Chico by Andrew Adam & Matt

Today I lost my best friend my favorite little man. Chico was seven years old and for seven years he brought much happiness to our lives. He was a very special little dog whom we all loved very dearly. We were not ready to give him up but God was ready for him he needed someone to chase all those squirrels away.

Chico I miss you so much all ready I can’t imagine walking in the house and you not standing there wagging your little tail and who is going to bite all those fish that papa will catch. I will never forget the first time I saw your sweet little face it was love at first sight and I will never forget watching you take your last breath it was one of the most heartbreaking moments of my life but I knew your suffering was finally over and you could rest.

I know in time our pain will ease and will be replaced with only the sweet memories that we have of you just know that we will never forget you and the love and happiness you brought to us for so many years.

Rest in peace my sweet baby.

Love

Mommy Granny and Papa
Andrew Adam and Matt

 

Rusty by Tammy Curtis

Rusty was a part of our family for 5 years. He was very important to us all and is greatly missed. He loved to go for rides with us and is now riding on the clouds.
Rusty we love you very much
and we miss you.

Tammy

 

Louie by Deborah

To my darling Louie my constant in my life for 13 years. You were my best friend and I love you now as much if not more than ever. I took you for granted at times and imagined you there for alot longer. You will never be forgotten and will be in my thoughts forever. When my tears stop it will not mean my love has died only that I have found it within myself to move forward as always with you by my side. If I decide to get another pet it will never replace you.

All my love always

Mummy/Deborah
xxxx

 

Bandit by Ashley

Bandit

I miss you and love you with all my heart…you were there for me to lick my tears when I was crying but now your not..the first day I saw you you were so cute and cuddley…know you are gone and I am heart broken…I can’t even sleep right because you were always there with me to sleep…I miss you very very much!!!

I wish you would come back!… I LOVE YOU!!! PLEASE COME BACK HOME!! I CAN’T TAKE IT KNOW MORE!!! I LOVE YOU VERY VERY MUCH
WITH ALL OF MY HEART!!!
I know that mean old grumpy man
still has you!

LOVE YOU FOREVER IN MY HEART!


*ASHLEY*

 

Jake {Fat Boy} by Paul

Jake

You have been the best companion anyone could ask for. I will miss you at the door when I come home and at the foot of the bed in the morning. I know you tried your hardest to fight your heart condition and even though my decision to let you go was the hardest thing I have ever had to do I know in my heart it was the right thing. I will never forget you.

I miss you terribly!

Paul

 

Kahli by Josephine

Dear Kahli

You were my first childhood pet and though you are gone over twenty five years I think of you with sweet memories and dream about you from time to time. I hope you see
my Mom & Dad in heaven.

I love you and miss you

Love

Jo

 

Gunner Patterson by Pat & Robin

This is about you Gunner — my best friend. When Clifton first told me he had seen you and asked if he could have you my response was “We already have a dog. We don’t need another.” Daddy said “Mom…this is important to him. He may never ask that question again.” So holding Clifton’s hand I walked a few blocks to see you sure I would be able to say no. I fell in love with you at first glance. It took about two days to look at you and know what your name would be…Gunner.

You and I were inseparable. I made up songs of love for you and gave you many nick names. Buffy Reilly you and I would take long walks. All three of you straining to be in the lead…and pulling Mommy’s arms out of their sockets. Remember when I first used the back massager on you and you loved it? You would just lay there forever loving it. How about when you used to let me vacuum you? How about when I used to whisper in your ear “Oh Mister….”?

In 1995 when Dad and I separated the only thing I wanted from the house was you. Dad didn’t feel it was right to separate you three dogs (yes by then we had gotten Reilly). I didn’t see you for a while but slowly as Dad and I became closer he would bring you to visit. In November 2000 the vet thought you had cancer so we went to see an oncologist who couldn’t find anything but scheduled an operation.

Remember December 20 2000 the day before surgery when Mommy was walking you slipped on ice and broke her leg? While in the hospital all I thought of when conscious was how is Gunner doing? Thank God no one could find cancer. How blessed we felt. While Dad and I were separated you grew closer to him. So much in fact that in February 2002 when I moved back home I was saddened that you preferred Dad to me.

Slowly however you and I began to move closer together. Although partially deaf you had just started getting excited enough when I came home to run and greet me at the door. You slept with us — sideways in the bed — and I had to mould around you. Saturday before last I even had to sleep on the couch so as not to disturb you — you looked so comfortable. I loved snuggling with you in bed and you were beginning not to growl at me as much for disturbing you.

Daddy was your world. Where he went you went. We started taking you wherever we went if it wasn’t too hot. You loved riding in the car. It was nothing to see us riding down the street with Dad driving me in the back seat and you in the passenger seat. You loved to ride…and take walks. Daddy was on an ever-so-faithful walking schedule.

You were probably the most-walked dog in the neighborhood. And then on June 1 you were having difficulty breathing. At the emergency hospital you were diagnosed as being in heart failure and in critical condition. Heart failure is a health trait common to Cockapoos but this was news to us — tragic as it turned out. Even though the doctor said it was probably bad we left you overnight knowing everything would be okay. I called for a progress report only to have the doctor say you hadn’t improved. Then close to midnight the doctor called and said you were in poor shape and that perhaps we needed to consider letting you go.

Dad didn’t tell me until 7:30 AM on June 2. I couldn’t believe it. So sudden so unplanned. How could we consider doing this to you? The doctor asked if someone wanted to come over. I couldn’t bear the thought of you being alone so I went to be with you. I gave you a kiss for Dad Brooke Liliana Clifton Nana Kylie and all of our 6 cats…all the while whispering to you even though you couldn’t hear me. Then you slipped away. The time you have been gone is agony. What if I had gotten a second opinion? Would you understand? How could I do this to you?

