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When I was a little girl all I ever wanted was a puppy. The apartments we lived in never allowed it so I settled for stuffed animals on leashes and dreamed of one day having a friend like you my Baby girl.

When we finally moved to the country we went to the pound right away. There you were the only quiet puppy in a sea of barking dogs with your big brown eyes and little head tilted to the side. I held you in my arms so tight and I knew right then you were the perfect friend for me to have. We were both little girls destined to grow up together and share a bond that no one else ever seemed to understand.

You were there with me for all the milestones in my life Baby. You ran next to me when I rode my bike collected salamanders with me in the rain sat and watched me build our treehouse in the backyard and pulled my dolls on the sled in the snow. You let me dress you up and take pictures and even sat still while I put lipstick on your little face. You sat with me in my room when I was grounded slept beside me at night and shared more ice cream cones with me than any puppy should.

As we got older and priorities changed you still stood by me through it all. You watched me get dressed for school dances and first dates listened to me gush about boys I had crushes on and licked my tears away when I had my heart broken. You saw me off to school every day and sat beside me while I did my home work. You never asked for more than to have your belly rubbed and gave me so much love and friendship in return.

Time was going by so fast Baby. I woke up one day and found myself dealing with grownups and bills money and problems. We didn’t play as much as we used to and I’m sorry about that. I hope you still know that I loved you with all my heart.

Your little nose was getting grey and you walked around a little slower. You never went running through the woods anymore and sitting on your blanket was all you needed. You still ran to me when I came home and jumped up as much as you could to say hello. We were both all grown up but we had a special place in each others hearts. We’ve moved from place to place state to state…but never apart.

Then one day when you went outside to the yard you fell. I prayed to God it was an accident but you looked at me and I knew. You were so sick Baby girl. I scooped you up and took you to the vet. You were so weak but you stood up in that office like a big strong girl. You did it to show me that you were ok…maybe even telling me not to cry. They kept you that night and it was Cancer. I don’t know how you went for so long without ever showing that you were sick. You must have had it for
a long time but I never knew.

I had to come to you the very next morning because you had gotten sicker through the night. You were waiting for me. You couldn’t lift your head but I sat beside you and I will never forget that look you gave me baby girl. I held you as tight as I could and I hope that it gave you comfort. If love can be felt by holding on to the one thing you love the most then you must now know how much I loved you.

You fell asleep with your head on my arm and a thousand memories flashed through my mind at once. My Baby was gone and you took a piece of me with you. A part of my childhood a part of my family and a part of my heart. My heart is broken and I miss you so much.

Thank you for everything you have done for me Baby. Thank you for loving me and being my best friend. We spent 14 years together on this earth and one day we will spend eternity together. Until then Baby girl…run as far and as fast as you want eat anything you want until your heart is content and know that I love you with all my heart and soul.

Baby
6/22/88 to 9/02/02

Kelly

We didn’t have very much
time together
not as much as I wanted.
But you were so beautiful
and faithful
and you were good to Maxx
and sometimes I wondered why.

I miss you today
as much as the day you went away.
But there’s the Rainbow Bridge and
I believe
that all of us will be united again
Maxx Lady Chancer
you and me.

So until that time
keep all of them in line for me.

Gail

To Mollydog:

You were the first and the finest. I will always remember your enthusiasm for life and all the ways you showed it-from pulling me out of a river as a scrawny kid to attending my wedding and then some.
I will miss you tremendously.

Love

That Girl You Raised

Laura

Back on 6/15/01 a tribute was placed for Tama. Charon was a birthday present for Tama and they soon developed a bond. Tama passed away unexpectedly leaving a void in Charon’s life. Charon passed away on 8/3/02 at 10:00pm (PST) and is now with Tama again. It is sad that they were both too young at death. They will always be in our hearts forever.

Pete

Aggie my best friend companion and family member you will be forever in my heart. Thank you so very much for bringing me joy and happiness and I hope you know how much my heart aches for you and how much I miss you. You were so young still and so full of life and how I wish I wouldn’t have let you out that morning. I know that there is a reason for your passing and God must have needed you for something.

I knew that when you were born you were very special and though I thought you would be with us forever you left this earth for a reason. I will always remember how beautiful friendly and loving you were. I’ll never forget your oil spot and when you would show me your whites in your eyes. The dust on bed is still there and I’ll never dust it off.

I love you Aggie and
thank you for being
a part of my life.

Cathy

As I looked at you laying there my heart has this empty place in it. I am so filled with love for you Bailey. You have brought so much love and comfort to me. I have had cancer twice and each time you have been there beside me laying close to me as I lay there recovering.

