Our sweet Shempy, how we miss you. It has been 3 weeks since I held you in my arms. It was so hard to leave you at the vets the last time, but I was so sure you would come home in a few days. Little did I know that when I called Dr. Wolfer the next morning that you would be passing. I tried to get there as soon as I could, but you were already gone. At least you spared having to decide to put you to sleep, you loved us too much for that! I just put my head down on yours and cried and cried.
I hope that we did everything for you that we should have. I hated giving you your fluids every night, but that kept you alive for longer than we thought it would. I remember telling you in October that I just wanted you to make it through Christmas, and you lived for over two months longer, so I guess I should be glad for the time we had together.
Your picture is on the T.V. with your urn. I kiss it every morning when I get up and every night when I go to bed. I will always miss you and you will be the number one dog of all time!! I had such a hard time the nights that your Daddy worked and I was home alone, that he called the woman we got you from the Tuesday after you passed to see if she was going to be breeding anytime soon and it just so happened that she had a little 8 week old male that was ready to go. So we went to see him and ended up bringing him home! He is your distant cousin and he is such a good boy, we think you have something to do with that!! I don’t want you to worry, he can never take your place in my heart. But he does help fill the void you left there.
Well my sweet boy, be good and I can’t wait to be with you again. You are my sweet, sweet boy dog and I will always love you so, so much. Daddy, Holly, Thom, Andy and Daneille and all your friends in Canada
love and miss you too.
Always yours,
| Shemp |
| 4, Mar 2005 |
| Tom and Crystal |