You were 14 and the doctor said if you lived you would be on medication and that your activity would be severely restricted. What about your beloved walks? You would always be struggling to breathe. My head tells me I did the right thing by having you put down. I wish my heart believed it because it is broken and continuously crying.

I have had you cremated and you my favorite beloved dog will be buried with Dad and me. Dad tells me he believes that our loving God welcomes pets into Heaven. This makes sense as unlike humans animals are sinless self-less loving creatures. In the hopes that this is true I shall live each day of my life differently from now on just on the sheer hope that this is true. Because I couldn’t imagine
spending eternity without you.

We love you Gunner. Give Dad’s and my three babies and Pushinka Wiltmore Miss Kitty Socks Breezy Shadow Buffy and Reilly a lick for us when you see them. Tell them we love them and miss them dreadfully.

But you my love will be missed the most. I hope I can survive without you. Until we can share a ride on a cloud or go for another long stroll goodbye dear beloved Gunner.

“…Time is too slow
for those who grieve…”

Mom and Dad
{Robin & Pat}

 

Sebina by Linda

We shall never forget you Sebina. I am so sorry you got sick. Thank you for being our friend. We know that you are in heaven waiting for us to join you. Be happy sweetheart. We shall never forget you as you were sent to us by God and to God you have returned.

We love you and miss you.

Linda

 

Alex by Danelle

We lost our beloved Alex this month. With Brad and me and Rocky by his side he became the angel kitty we always said he was. He came into my parents’ lives a year before my mother was diagnosed with cancer and slept by beside her until she died. Immediately he became my father’s best friend. Sometimes I would see him sleeping in my father’s lap with both paws around his tummy and his head resting against my dad’s heart.

It always looked like he was being given a big hug. He was with Dad until he died. They slept together watched TV ate supper and worked in the yard. Alex occasionally went for a ride in the car as a stowaway. He loved to snooze in a warm car on the back seat. When my father died he came to live with us. I think he came to help me with my own grief. He slipped into our little family so smoothly and became Rocky’s best friend. Losing Alex was not just the loss of a beloved pet I don’t know if I can explain to you that I owed him a debt I could never repay.

Danelle

 

Curly by Ty

This is just a little something to say that the best friend I’ll ever had was here on Earth. You choose me to be your pet and I hope that I was there for you as much as you were for me. You’ll alway be my Curly girl and I miss you more than words can express. My life will never be the same. In your life it was the best and in your death it is the hardest.

The whole in my life now is bottomless the love in my heart for you is boundless. If what they say is true though you will live forever for no one who knew you will ever forget you. You were amazing fuzzerbutt.

I love you and miss you.

Ty

 

Casey by Linda

I will miss you always little girl!!! You were so special to me and I don’t know how I am going to manage without you.

Wait for me at the Rainbow Bridge.
I will be there eventually
and we can be together forever.

I love you and miss you Casey!!!

Linda

 

Sabrina by Suzanne

What can I say about Sabrina? She was my dog for most of my childhood into my young adult years. She wasn’t just a dog. She was my trusted and loyal companion and friend. I have two sisters but we always included Sabrina as one of us and used to refer to ourselves as “the four sisters”. She was a good dog forever faithful loving and kind. Toward the end when her hind legs began to fail and she lost control of some of her bladder functions I agonized that there was not more I could have done for her. See she was technically the family dog and my Dad made all the financial decisions.

I did my best for her and kept her as comfortable as possible. In the end it was my Dad who decided it was time to put her to sleep. Although I thought more could be done and I questioned just how much pain she was actually in I reluctantly made the decision to do it but I wanted to be there with her myself during the procedure because I loved her like a real sister. I felt it was important that she know she was surrounded by love. It was so painful to see her just go to sleep and know she would never awake. I felt I had failed her.

It’s been 10 years and I still feel guilty. Was there more I could have done for her? I don’t know. Hopefully she knows how much I loved her (and still love her) and how much she meant to me. I will never ever forget her and I make sure that everyone in my life knows the special place Sabrina held (holds) in my life and in my heart.

She was so special on earth and gave so much unconditional love that I am sure she’s in Heaven now enjoying her much deserved play time. I love you Sabrina (the origninal pookie)!

Love

Your sister Suzanne

 

Inky by Lisa

To Inky my best friend.

You were very loved
and we will always keep you
in our hearts.
We will miss you terribly
but we take peace in the fact
that you are in a better place.

Lisa

 

Smudge by Suzanne

Smudge was my neighbor’s cat but I loved her as my own. She was a sweet friendly loyal companion who was taken too soon (at the age of 8) by kidney disease. She fought it valiantly for months but in the end it was just too much for her and we had to let her go.

Her Mom Paula took the best care of her. Smudge couldn’t have asked for a better Mom. I always said Smudge had a lot of spunk and she had it right up until the end. Although Smudge was only in my life for a year I will always remember her. Being present as she was put to sleep was very painful but it’s actually helping me to finally deal with another very painful time in my life..putting my own dog to sleep 10 years ago. I have felt a lot of guilt about that but I think I’m finally coming to terms with it. Smudge helped me do that.

I know she’s at peace now (they both are) and that’s the good part of all of this. Smudge and my dog Sabrina are happily playing together in Heavean (of course it has to be there because there could have been no peaceful coexistence between them here on earth!!)

Smudge will be missed.
I love you Smudgey.
Be happy.

Love

Your neighbor and friend
Suzanne