Your little paw would so softly touch my face and a sweet little kiss you would give to me. God sent you to me as one of his angels to protect and comfort me. You are the reason I fought so hard to stay alive because I had to be here to take care of you and love you.

Bailey you have given me so much love these past seven years you will not be forgotten. My heart is filled with your sweet little face. You are now one of gods little angels and I know that you are looking down on me and that you are still softly touching my face.

I love you Grandma.

Betty

Sheba would have been 10 next month. She was a big beautiful proud German Shepard who unconditionally loved her family so much. She died in my arms last night. As I write this through my tears and breaking heart I just want the whole world to know how beloved my “Sheeba girl” is. She had the most hilarious sense of humor. She would make us laugh all the time. She loved it when we were always around her.

She gave me and my whole family true joy. She was so smart and beautiful and will be painfully missed my me and my loved ones. Sheba is now in the arms of God and I feel so blessed to have been her best friend and her mine. God bless you Sheba you will be missed by many.
We love you very much Sheebs.

Melissa

I remember the day as though it were yesterday. It’s been almost 17 years since that fall day I rescued Polo affectionately nicknamed the Cookie Monster by his groomer! It was 1985 and I was living in Walnut Creek CA. I got a call from the local Cocker Spaniel rescue. Since I volunteered once a week at the local shelter most rescue groups had my name and number. They asked if I would pick up a year old Cocker there as they had a lady in San Jose who was ready to adopt him.
I was happy to.

I went in and found him just wagging that little tail and shaking all over with anticipation of ‘being selected’ to come out of the kennel. As I approached him he looked into my eyes as no other dog there ever had. I remember thinking this one is special.
Someone in San Jose is going
to be very lucky.

This particular rescue group charged the new owners the cost of whatever the shelter charged to get the dogs released. I think it was $17.00 but I really can’t remember. I first took him to the groomers as I didn’t want fleas at my house. This didn’t go well. He bit the groomer. I apologized and told the groomer I had no idea but the problem would
definitely be worked on.

The next stop was the vet who was also a close friend. I warned of the incident at the groomers but no one there seemed concerned. He proceeded to bite the vet and the vet tech and when he was given a shot you would have thought a semi had run over him. Stoic he was not. Once again I apologized and everyone laughed and said he didn’t do much damage and was glad it wasn’t a Rottie or a GSD. I made a mental note to inform the lady in San Jose that she had to work on his little problem.

At the time I only had one other dog Natausha a yo GSD. When I walked into the house Polo promptly grabbed one of Taushie’s toys and jumped up on the sofa in the living room as if he had lived there since birth. I remember thinking “How cute”. Taushie came running over and it was love at first sight. I was thankful it was not Love at First Bite!!!!

I called the lady in San Jose (I cannot remember her name) to make arrangements for pick up. She said she was going on vacation and would I keep him for a week. Sure I said thinking he would be no problem and obviously loved Taushie. She mailed me a check for the $17.00
(or whatever it was).

The week past quickly and the lady phoned to make arrangements to come up and get him. Although I had not thought about it much that week I remember the first words I spoke were “Gee I’m sorry but he has stolen my heart and I’m going to keep him. I’ll mail you a check and find you another Cocker.” She was very understanding and we did find her one
a couple weeks later.

I wasn’t sure if he had a tough life before going to the shelter or not. I never saw signs of abuse and he was groomed. We suspected someone lost him and just didn’t know enough to check all the shelters in the area. He was a happy camper with no apparent baggage. However I thought he should have a special name and one that reflected his traveling that he surely did prior to being ‘caught’ by animal control. So I named him Marco Polo. Over the years he’s been called Marco Markie and then mostly Polo. My nickname for him was Ragga-muffin. He was always looking like a rag mop before needing to be groomed. His coat seemed to grow overnight and I wasn’t use to this breed. All I knew was GSDs who just dropped their coat in globs as they walked across the floor.

My breeder advised me not to get another dog until Taushie’s bad habits were improved or she would just teach the new dog all of them. She was wrong! Taushie instantly improved her attention-seeking behaviors the day Polo walked through the door. This was the first time I had more than one dog and vowed I would always subscribe to the Noah theory and have at least two of everything. What a difference it made in my house.

