Girlfriend,
I keep remembering all the moments we shared. All day today I’ve run your life through my head like a movie playing over and over. I can’t begin to tell you how important you are to us, I have no doubt that you know since you heard it your whole life. From the first day I set eyes on you I knew you were meant to be with us. You looked at me as if to say, don’t you know you’re supposed to save me, I am meant to be with you. I fell in love right then and there, I took you home to meet your new daddy without a blink of an eye. I am sure you know you stole his heart, you became his heart. You were stubborn from the get go, but you were smart
and you made us so proud.
I remember the day the doctors told us that you had parvo, an un treatable strain of parvo, and you were not expected to live. I remember holding you, you were so sick, you kept looking at me like you just couldn’t figure out why I would sit in a kennel full of sickness just for you. I told you because I needed you to know that I loved you and I was there for the long hall, I wasn’t going to leave you. Knowing now, the life you lived, I shouldn’t have been surprised when you walked right out of the hospital 5 days later.
The doctors told us that you defied the odds and you had an enormous will to live, that you had survived because we held you and you knew we needed you. I remember both litters you had, you were such a wonderful Momma and you gave us two very special members of our family. From an abusive start, surviving parvo to a broken paw you beat all the odds. When cancer crept in the doctors told us you had about a month to live, you sure showed them after nearly two years later, cancer itself never did end your life.
We set you free today. We knew you were to stubborn to ever give up, we knew you just needed to know that it was okay to go. We’re sorry baby girl, Mommy and Daddy are sorry that you got sick, we are so sorry that life changed for you because of a rotten illness. You deserved so much better. If you could, I know what you’d be saying.. Think about the good times.. Not the bad. There were so many good times, you lived quit a life for a puppy.
I remember how excited you would get when a packed bag and a pillow would be set by the door, you knew it was time to go to Canada, and more than that you knew you were invited. I can’t help but laugh when I think about loading you in the car, and you whining from excitement the first 20 miles, of course that was in between the vicious barks at the passing cars. You’d start whining again the last 15 minutes as we neared the lake, vacation time had started and you couldn’t wait to jump in!!! Water?? Is all that we’d have to say for you to cock your head to the side and spring to action with excitement.
You’d have us in stitches laughing so hard at you as you slapped your paw against the water so you could catch the water in your mouth. To watch you on the boat was a laugh in itself as well, all we could see was your butt as the rest of you was hanging over the edge hoping the water would splash up and you could catch it. Pop bottles never went to waist with you around, forget expensive puppy toys, you were just as happy with the 5 cent return. Again my mind goes back to that little abused 4 month old puppy sitting in front of me so full of trust, how did you do that after the rough start you had?
The most beautiful gift is, you never looked at us any other way during your long life, than full of trust. Even today as we prepared to say goodbye, I know you saw me search your eyes for that look and I thank you for showing me it. I want you to know my sweet girl that there will never be another like you, you were perfect.
I will keep you close to my heart and think about you always, I will try to close my mind on anything but happy times and I will honor you by smiling at your little antics, I’ll picture you sitting pretty and taking treats so perfect. But most of all when your not busy playing with Midnight, Sasha and Jody and all the other friends you’ll meet at Rainbow bridge, stop by and you’ll always feel the unconditional love your Mommy and Daddy will carry in our hearts for you.
Thank you for showing us love, thank you for showing us that you knew you were loved, thank you for the lessons you taught us, thank you for being sweet and beautiful you. You and midnight are together again, both strong and vigorous, healthy and full of mischief I’m sure. Someday we will all be together… until then we will miss you so much!!!
We love you pretty girl.