DUSTY WAS LEFT BEHIND AT ONE TIME AT THE MERCY OF SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM. WE FOUND HIM AND TOOK HIM IN WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. WE GAVE HIM THE BEST HOME THAT ANYONE COULD’VE. HE PLAYED AND WRESTLED WITH HIS NEW BROTHER AND SISTER. HE DOMINIATED THE ART OF TUG-O-WAR, HELL, HE DAMN NEAR PULLED MY SHOULDER OUT OF SOCKET A TIME OR TWO. HE WAS A LIFE LONG SHADOW TO MOM AND SHE COULDN’T GO ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE WITHOUT HAVING DUSTY ON HER EVERY STEP. I CONSTANTLY HAD TO YELL AT HIM TO GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN,..BUT HE NEVER LISTENED…HE NEVER LISTENED BECAUSE HE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE NEAR ONE OF US AT ALL TIMES. HE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE NEAR US, HE ALWAYS WANTED ATTENTION BECAUSE HE DESERVED IT. HE WAS OUR ADOPTED SON; HE WAS 5 WHEN MOM FOUND HIM AND JUST OVER 7 WHEN HE LEFT US TO GO JOIN OTHERS WHO HAVE LEFT THEIR OWNERS.
HE WILL HAVE LOTS OF COMPANY AND WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TRYING TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH AGAIN. YOU ALWAYS WANT A LOVED ONE TO DIE IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME AND DUSTY CHOSE OURS. THE LUNG CANCER WAS A BIGGER BATTLE THAN HE COULD HANDLE, FROM DIAGNOSES TO DEATH ONLY TOOK 2 DAYS, NOT A FAIR WORLD FOR SUCH A GOOD DOG TO LIVE IN, BUT WE GAVE HIM THE BEST THAT WE COULD OFFER AND HE TOOK IT.
GOD BLESS YOU DUSTY, YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.
P.S. OUR BETS ARE ON YOU WITH TUG-O-WAR, NOBODY UP THERE WILL BEAT YOU DUSTMAN.