It has been a little over a month since I saw your beautiful smiling face. I never knew such pain and heartache were possible until I saw the Fireman bring you out of our burning house and watched as they tried so hard to revive you. I am so sorry that I wasn’t home to help you get out. The firemen said you didn’t suffer. You were as far away from the heat and flames as you could get. They said it was as if you laid down and went to sleep. I pray every single day that you were not in any pain and hope you knew if I could have I would have ran through that fire to get to you.
I remember the day I first laid eyes on you outside of Petsmart. Daddy says you were just a scrawny little puppy and he couldn’t believe I chose you. I told him I didn’t choose you, YOU chose ME.
For 7 wonderful years you were my companion, protector and most importantly you were my Best Friend. It has been so hard trying to figure out how to go on without you. There’s such a whole in my life, in my heart that I dont know where to begin to fill.
I hope you know just how much I love you. I thank you for allowing me to be your Mommie for 7 great and wonderful years. The only thing that keeps me going each and every day is knowing that you are no longer in the pain that your arthritis was causing you. You are able to run and jump without limping or hurting. It broke my heart to see you hurting everyday but you seemed so happy most of the time and medicine was helping and I just loved you to much to let go. Maybe God decided that I did love you to much to make that so hard decision and took it into his own hands. I don’t know all the answers to my Why’s and What If’s but I do know that you gave me the best 7 years of my life and I will never ever forget you. Daddy laughed at me when I wanted to get you a place at the Pet Cemetery but he said ok (you know he always said he couldn’t say no to me or you). As it turned out he was very happy that I had decided to do that 6 years ago.
It was such a beautiful ceremony and so many of our family friends were there. Even Chris closed the Vet office so everyone could attend. You were loved by so many and you loved so many. I look foward to the day I see you again. I am going to give you the biggest hug and kiss. Please be good until I get there and no chasing those cats…. 🙂
Footprints across my heart
| Rusty |
| 27, Dec 2002 |
| Sherry Wells |