It was winter again and John was worried how Marley was going to make it through the winter with all the ice and snow. For Christmas they decided to take the kids to disney land. They left Marley at the vets where they kept him in intensive care. When Jenny picked Marley up he was very tired, out of sorts and his hips were even weaker than before. After he was home for half and hour janny called and said she could not get him to come back inside and that his stomach was swolle,. John knew this was not good, so he rushed home and took him to the vet. The vet confirmed his fear that marleys stomach had flipped again. she tried verything she could but nothing was working. John called jenny and told her the news and then told the vet it was his time. He asked if he could have some time alone with marley and after a long time the vet came in and put him to sleep.
John woke up early the next morning and went outside and started digging his grave. later the whole family cam out and said their goodbyes to him and then john burried him. Everyone was extremely sad and tried not to talk about his death because it only made them miss him more. John was very lonely, he had just lost his best friend. he decided to write a column about the loss of Marley and how even though he was a horrible dog he was mans best friend and had showed him important lessons in life and was there for them every step of the way when they were building their life together.
The next day john checked his mail and found tons of letters from other dog owners saying they were sorry for his loss and aslo saying that marley was not the worst dog in the world theirs was. They told stories of what their dogs had done and john began to believe that maybe marley wasnt the worst dog after all. all of these letters really helped john get through marleys death. they were even thinking about getting another dog that looked and sounded just like marley.
Marley was a big part of their lives and they were lost without him. They realized that he was what they always talked about and what made them happy. When he was gone their family was not complete thats why they decided to get another dog just like marley.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Marley and Me
They decided to get a farm animal and ended up getting chickens. This was when john noticed that Marley was going deaf. He noticed that when the chickens crowed he did not even budge, then one time he went up behind him and called his name and claped his hands and Marley didnt even budge.
It was becoming very hard for Marley to go up the stairs. He would not sleep downstairs though and every time John went up the stairs Marley would follow him even if he was only going to get a drink of coffee. John quite his job at the gardening magazine and got a new job at the Philadelphia inquirer, they didn't have to move again because it was only 45 minutes away.
It is now summer and Jenny took the kids to visit her sister in Boston. That meant Marley would be home alone all day. When he was younger this would not have been a problem, but now it was hard for him to control his bladder for long periods of time. john could tell He felt bad about going in the house. John sent Marley to a local kennel. One day when john was at work he got a call that marley was not doing well at all and they might have to put him to sleep. His stomach had flipped and there was only a 1% chance that he would make it without surgery, and that it could flip again. As the weeks passed marley was getting a lot better, but john knew he did not have long before something like this would happen again. Something did happen but it was not the last thing. Marley fell down the stairs nothing was broken and he seemed fine, but then later that night he could hardly move and john thought this was the end, but he was wrong. The next morning marley was feeling a lot better.
Marley is having more and more problems with his health, i think it is very hard for john and the rest of the family to deal with. he has been with them for so long the thought of loosing him is unbearable.
It was becoming very hard for Marley to go up the stairs. He would not sleep downstairs though and every time John went up the stairs Marley would follow him even if he was only going to get a drink of coffee. John quite his job at the gardening magazine and got a new job at the Philadelphia inquirer, they didn't have to move again because it was only 45 minutes away.
It is now summer and Jenny took the kids to visit her sister in Boston. That meant Marley would be home alone all day. When he was younger this would not have been a problem, but now it was hard for him to control his bladder for long periods of time. john could tell He felt bad about going in the house. John sent Marley to a local kennel. One day when john was at work he got a call that marley was not doing well at all and they might have to put him to sleep. His stomach had flipped and there was only a 1% chance that he would make it without surgery, and that it could flip again. As the weeks passed marley was getting a lot better, but john knew he did not have long before something like this would happen again. Something did happen but it was not the last thing. Marley fell down the stairs nothing was broken and he seemed fine, but then later that night he could hardly move and john thought this was the end, but he was wrong. The next morning marley was feeling a lot better.
Marley is having more and more problems with his health, i think it is very hard for john and the rest of the family to deal with. he has been with them for so long the thought of loosing him is unbearable.
Marley and Me
When Colleen turned two John applied for a job in a Pennsylvania and got it so he and his family packed up and moved. As they were getting ready to board the plane one of the workers said Marley was too big for his cage and could not go on the plane. John begged with her and luckily she let him on. then right after this happened the boys frogs got loose and John and Jenny were on their knees trying to catch them. They caught the frogs and almost missed their flight. When they were finally on the plane and all settled they heard a noise from down below and knew that it was Marleys.
It was around Christmas time and the kids were waiting for it to snow. they had never seen snow before and their parents had told them it would be coming. On christmas day there was still no snow. For chirstmas the kids got a toboggan and snow gear but they couldn't use it. Finally 3 weeks after New years it snowed ,the kids woke up early and the whole family went out and played in the snow. John even took a turn on the sled and so did Marley, they went down together and crashed, but no one was hurt, marley seemed to enjoy it. Towards the end of the winter John could tell Marley was getting old. He could barley make it up the hill he once so easily could.