I was fairly new at obedience training 18 yo and Taushie was my first obedience trained dog. Although I used traditional type training methods back then common sense told me that if I had a dog who would eat anything that wasn’t bolted down feeding should work to counter condition this biting behavior at the groomers and vets. It was 5 weeks later when Polo was to be groomed again that I tested this theory out. I went to a new groomer (just to be fair to the dog) armed with a bag of cookies and left the instructions that they were to feed a cookie clip a nail feed a cookie clip a nail etc. Apparently his feet were the only problem the original groomer said she had with him. It worked like a charm. He never bit anyone again.
I was very proud of him.

Taushie died in 1993 and Polo missed her for what seemed forever. He never did bond with any of the others in the pack as much as he did her. There was just the two of them for three years before I added Kiki
to the pack.

I have many years of memories from California to Virginia especially the Therapy work he did. He just loved attention. My fondest memory of Polo was how he loved his Boomer balls. He was the only one who would play with them by himself. The small ones he managed to get enough grooves in them to be able to pick them up and carry them around. And when they would get into a corner by the fence he would bark at it as if to say “Move! I can’t play with you when you’re in the corner.” He was the only one I ever had that grabbed a toy and greeted me at the door with
the toy in his mouth.

I struggled with the decision to let him go but dignity prevailed over my heart that kept saying just one more day. He lost his battle with controlling both his bladder and bowel movement even when being held or laying on my lap and he would frequently collapse and couldn’t get up on his own. His hearing was just about gone and all communication with him was by hand signals. Although I don’t think he was in pain he certainly was uncomfortable with arthritis and his whole back end not working mobility-wise. I had to keep him separated when I wasn’t there so Danca or Sonny wouldn’t mow him down. He also couldn’t hear if Danca growled at him because he may have chosen to sleep a little too close to Danca’s face. His quality of life was diminishing with each day. Although it wasn’t “my” time I believe it was “his”.

I thought many times of the picture of him and Taushie running once again together – free of pain and the joyous look when they would meet at the Bridge after being separated for almost 9 years. That picture became stronger than the one of him lying in my lap.

Polo died peacefully in my arms
on Tuesday June 11th
doing his two favorite things…
eating (baby food from a jar)
and being held by Mommy!!!

God Speed Polo……
You will always be in my heart.

Cher

My Dear Thunder

I miss you already so much and I am so sorry you have gone. My life is never going to be the same. I see you every where in the house and wait for you to come.

I was so broken heart when you got your cushing desease but I thought we could beat it together. I know you did your best and tryed the hardest. But your little body gave up and I know you waited for me to recover from my surgery until you saw every thing was safe.

For me my life is never going to be the same without you. You were my mischif puppy for ever full of passaz and life. Don’t worry my baby tell your brothers I’ll be there soon and you still going to be
the leader of the pac.

Neomi

Lance

My beautiful white knight…you brought me such joy and pride. Your beauty with from within as well as from about your soft white fur and gorgeous loving eyes….I don’t know why you had to go….all I know is that I will miss you so now and forever and ever and ever….I will never be the same without my faithful friend by my side.

Denise

A little white pup showed up on my steps one day while I was visting and having a BBQ with friends. He turned out to be a pup the neighbour had found in a dumpster in town. She was about to take him to the SPCA because he was too much for her. Since I already had a few drinks in me I got this bright idea that this pup should come and live with me. When I woke up the next morning and saw this adorable little guy “Jake” lying next to me I started to panic because the last thing I needed was a dog. I was in college and working in the evenings and hardly had time for myself. Though upset with what I had done I decided to buck up and
give it a shot.

It didn’t take long and Jake convinced me that I had made the right decision. He quickly became pretty much the source of all my delight he was hilarious! Jake went everywhere with me and when I did go somewhere he couldn’t he went to Grandma’s. Everyone in our family loved him and he was always a real pleasure
to have around.

My best little friend recently passed away while I was on holidays sadly one of the few times that I never took him with me. Jake was a very smart funny and brave little dog. I could write on and on about how sure I am that he was the greatest and how much I love him but I just want him to know that I will miss him forever and that he will
always be in my heart!

Love you baby

Mommy {Diane}

This is a Letter
for all the owners from
their pets that have passed:

Dear Best Friend

I give you greetings from the clear blue sky above. I guess you are probably wondering where I have gone. I am here beside GOD. He is a great person but he is not like you. You always said no other could give me the love that you have givin me Vice Versa. GOD can not give me the warmth and love from your hugs and kisses good night. GOD can not give me the dreams we used to share and you would a wake and we would laugh together about the funniness about what life will bring us.

GOD can not give me the strength and Worry you gave me when I was too old to live any longer. GOD can not show me the work that you do now and the hardships that you went thru when you lost me. There is one thing that GOD can give me A happy place to stay until you come up and greet me and we can spend eternity together. Because you are not just my owner
You are my best friend!

