I had a tree that I needed cut down and two others that needed to be topped. On referral from a co-worker, I found the man that would do the job. I knew nothing about him except the co-worker said he did a good job for her. The man came giving an estimate that I accepted. With him, he brought his dog with him. In the passenger side of his truck, the dog sat. It is not uncommon for people to drive around with a dog staring out the window. But drive around with one on jobs, it was my first time to witness this. But this dog was evidently the man's close companion or family. When he and two others came to cut the trees, the dog on a leash was tied in my front yard. When they went around to the back yard to cut down an entire tree, the dog was led on leash around there and once again tied so as not to run off.
It had taken the man three days when actual work began to finish the job. Every day, the dog came too. It was now obvious to me that the dog and man were never apart. I was curious and so asked the breed and name of the dog. I really guessed myself correctly on the breed. It was a Pomeranian. It was a male and his name was Bear. Not knowing the correct spelling of the breed, I went to the internet. There I found the correct spelling and more information. The type of Pomeranian was Teddy Bear. How appropriate it seemed as this appeared to be where the dog's name came from.
I knew nothing personal about the man. He was there to do a job and not to make friends. I didn't know the dog was to come every day. But I can only imagine why. The dog possibly could have filled a void in the man's life. I was only guessing. The dog very well may have replaced loneliness in the man's life. It sounded like a good possibility to me. People do become attached to their pets.
The work was finished and the man has since gone. But the memory stays of the dog as he watched his owner and two others cut trees. Bear would surely now travel on to other tree cutting jobs. His master seemed to firmly believe in, "Take your pet to work with you."
