Missy was a wonderful all white American Eskimo puppy
when we first purchased her from a Miami pet store.
It was love at first sight.
She immediately became the humor in a family
of only my husband and I.
As the first sixteen years of her life passed
Missy would share our lives in
6 different cities and 8 different homes.
She always adapted and made us adapt faster.
She had more frequent flyer miles than most business travelers.
During the holidays Missy allowed us to decorate her
with ribbons hats and sweaters.
She always loved the attention and
was such a prissy dog who did not like to be dirty.
She barked at everything; but rarely at nothing.
Car riding and boat riding were her favorite sports.
And she knew the sound of getting
the car keys or the boat cooler.
It was so hard to deny her the simple pleasure of a ride.
Although she had been purchased in the sunny south
we ended up in a much colder climate.
We believed she finally was i
n the weather zone made for her system.
And she loved the snow.
Every winter day was like a new adventure
as she went out for her daily romps in the snow.
However on April 12 2002
I packed my bags to visit relatives.
That night Missy was let out like a thousand times before;
however she did not return.
All the neighbors and friends
of a loving rural community could not locate her.
Her vet said that at age 17
she probably just went off to die and
her pride would not allow us to see her wither away.
She was deaf and nearly blind
but had not yet lost control of her life.
We miss her desperately and pray that she found peace
in the rural western Maryland mountains
she loved so much.
Although we did not get to say farewell
we will love and miss our Missy always.
Sadly missed by
Debbie & Ken Bishop
| Missy |
| Debbie |