Oct. 1 2000 —— Feb. 17 2001
Lhasa Apso
February 17 2001 7:00a.m Meeko was barking to go outside
for his morning walk. So I got up to bring him out.
Then he played outside for awhile barking at neighbors chasing cars
and just watching the yard for anyone to come visit. Then he
looked hungry so I brought him in to eat breakfast.
He was just full of joy in eyes. My sisters were going to
Bismarck ND for a powwow. Meeko wanted to play before they left,
so my sisters took him outside to play. He was just rolling in the snow.
All happy to be outside with my sisters.
Then it was time for them to leave. He followed their car to the
end of the crossing. I was hollering at him to get back up here so
he wouldn’t get hit by a car. It was about 5:00p.m when my mom
wanted to go to town for some groceries.
So it was just mom and me. I had asked her to drive and she said yes.
I was sitting in the van waiting for her. While I waiting for her
I was telling Meeko to behave and watch the house.
HE looked at me as if he wanted to come and out of the blue I said
” No Meeko you have to stay home and watch the house.”
When mom walked out of the house he was just happy to see her.
He was jumping up and down.
We started to pull out and he started following us.
When we got on the highway he was still chasing us.
There was about four cars on the highway about that time.
I was slowing down to pick him up but mom saw him go up
there road so she said keep going.
At that time he was following a jeep up the hill.
I had this terrible feeling inside my stomach when we were coming
back home. I kept praying to God
” Please let Meeko be at the house and not on the road dead!”
When we got close to the road I saw this white thing it was a piece of paper.
Then I saw this car pull over a bit then I saw something on the road.
Mom said it looked like a puppy. I screamed” Mom that’s Meeko!”
I was slowing down to pull over but mom said keep going.
I saw he was bleeding from his nose and head.
All I thought of is how could someone do this?
He was just six or seven months. I cried and cried and cried.
I couldn’t stop thinking of him lying there on the road dead.
So my mom asked her nephew-in-law to take him of the road
in the morning. He said okay. When I walked in Meekos’ room
all I did was think of him. How young and strong he was.
I had never felt so bad in my life. I blamed it on me.
I kept saying” I should have chained him up I should have brought
him in I should have got out of the car and picked him up.”
When I finally laid in my mothers bed and cried so hard
I cried my self to sleep. I dreamt of my Meeko.
How he sat on my lap. How he watched us go somewhere.
How he barked at someone when they came in the yard.
How he came running to us when we got of the bus.
HE was the joy of our lives but now he lies in the hands of God.
Meeko will always be remembered by this family.
Danielle
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