Have you ever found him just staring at a blank wall for hours?

Have you ever found him just staring at a blank wall for hours? Or sometimes he relieves himself right on the floor, even though he has been perfect his whole life. Please don't yell at him. Science calls this canine cognitive dysfunction. It is essentially Alzheimer's for dogs. The map of memories in his brain is slowly being erased. He isn't trying to make you angry. He is just lost right inside his own home. He is terrified because his familiar world has suddenly turned foreign. His memory is fading, but his feelings are not. Right now, you aren't just an owner. You are the lighthouse, the only light left in the fog of his mind, the last anchor guiding him back home. He might forget his habits, but he never forgets that you are his safety. He spent his entire youth waiting for you. Now it is your turn to give him your patience. Please don't let that light go