Notes from Creekside - Katie Sue Rieth

They say that a dog is a man’s best friend. Well, they can be a woman’s best friend too. Katie Sue was mine. She’s been with me longer than half of my grandchildren have been alive. My oldest grandson Josh was only 15 when we got Katie, now he has 3 kids of his own and turns 30 this year. Katie turned 14 years old this past November. She was about 4 pounds and would hold off any dog with her fearless demeanor. She had nine lives. I guess she had a fascination with the Lily pond and she would always wander to it. She liked being a farm dog and being outside, but she didn’t like the cold. She would sit by the fire, on my lap or on a heat register when she came in from the outdoors or stay wrapped in her towel for an hour after a bath.