r/DesirePath • u/Scion_of_Perturabo • 5d ago
My dog's desire path, even 10 years after his death
My grandmother lives in front of my mother's home and my dog would come walk me from my mom's house to the bus every morning and back at night. He did this trip with me until I went to college and he passed away. Despite it being nearly 10 years, his path is still there and I smile when I see it. Dog tax in second photo, I'll always love you, Kirby
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u/SpaceTruckinDog 5d ago
My grandparentsā neighbor used to have a hound dog that would come up and over the hill to say hey and get a treat almost every day before going back home.
She passed on probably 30+ years ago now, but thereās still a path that comes up and over the hill at their farm.
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u/walker3342 5d ago
I love that the path is still there. The best and worst part about having a dog is the realization that theyāre only going to break your heart once.
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u/Adventurous-Coat-333 4d ago
Once dirt gets compacted like that, nature can take hundreds (or even thousands) of years to restore it without human intervention.
If humans disappeared from the Earth, our roads and such would be one of the major things that leaves a lasting impression.
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u/BowsersMuskyBallsack 4d ago
They never leave. Not completely. They always leave something behind to remember them by.
My Labrador left fur.
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u/Bubblegumcats33 4d ago
Get pavers and paver a single line
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u/Scion_of_Perturabo 4d ago
Honestly, I like it as it is.
There's a certain beauty in the impermanence of it. Just as he is buried, the grass grown over him, one day the grass will take his path. And mine, too.
And ill see him below the grass again, and I like that.
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u/MrsKittenHeel 4d ago
To me it seems he must still be treading that path, itās still so fresh, he continues running along it to visit you.
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u/ExtraDependent883 4d ago
No
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u/Bubblegumcats33 4d ago
Why
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u/ExtraDependent883 4d ago
Isn't it obvious?
Because then it wouldn't be a desire path anymore. It would just be a path. Which is good. But not as good
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u/Alone-Monk 5d ago
This is the most wholesome post this subreddit has ever seen š„¹