Can he read my mind............

Sometimes I wonder if Ardie can read my mind...every time we have made the decision that it is time for him to leave his pain and to move onto heaven...he always does something amazing to prove us wrong...last night when he came in from being outside he was limping both on his front paw and his back...he looked tired and hurt...I made the decision then that in the morning I would take him in...he manages every night to come into our bedroom and sleep...even though he has to go down steps to get to our room and in the morning we have to lift him up the steps to get out......he still thinks it is his job to be with his family regardless of the pain...this morning though when he got up he went up the stairs all by himself with no fear...we didn't have to lift him...then to really make sure that we knew that he wasn't ready to give in the towel yet...he came back in nudged me for a pet and when I got up...he once again trotted thru the bedroom up the steps......I think he wanted to make sure that I saw him do this...so with that I made him 3 peanut butter sandwiches and we will enjoy another day together...until next time