We rescued Bella four years ago, in the summer of 2003. She was a red miniature dachshund with a broken tail, and we were happy to have her join our family. One of my favorite memories of Bella was when she played “defend the bed.” This would happen when I worked evening shifts and would come home at 11:00pm or so. If Bella was on the bed with my wife, and she usually was, she would see me come in the door and would start running all over the bed. I would get on my knees at the edge of the bed and peer over the top, eyeball to eyeball with Darling Bella. She would dart and dodge, make very playful bark/growl sounds, advance as if to attack me only to draw back at the last second, and we would play for about 5-10 minutes this way. It was so cute, and we both loved it.
Bella died this afternoon, September 2 2007. It was very difficult to watch her the last couple of days. A week ago she seemed fine, but now there is a hole in our hearts and our home. We miss you beautiful Bella.
Love,
| Bella |
| 2, Sep 2007 |
| Dan and Kathy |