’s time to sleep, but just his breathing was missed. Last night we still had two dogs in the bedroom, but it felt absolutely silent.

When we got home in last night Julio checked in with Trent and me, but he seemed to be waiting for that third body to come through the door. He had that look in his eye of “um, where’s my friend? It’s time for ear cleaning and eye licking.”

We all miss our big doofus and eagerly await an update on his progress when the vet calls this morning.