I’ll never forget the day we met, you were just a little ball of jet black fluff. Oh my, you had such attitude as you pranced around the room; investigating. It was just days before Christmas and I felt like I had just won the lottery. You were so beautiful….a perfect little Poodle pup. You didn’t make a sound on the plane ride home, you were so good. I didn’t know that you were saving it all for when we got home.
When we got home, you just took over! You set all my adult dogs straight on who was going to be leader of the pack. They didn’t quite know what to do with you. But you didn’t mind, you had two brand new puppies out of Crickett to play with. I laughed ’til my sides hurt at your antics with the puppies. I can still see you romping with them. The day I can home to find that you had eaten a huge hole in the arm of my sofa, all I could do was laugh….no matter what you did, I just couldn’t get angry with you. I loved to watch you bunny hopping in the snow; bounding through like a little snow plow. Nothing was going to stop my little Candi girl!
A few days before you left, I was watching you play in the snow, hopping and bounding about, without a care in the world. All of a sudden you stopped short, looking up at the heavens intently. Were you trying to tell me that it was close to your time to leave? Were you talking with God about coming home? The thought of your death never crossed my mind….you were just a little baby, barely over a year old!!! Then, that night…..and you were gone.
Now I have Holly. She’s out of your friend Crickett. Holly was born shortly after you went to Rainbow Bridge. I could feel you here with us when she came. She so reminds me of you! I could almost see the two of you romping about, playing tag or tug ‘o war. Do you like Holly? She isn’t you and sometimes, watching her play makes me
miss you all the more.
You’ve been gone a little more than 6 months and often, the tears still flow freely. But I won’t trade one single precious moment we had together, to lessen my pain. To make that trade would mean I would have never had you in my life and my life would be incomplete. Your great capacity for love and gentleness brought a whole new facet into my life. I could love and cuddle you to my hearts content and you never got tired of the attention.
I know we will be together again! I’ll hold and cuddle you and never let you go. I’ll let you give me all the Poo kisses you want and not tell you to stop, I have to get ready for work or I have to make dinner. We’ll spend our days walking with Bridgett and Crickett, in the sunshine, among the flowers and a gentle breeze will blow through our hair. You’ll meet Holly, Gizmo and any other dogs that come into my life before we meet again.
Until then, rest in peace my sweet Candi Kisses. Time will pass quickly for you. Just remember, I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, from here to eternity, my baby you’ll be.
Many hugs and and much love to my sweet Candi Kisses.
Until we meet at the Rainbow Bridge.....
| Dianne |