"My Piper"
Sept. 30 1983 ----- July 12 2000
Dog
"Our Free Spirit"
On a cold dreary winter night after work on December 7th 1983
I found you this lovely little black fluff with a white chest huge pink
ribbon and weighing in at 1 3/4 lbs.
I remember the young woman at the pet store asked me
"Would you like to hold her?" I was so excited and
when she let that little ball of fluff out of the cage
you ran to me so fast that you skidded on by.
You were just so happy that you ran back and started chewing
the fur cuff on my jacket.
Sunshine pure sunshine you just filled my heart
with so much love at that moment
I will never forget. Needless to say
I told the young sales girl -- please hold her don't let anyone have her,
I'll be right back. My Gibby your Daddy to be was eating supper and I told him
"hurry we have to leave right away and
pick up this most lovable little ball of fluff".
When we arrived at the pet shop and picked you up
you were just so excited and so happy.
You brought so much love with you it is impossible to describe.
That evening is crystal clear
I can still seeing you chewing on the bars of the cage
when we arrived to make you ours.
Then on the ride home you were gently chewing and shaking the fur
on the cuff of my jacket.
Our love through all the years we had together was as strong and bonded
as the first night I found you and brought you home.
You became our "Free Spirit" through your independence
your special ways of letting us know what you wanted and when.
Your subtle way of bringing your water bowl plop to
let us know if it was ever empty;
your way of gathering shoes when we would
leave you home never biting the shoes
just gathering them around you and sitting in the middle of them.
The special way you would take your Daddy's shirts
down off the chair or bed and remove the buttons if we left you
alone. You never ate the buttons just chewed them off.
You greeted us with little squeal like cries tail wagging
gently chewing on your hands and arms.
The way you sat on my lap at night when we watched television and
if your Daddy came into the room
to disturb your quality time with you and I a feisty almost ferocious growl.
This only happened at night it became our playful almost night time ritual.
Piper you were filled with love so much love loyalty so trusting,
and the sweetest little "free spirit" anyone would ever dream of having.
You had so many medical problems during your short life.
The vet's office in the beginning use to petrify you and in the end
I believe you knew you would be relieved from the pain.
I tried so hard to do for you because you did so much for me.
"Piper you gave me life through all the happiness we shared".
I only hope that you are now at peace I will always remember and love you.
My heart is broken and beyond repair.
I am making this beautiful garden of color in your memory.
Remember when I always use to say "See the World",
and I would push your hair out of your eyes and
show you the flowers trees animals people
when we took our walks and when you got older your carriage rides.
All the people you met during your walks and carriage rides
in Maryland West Virginia and Florida.
Neighbors checked each year to see if
you had made it back when we would go away for the winter and
come back in the spring.
I always worried you would go blind but in the end you had lost
your hearing and through your eyesight
you saw my love and the world.
God be with you; I hope and pray that I made the right decision
to give you peace from pain.
I still can't explain how I had the strength
other than God was with me that evening.
You had been so sick for so long and all the
different medications doctors and my care couldn't stop the pain and
suffering. You were so brave so courageous
but your little body was wracked with pain.
Dear Piper when I looked into those beautiful eyes of yours
they were filled with love an trust and as the vet was shaving your front
right leg you were gently chewing on my right thumb as I held you. I knew
that just shaving your leg was very painful for you because of the
arthritis you had. You just had been through so much.
We looked into each others eyes with love.
I had to be with you at the end but the memory of
that evening is so painful. I can still see you in my hands and you
looking at me. Oh how I love you.
Please forgive me I'm not with you but God will watch over you.
You are perfect my darling my "special free spirit" who romped through
the grass and the love you greeted me with.
Find Taco and Charlie they will be your friends and
they will play with you romp with you and watch over you.
"May God bless you I pray we'll be together again."
We'll meet at the bridge.
Love,
Mom (Anita Little)
| My Piper |
| Nita |