Feb. 19 1991 —- July 24 2001
American Eskimo Dog
Ebony came to us when she was three weeks old.
Her mama’s milk had dried up and she was the only puppy still alive.
She and I bonded at first sight.
I raised her on a bottle and she went everywhere with me.
Being a professional singer at the time I had to do a lot of traveling…
alone…except for my precious Ebony.
She was my constant and only companion for those three years
that we were on the road together. She loved to go into the clubs
and sing with me and she always stole the show.
She had the most amazing personality.
She was a real “entertainer.”
I was always taking stray animals into my motel rooms taming them
nursing them back to health and finding homes for them.
Ebony graciously shared me with them and always welcomed
them into our lives.
After we came off the road I started a rescue shelter for unwanted
and abused animals. My darling Ebony helped me teach them to trust again.
She would take them under her wing and protect them with her
very life if need be.
She was my angel. She was my heart. She was my spirit.
She was my soul mate.
She understood me better than any human ever has and she
loved me more than any human ever will.
Her love was unconditional.
She loved to go for rides in the car. She loved to ride on the
motorcycle with me. She loved to ride in her baby stroller when we
would go shopping.
It would be an insult to say that she was “almost human.”
She was way better than any “human” could ever hope to be.
It has been one week today since she left me behind.
She was diagnosed with cancer in her sinuses and in her nose.
They told me she did not have long to live.
She and I took a short “vacation” together. Just the two of us.
We went to a beach where dogs are allowed to play on the beach
and in the water. I took her for rides in her stroller we walked the
beach together we sang together and I cried a zillion tears into
her soft snowy coat.
Then we came home to face the few days we had left together.
After watching her struggle to breathe for so long I could not bear
to allow her to suffer any more.
Ebony had slept with me all of her life with my left hand resting on her
throughout the night. This was “our” bed. This was where we snuggled.
This was our special place.
The vet came to our home. Ebony was on our bed.
My husband sat behind her gently rubbing her beautiful white fur.
I was on my knees beside the bed facing her holding her sweet face
in my hands and looking directly into her eyes. T
he vet gave her the shot and her spirit escaped.
My spirit left with her. I have no heart now.
I have no angel to hold and kiss and confide in.
I know that her spirit still lives on and I know that it will return
to me one day……..but for now…..my whole world
is in ruins.
Hurry back to me Ebony.
We love you so very much.
Bruce & Frances
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