The Grogan family had many funny moments and all of them contained Marley. He made them happy and smile even though he could be a pain in the but. He had been there through the beginning of their life together and became a big part of who they became. slowly he was beginning to get old and not act as much like a puppy, he was still as hyper and badly trained though.
It was around Christmas time and the kids were waiting for it to snow. they had never seen snow before and their parents had told them it would be coming. On christmas day there was still no snow. For chirstmas the kids got a toboggan and snow gear but they couldn't use it. Finally 3 weeks after New years it snowed ,the kids woke up early and the whole family went out and played in the snow. John even took a turn on the sled and so did Marley, they went down together and crashed, but no one was hurt, marley seemed to enjoy it. Towards the end of the winter John could tell Marley was getting old. He could barley make it up the hill he once so easily could.
The Grogan family had many funny moments and all of them contained Marley. He made them happy and smile even though he could be a pain in the but. He had been there through the beginning of their life together and became a big part of who they became. slowly he was beginning to get old and not act as much like a puppy, he was still as hyper and badly trained though.
Marley and Me
John and Jenny had another baby this time a girl named Colleen. Many people were surprised they had another kid, most people only had one or two. Soon after Colleens birth John turned 40. Several days after his birthday Jenny through him a big surprise party. A few days later while John was out gardening, Marley who was by his side sensed a storm on the way. John could tell he was nervous but wanted to finish up his gardening. Soon the sky got very dark and it started to rain, all of a sudden a huge lightining bolt struck and both John and Marley fell to the ground. John now realized why Marley got so scared during storms, he was trying to protect John but he just wouldnt listen.
John was a newspaper columnists and was always looking for interesting stories that would let him get out of the office and do things. One day he decided to write a story on dog beach, the last beach that dogs could go on without the owner being finned. John took Marley and went. Marley met a friend while he was there named killer and they played together. Then all of a sudden Marley started circiling in the water like he does before he goes to the bathroom. The number 1 rule at dog beach was that the dogs dont poop in the water and that is just what Marley did. Everyone on the beach saw and john was very embarrassed and they left and never returned and the beach closed within a year.
Marley may be a bad behaived dog but he is always right by Johns side there to warn him and protect him even though sometimes John doesnt listen he just stays right by him.
John was a newspaper columnists and was always looking for interesting stories that would let him get out of the office and do things. One day he decided to write a story on dog beach, the last beach that dogs could go on without the owner being finned. John took Marley and went. Marley met a friend while he was there named killer and they played together. Then all of a sudden Marley started circiling in the water like he does before he goes to the bathroom. The number 1 rule at dog beach was that the dogs dont poop in the water and that is just what Marley did. Everyone on the beach saw and john was very embarrassed and they left and never returned and the beach closed within a year.
Marley may be a bad behaived dog but he is always right by Johns side there to warn him and protect him even though sometimes John doesnt listen he just stays right by him.
Monday 2/16
Jenny told John that Marley was going to be in a movie, he was so surprised he could hardly believe it. His dog who was so hyper and destructive was going to be in a movie. they had to film the first scene over and over because Marley was not behaving well at all and was ruining the scene. Finally they told them that Marley could leave and they would call them if they needed him back, they thought for sure they were done with Marley, but they called back weeks later and said they needed him again.
Soon after filming the movie they all moved because their house was too small for all four of them and Marley. they moved to Boca a rich town that John often made fun of in his column, this made him a little worried about moving there, but eventually he liked the town.Marley was getting worse during storms, so they bought a huge cage and thought this would solve all of their problems, but it didn't. Marley was able to escape from his cage, they tried to repair it but he would figure a new way out.
On a nice sunny day they all decided to go out for dinner. They brought Marley along and tied him to the table. They were just toasting to a lovely evening when they noticed their table was gone, Marley had seen a dog and went chasing after it pulling the table behind him. John and Jenny went racing after him and caused quite a scene for everyone around them. They cut the evening short and went home without eating.
Marley causes them many problems during his life, but they are actually very funny if it is not happening to you. I'm sure that they were funny to John and Jenny later on as well.
Soon after filming the movie they all moved because their house was too small for all four of them and Marley. they moved to Boca a rich town that John often made fun of in his column, this made him a little worried about moving there, but eventually he liked the town.Marley was getting worse during storms, so they bought a huge cage and thought this would solve all of their problems, but it didn't. Marley was able to escape from his cage, they tried to repair it but he would figure a new way out.
On a nice sunny day they all decided to go out for dinner. They brought Marley along and tied him to the table. They were just toasting to a lovely evening when they noticed their table was gone, Marley had seen a dog and went chasing after it pulling the table behind him. John and Jenny went racing after him and caused quite a scene for everyone around them. They cut the evening short and went home without eating.
