Self-Realization and Other Awakenings

had the carpets cleaned. So I came over in the evening
and Robert was given a massage. Right after I finished,
I heard Nicole yelling out that Dimitri did a pooh on
the freshly cleaned carpet. She was quite upset about
it.
I came out of the bedroom, picked up Dimitri and
told Nicole not to worry, that I would clean up the
mess. I took Dimitri outside and placed him on the
ground. I went back inside, cleaned up the pooh, and
then went outside to bring in Dimitri. When I picked
him up, he felt heavier for some reason.
I left him inside the spare bedroom and went to
pack up my table. Robert was sitting in the living
room, waiting for his dinner. Then I heard Nicole
scream out, Dimitri left the body! Dimitri left the
body!
I rushed out to see what she was screaming about
and lo and behold, Dimitri wasn't breathing at all. I
tried picking him up but he was completely dead-
weight. I felt for a pulse but there wasn't any. I put a
mirror under his nose and there was no sign of breath.
Immediately, Robert came over and looked at his dog
lying on the floor. Robert picked up one of his paws but
it flopped back down.
Nicole was a bit hysterical, and I felt extremely
bad, because I was the last one to handle Dimitri. But,