Cooper,
You were such a small precious little boy when you came into our lives. Little did we know how short of a time you would be with us, or how much you would teach us.
You were our child Coop, not a pet. We loved you with all of our hearts and would have done anything for you. We knew that something wasn’t right when you started biting when we put you in the kennel each morning. We loved you so much that we thought we could change your aggression. We tried your Promise Collar, we took you to the behavioral specialist at the U of M, we tried retraining you, and we finally had to make the hardest decision of all.
On Tuesday when you bit daddy, we knew that it wasn’t you doing it. I could see in your face, that it wasn’t my sweet little boy, it was someone else taking over. Still, we had to do what was best for you and take you to see Dr. McDonald.
Cooper, the house has been so empty and lonely these past few days without you. When we come home from work, we miss seeing you on the back of the couch looking out the window. We miss you begging for ice cubes, jumping through the hula hoop, playing chase
with daddy and your blankie.
I will forever miss how when I put blankie in the washer, you’d sit and cry in the laundry room until it came out of the dryer. Or how if blankie was downstairs at bedtime, you’d have to go get it before you’d come to bed.
I will remember how your head would bob and you’d fall asleep when I would massage you, and how when I would stop, you would paw at my hand to keep going.
You weren’t our pet Cooper, you were our son. You were our first child and we truly believe that we will be better parents to our human kids because of you. You taught us how to love unconditionally. You taught us responsibility, patience, forgiveness (remember when you picked all of my Gerbera daisies and spread the petals all over the front yard? I was mad, but it sure was funny how the front yard looked like there was confetti all over it!) compromise, and most of all, you taught us how to work together to raise a child.
Sweetheart, you will forever be in our hearts. We love you so much! Until the day comes when we are together again, you be a good boy and mind your manners in heaven!
We love you!
| Cooper |
| 15, July 2003 |
| Laurie and Paul |