Love Always

Not just your pet
Your Best Friend

I am sorry Alex
you were the result of a divorce.
Nothing could be done.
But I will always love you!

Morgan

KEESHA

I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH AND
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY ANGEL.

Your Family

Bailey

We will always love you.
You were and are a big part
of our hearts.
You blessed so many people and
you did not even know it.
I love you my son.

Kelly and Danny

MY “LITTLE GIRL”.

I REMEMBER THE DAY YOU WERE BORN YOU WERE SO LITTLE I COULD HOLD YOU IN ONE HAND. AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS TOGETHER I SADLY HAD TO DECIDE TO LET YOU GO TO SLEEP BECAUSE I DIDN’T WANT TO SEE YOU SUFFER AND NOT APPRECIATING THE DAYS ANYMORE. THE LAST SIX MONTHS YOUR HEALTH GOT WORSE AND YOU AGED SO FAST. UNTIL THEN YOU WERE FULL OF ENERGY ALWAYS WANTING TO WALK. I MISS YOU SO MUCH MY “LITTLE GIRL”.

YOU HAVE BLESSED ME AND EVERY ONE ELSE YOU CAME IN CONTACT WITH.
I WILL NEVER FORGET THE WAY YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET WITH SUCH A CONFIDENCE BECAUSE YOU KNEW YOU WERE SPECIAL SINCE YOU WERE ALWAYS TOLD ‘YOU ARE A GOOD GOOD GIRL’. PRAISING GAVE YOU ENERGY AND LOVE GAVE YOU CONFIDENT. THE LAST WORDS I TOLD YOU BEFORE YOU WENT TO SLEEP WAS THAT YOU ARE GOOD GOOD “LITTLE GIRL”. IT IS SO EMPTY WITHOUT YOU AND I MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH. “LITTLE GIRL” YOU WILL ALWAYS BE
MY SPECIAL SPECIAL PUPPY GIRL.

HELENE

Dear Sweet Red Boy…

I can’t explain the pain I feel since you left on May 17th 2002. I got you when I was 15 yrs. old and had wanted a puppy since I could remember. Mom brought you to me with a big red bow on when your were a teeny tiny 8 week old red ball of fur. You used to trip on your ears and I would laugh. 14 years and 3 months was not long enough…but the cancer that you fought for 1 whole year won. Having to put you to sleep makes me ache in a way I didn’t know was possible.

I have so much to say right now and nothing is coming out the way I want. We had a bond that is so deep it is unbearable knowing I will never come home to you again. Your sweet kisses…remember how I would kiss everypart of your body…Ilove your ears (kiss) I love your nose (kiss) I love your paws (kiss kiss kiss kiss) I love your eyes (kiss) I love your chest (kiss) I love your lips (kiss) I love your tail (kiss).

I want you back so badly sweet red boy. I have some of your ashes in an urn at home and some in a cylinder charm that I wear around my neck. I also had your name tattooed on my arm…I thought if I had you with me all day everyday it would help the pain but it’s not working. There has got to be some way for you to tell me it’s okay and make it so I won’t hurt as bad I do. Mommy loves you sweet baby. I will meet you at the bridge – nothing could stop me from that.

I promise…
you have my heart now and
forever.
Until I see you again…

Shannon

Our little Tippie was the sweetest Pet anybody could ever wish for. She was such a joy and almost human in her expression of love. She tried so hard to talk that she almost choked. She would raise up on her hind legs and sit up and wave her little paws to tell us that she loved us.

We will never forget her. She was just like a little child to us. One could not have asked for more affection and love than we received from her. We will never forget her.
She will always be
our sweet little puppy.

Renee

My precious Little Bit has been gone for three years now but her memory will never be forgotten. For 15 years she was my most devoted loving and loyal companion. She went through many difficult life situations with me; and had it not been for her I don’t know what I would have done. She was a very unique gift and her faithfulness to me cannot be matched! My precious little one

I will forever love and
miss you!

Joyce

Rocky ……..

You always were there in my time of sorrow and pain. When I was stuck in the deep dark aybss of depression it was you laying on the bed with me letting me talk to you; cry on you; lean on you.

You were my best friend my little rocker buddy and I am so glad for the time I had you in my life. I miss you today just as much as I did that night and I keep you in my heart always. I will never forget you and I will be waiting with open arms for that time when we meet again.

I miss you rocknroll.
Love you forever

Mommy