Our wonderful baby girl, Patty was a gift from heaven. She was truly the sweetest dog that I’ve ever known. She loved everyone and everything. She was a big bundle of puppy love. Everyone who met her couldn’t help but like her. Her stubby tail would wag like crazy every time she saw someone coming. She never knew a stranger. Never in her ten years on earth did she so much as growl at anyone or anything except for her reflection in the mirror. She was always a lap puppy but never could quite jump.
You always had to help her up into your lap. She loved her belly rubs. She never barked, she always yelped for some unknown reason. Her momma, Sawyer, always took care of her. They were a team. I would always sit outside on the back steps and Patty would stick her head up under my arm so she could be right there beside me.
She loved to give kisses and she loved little kids. She started getting sick towards the spring of ’01. We didn’t know what was the matter with her so we took her to the vet. He told us she had cancer. It broke my heart to know that she was suffering but you never would have known it. She never showed any signs that she was in pain or anything. The day after I got out of school, I went to a concert and didn’t get back til the next morning. When I walked through the gate, Patty wasn’t there waiting for me.
My brother told me as soon as I stepped inside that she had died that morning. I couldn’t stop crying for weeks. I miss her so much. She meant everything to me. I loved her more than anything. She was my baby. I’ll never forget the way she’d wiggle her butt when I came home or how she’d yelp when a stranger came in.
I’ll always miss giving her belly rubs and having her sit with me when I was upset or mad. I know she’s in heaven with her mommy now and I can’t wait until I see her again.
I'll love you forever my sweet angel,
| Patty |
| 2, June 2001 |
| Danielle |