k. has a foot affliction now too, and she's worried about mister's affliction

and he gets ponderous when you worry, like oh, am i in bad shape?

and there's times mister is limpy and slow on his own, but when people fret it's as much about people as dog, people want to tell their story and the dog's story together, which is natural, but i notice how the dogs act as surrogates, or are summoned so, and so they get the love we need to give, to ourselves, fellow people, dogs, and everything connected with life and affliction. 

 and after, as before, and during, he's just doing his thing.