In the Autumn of 1990 you became my family. Miss Aubrey Hoyt you are my official companion and best friend and those who knew me knew you. We were inseparable. We hiked we camped we did road trips in and out of Alaska (with the windows down because it was your way of having an olfactory festival) we flew into coastal towns we fished for crab and halibut and you taught me the meaning of “looking for Nelson” and the simple happiness of ‘thatching’. As the years went by I often told you that I wasn’t ready for you to be old. Our time together was going too fast. Your senior years came too soon.
During your last days before your final journey to eternal freedom you laid on my chest with your face in my face your nose to mine sniffing and licking my face as I gave you massage and said my goodbyes. It was as if you were telling me “I still remember you your scent and our tender! moments together. But now I have to go and as I leave I take your love and understanding with me.” Through my tears and hugs we were ending our 11-year relationship. A relationship like no other.
My Alaskan Poodle you have traveled the peaks and valleys with me trekked over glaciers and wriggled your way into my soul. I know what Nature was doing but I couldn’t bear to lose you. You were entering your next life. You traveled alone; your first journey without me by your side. You will always be my Mountain View Tootsie my Aubbins my Aub the Dog my Sweetie my Girlfriend my Road Trip Babe and the million other endearments I hold for you. Thank you for being an enormous part of who I have become. Dear dear Aubrey my piece of Heaven here on earth you are loved immensely and remain my best companion. I cannot even remember what my life was like before you came into it. In the end though I know we had a spectacular life together.
“Prayer For My Pet”
~ Good St. Francis you loved all of God’s creatures. To you they were your brothers and sisters. Help us follow your example of treating every living thing with kindness. St. Francis patron saint of animals watch over my pet and keep my companion safe ~
AMEN
In Memory of “Miss Aubrey Hoyt” 1987-2001 who crossed over the Rainbow Bridge to become whole. Please wait for me. “Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child who lost a dog yesterday”
(Thornton Wilder)
Mary
| Aubrey Hoyt |
| 17, Feb 2001 |
| Mary |