The House Is Too Damn Quiet

I took Walker Evans to the Brighton Eggert Animal Clinic to have a dental procedure (serious teeth cleaning of tartar) and a check of a growth on his stomach this morning.
He came through the dental procedure fine so far and is coming out of the anesthesia, and the growth is apparently not cancerous, so we are happy at the moment but won't be too happy until Val and I have our pup home.
It was strange not having him barking, walking, coming up to me for petting or to be let outside today, so hopefully, things will be back to normal soon.