Hi, I’m Val. Welcome to my new backup account! I’m here for the photos: to share mine and to admire yours. Mostly of nature: flowers, insects (with content warning for all except butterflies that don’t seem to creep people out), my dog, the sky,... I’ll post here regularly but not too frequently. Kind of a ValLite™️ account.
You can also find me at: @dillyd (ValDeluxe™️) #introduction
Some of the hashtags I post to most often: #bloomscrolling#mosstodon#LichenSubscribe#SilentSunday#insects#snails#DogsOfMastodon
A few min ago, we said goodbye to our baby Cookie, who lived till 14 years and 8 months. She was born in Malaysia, lived in Singapore, stopped over in Finland where she picked up a EU pet passport, and lived the last 6 years of her life in San Francisco where she was greatly beloved by all.
She had two beautiful and healthy months with us, from her last ER visit. After another one this week, we learned that she would decline further.
#USA#Swimming#therapy#dog retires, named honorary member of the team
The #swimmers requested #TherapyDogs to minimize their #anxiety at the #Olympics. “So many people find animals as a calming essence,” said Emily Klueh, manager of #MentalHealth & #emotional#wellness for USA Swimming. “athletes are looking for … environments where they can get away from the hype, [where] they can calm their nervous systems down.”
My doggo feels most safe when he sleeps like this, his bum right next to mine. I have been traveling a lot lately, so this morning first thing we had to go for a looong walk (in the rain) and now it's time for safety bum.
(After this bum-to-bum-contact he just sighed happily and fell asleep. 😀 )
Arriving at a rural property, an #Arizona#sheriff’s deputy approaches a group of starving dogs behind a fence. Some are sleeping, others bark & wag their tails. The deputy lays out food & water to corral them, body-cam video shows.
The deputy then pulls out a gun & shoots them 1 by 1, killing 7, before dragging their bloodied bodies to his truck. He later dumped the bodies near RR tracks.
The #Arizona#HumaneSociety called the situation “entirely preventable” & lamented that the #sheriff’s office had not asked it for help.
“This awful incident lacked all compassion & judgement,” Jennifer Armbruster, a spox for the humane society, said in a stmnt. “And what is most clear is that establishing an #animal care & control service in #ApacheCounty is an absolute necessity to prevent something like this from happening in the future.”
The vet not only pulled Cookie back from the brink of mortality, she also seemed to have given Cookie some additional youthfulness. Cookie now has the energy of a puppy, wants to go on walks all the time, do everything, see and eat everything, everywhere. I’m a little tired keeping up with her. 15 years old in October!!
I love it when her little ear stands up almost quizzically. She’s asking permission to jump on my lap. She is the goodest girl. Such polite. 🥰#dogsofmastodon
Starting a thread about my life with Cookie, while she’s in intensive care right now in San Francisco. She’s still conscious, but it’s not looking great. Even if she gets to come home I think it’s time to prepare to say goodbye to her.
This was the very first time I saw her.
I was 24 years old. I’d just moved to Petaling JayaX Malaysia. With the first serious girlfriend I had. We thought it’d be a great idea to get a dog.
Sad to say, she passed this morning. Cookie lived a grand, amazing life. She brought me so much joy. I am so thankful for the last two months of extra time that she gave us.
All of these photos were taken in June 2024. She was happy and mobile and lucid, and she passed at home surrounded by people who love her. 14 years and 8 months of joy and happiness. She taught me so much. I will always love you Cookie