I’ve had three precious little one’s
in my life that have brought so much happiness
and love. But, now they are gone.
Their names were Lady, Buddy and Dizzy.
Back in 1990 the first little angel came into
our house for the first time. She was given
the name of Lady and she lived up to that name
till the very last day. She was very smart
and knew how to do several tricks, but
could make someone love her by just looking
at them.
Buddy came into our life’s
the very next year and became Lady’s mate
in due time. I watched them play and romp
around the house just as two children
would of done. The day came that Lady and
Buddy decided to begin their family
and blessed our home with two gorgeous
little pups. We named them Dizzy and Taz.
They were the most adorable family of dogs
that anyone could ever imagine.
Well, as years went by we had to have Lady
put down in 1998. Christmas morning we got
up and she was sitting beneath
the Christmas tree. She could not walk and could not
control her bodily functions. The doctor
told us that she had injured her back and
gave me some medications to give her over
the weekend, hoping to make her better.
There was no improvement by Monday morning
and we could not let our Lady suffer any
longer. She left us that day, but
will never, ever leave our hearts.
Again as the years passed by, in March of
2003,we came to another hard time in our
home. Dizzy became sick and we had her at
the Emergency Vets for a solid week.
She had blood transfusions, special
medications and the very best of care.
My poor baby was getting no better.
The doctor’s said, she was fighting two
different problems. She had a rare anemic
problem and the doctor’s were 99.9% sure she
had cancer. Needless to say, we were
devastated and knew what we had to do, but
still it was breaking our hearts.
As of March 25, 2003 my little Dizzy is no longer in our
house, but her love is always here with us and
ours with her.
As the next three months
flew by, my last two babies kept our spirits
up. Then one night in June, Buddy had some
sort of attack and scared me half to death.
The next day I took him to the vet to only
find out that he had a bad heart. After
having an ultrasound done we found out he had
mitral valve disease. There is no cure and
they only gave me six months to a year with him.
The very next week my Taz baby was
acting funny and then we found out he has the
same problem, but not as severe as Buddy.
I felt that my heart was being pulled from my
chest and I could do nothing about it.
Well, last Wednesday (January 7, 2004) we
done the very last loving thing that we could
do for our dear Buddy. He had held on the
best he could, but the last two days of his
life had become a nightmare. He would not
eat, he would not take his medications and
became weaker. That was the hardest day of my
life. He looked at me with those big brown
eye’s and it seemed as if he was saying, Ma!
I’m hurting now more than I ever have before
and I need some help from you to say
good-bye.
You see, I love
all my pets, but Buddy was my eyeball and
it broke my heart for the third time to have
to make that decision. I’m really lost
without him. He’s always going to be
with me, in my heart, but it’s not like
having him sitting beside me, meeting me at
the door when I come home from work and
especially curled up beside me
on the bed at night.
I can no longer hug him, play
ball with him or
just walk in the yard with him.
In addition, I still have his son
here with me, but remember, he has the
same health problem as his daddy had and
my heart is going to be broken for a fourth
time when he becomes to ill to stay here
with me. In the meantime, I will love and
comfort my last baby, just as he will
comfort me, till that terrible day comes,
that we to shall have to part.
Our Love to Lady, Buddy and
Dizzy
“Taz”
August 25, 2005
I’m adding this paragraph to my story, because as of August 25, 2005 I have lost my last baby. Taz was the last of my family of four Cocker Spaniels and now he’s among his family without any pain or suffering. As was mentioned previously, Taz suffered from the same condition as his daddy which was Mitral Valve Disease.
I was fortunate to have more time with him then the others, but the love in my heart for all of them will never die. We all live in this world together and I can honestly say, that it would not be worth living if you did not have the opportunity to share your life with a pet.
As time passes and personalities develop so does the binding love between the two of you and they are no longer the pet, but a member of the family. So please, hug your family member and remember they will always love you back with the unconditional love of a pet.
Love with all our Heart,
Mama & Daddy
You are DEARLY MISSED,
| Lady, Dizzy, Buddy & Taz |
| Susie Q |