Marley causes them many problems during his life, but they are actually very funny if it is not happening to you. I'm sure that they were funny to John and Jenny later on as well.
friday 2/13
One night when John was almost asleep he heard a scream. He and Marley both went outside and saw some of their neighbors out their already. Some of them were chasing after a guy. When John got out there they told him to wait with the girl. She was 17 years old and her name was Lisa. John went over to her and tried to calm her down, by stroking her hair and saying soothing words to her. Things he would do to his own kids to calm them down. While John was staying with the girl Marley was on the lookout for the returning criminal, he looked different in the way he was standing and acting. John knew that if the criminal returned Marley would fight him till the death.
Another night when John was asleep Jenny woke him and said she was going into labor. She was only 21 weeks pregnant and knew this was not good. They rushed to the hospital and she was in labor, the doctors gave her medicine to stop the labor. When she was able to go home she had to be on bed rest until the baby was 35 weeks old. This was very hard for Jenny, because she could not play or pick up her son or do anything around the house.
Soon after Jenny got off bed rest she went into labor and they had another boy named Connor. Now with a toddler and newborn neither of them were getting much sleep. This made Jenny get angry very quickly at John and especially Marley. One night she even told him that she wanted to get rid of him, but after awhile she was not made anymore and said she would never get rid of him.
Marley may not be a well trained dog, but he proved to John the night of the stabbing that he would protect them if they were ever in danger. Marley was Johns best friend even after all of the damage John had to clean up and fix because of Marley.
Another night when John was asleep Jenny woke him and said she was going into labor. She was only 21 weeks pregnant and knew this was not good. They rushed to the hospital and she was in labor, the doctors gave her medicine to stop the labor. When she was able to go home she had to be on bed rest until the baby was 35 weeks old. This was very hard for Jenny, because she could not play or pick up her son or do anything around the house.
Soon after Jenny got off bed rest she went into labor and they had another boy named Connor. Now with a toddler and newborn neither of them were getting much sleep. This made Jenny get angry very quickly at John and especially Marley. One night she even told him that she wanted to get rid of him, but after awhile she was not made anymore and said she would never get rid of him.
Marley may not be a well trained dog, but he proved to John the night of the stabbing that he would protect them if they were ever in danger. Marley was Johns best friend even after all of the damage John had to clean up and fix because of Marley.
thursday 2/12
John and Jenny decided to take a trip to Ireland, but first they had to find someone to watch Marley. They made a list of all their friends and were left with only one name, and that was Kathy a girl they knew from work. She agreed to do the job, john made a list of all the things she would need to know about Marley. Jenny told John not to give her the list because it might scare her away, but he did and she didn't run, yet anyways. As soon as they got back Kathy was packed and left once they got in the door. When they got back Jenny took a pregnancy test and it was positive, they were both so excited.
When they found out she was pregnant they didn't tell anyone this time, they also didn't show their excitement as much, in fear that this pregnancy would end up like the last one. When they went in for a checkup the doctor said everything looked good. John and Jenny started leaving Marley in the house when they went out, each time they would find something destroyed. One time John bought Jenny a necklace for her birthday and Marley swallowed it. John went through his poop everyday until he found the gold necklace. this was just one of the many times that Marley at something or tried to hide something.
Jenny was going into labor and they had planned to stay in on of he birthing suites, but they were all full. They ended up having to have their baby where all of the Mexicans gave birth, because all of the other rooms were full too.finally she gave birth to a boy and they named him Patrick. When they brought him home they were afraid of how Marley would react around him. They saw a different side of Marley when he was around Patrick, he was very calm and gentle, completely different from how he normally was.
I was surprised that they found anyone to watch Marley because it seemed like all their friends that he was such a terrible dog. I don't think that Kathy ever came back again. Even though Marley is a very hyper and destroying dog, he knows who to be gentle around and when to comfort his masters. He may not be smart but he is loyal and caring at times when he needs to be.
When they found out she was pregnant they didn't tell anyone this time, they also didn't show their excitement as much, in fear that this pregnancy would end up like the last one. When they went in for a checkup the doctor said everything looked good. John and Jenny started leaving Marley in the house when they went out, each time they would find something destroyed. One time John bought Jenny a necklace for her birthday and Marley swallowed it. John went through his poop everyday until he found the gold necklace. this was just one of the many times that Marley at something or tried to hide something.
Jenny was going into labor and they had planned to stay in on of he birthing suites, but they were all full. They ended up having to have their baby where all of the Mexicans gave birth, because all of the other rooms were full too.finally she gave birth to a boy and they named him Patrick. When they brought him home they were afraid of how Marley would react around him. They saw a different side of Marley when he was around Patrick, he was very calm and gentle, completely different from how he normally was.
I was surprised that they found anyone to watch Marley because it seemed like all their friends that he was such a terrible dog. I don't think that Kathy ever came back again. Even though Marley is a very hyper and destroying dog, he knows who to be gentle around and when to comfort his masters. He may not be smart but he is loyal and caring at times when he needs to be.
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