Author: Chris Jobin
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Sammy by Chris Jobin / Daddy
Old age finally caught up with Sam on Saturday and she passed away at home. She survived our other Golden “Kelly” by over a year(Kelly’s tribute is also posted on this website). Sammy adopted us
when she was six weeks old.
I think she chose us because we happen to live on the water which was one of her two great passions. Her other passion was rocks! No sticks for this girl, but throw a rock and she’d fetch indefinitely! Throw a rock in the water and she’d submerge herself until she found it!
She was a great loyal pal and the grief is painful, but there is solace in knowing she is no longer suffering. I buried Sammy with her blanket and a rock under a place where she so often ran and played in her younger days. Rest well, “Brown Girl”, You’ll be in my heart forever!
Kelly by Chris Jobin / Daddy
She was no show dog to be sure, smaller and rounder than most Goldens, but you won’t find one more special. She was run over by her previous owner and brought in to be euthanized. The emergency doctor operated and Kelly was spared. Kelly came to live with us and our other Golden, Sammy (who’s still with us at 11 years old).
Complications set in but with nearly a month in the hopital and thousands of dollars she was back with us. That was nearly a decade ago. Kelly got sick last week, an immune system illness. She spent a week in the hospital being treated, showing some improvement. Kelly was put to sleep Friday, her liver was failing her and she was shutting down. We got to kiss her and say goodbye. I don’t have words to describe the sadness. Such a
wonderful little soul did not deserve this fate!