MY SAM WAS THE MOST SPECIAL DOG THAT ANYONE COULD EVER ASK FOR HE WAS THE BEST GIFT I EVER GOT. HE WAS THE BIGGEST AND SMARTEST LAB I EVER MET HE KNEW HOW TO SPELL AND HE ALWAYS KNEW WHERE THE TREAT’S WERE AT AUNT MARIPAT’S HOUSE IF NOT HE TOOK HER TO THEM EVER NIGHT.
I COULD BUY THE SAME TREATS AND HE WOULD NOT EAT THEM AT MY HOUSE I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THEM TO AUNT MARIPAT’S HOUSE AND THEN HE WOULD EAT THEM. THEY MUST TASTE BETTER THERE. UNTIL ONE TRAGIC DAY I FOUND A LARGE LUMP THAT APPEARED OVER NITE ON HIS RIGHT EAR. I MEAN THIS THING WAS BIG SO OFF TO THE VET WE WENT, THEY SAID IT WAS AN INFLAMMATION THEY WOULD DO A PROCEDURE AND
THIS SHOULD DO IT.
WELL, SEVERAL PROCEDURES LATER HE WAS REALLY SUFFERING WITH ALL THE MEDICATION HE WAS ON I COULD SEE THIS WAS TAKING A TOLL ON HIS BODY. HE LIVED ON ROAST BEEF SANDWICHES FROM ARBY’S THE LAST 2 MONTHS OF LIFE. I DIDN’T CARE AS LONG AS HE ATE. HE HAD 24 HR NURSING CARE I SLEPT ON THE FLOOR WITH HIM HE WAS WORTH IT EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
HE HAD DEVELOPED A FEVER AGAIN SO OFF TO THE VET AGAIN BUT HE HAD A LOOK ON HIS FACE THIS TIME AROUND I WAS SCARED. I THINK I KNEW I REALLY DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE HIM HE GOT BETTER CARE AT HOME.
WELL, SURE ENOUGH THE PHONE RANG THE NEXT DAY LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY GUY WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST IT WAS THE WORST FEELING EVER. THEY WANTED TO KNOW DID I WANT HIM SHOCKED. I SAID NO IT BROKE MY HEART. I WANTED MY DOG TO LIVE FOREVER. TOMORROW HE WOULD OF BEEN 6 YEARS OLD WAY TOO YOUNG FOR HIM. HE WAS SUCH A GREAT DOG. I KNOW HE’LL BE AT THE BRIDGE WAITING FOR ME. I THINK OF YOU ALWAYS MY BOY. I THINK HAVING TO LOSE YOU WAS THE HARDEST THING I EVER HAD TO DO. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU DEARLY, MY MOO.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE.
LOVE YOU BIG GUY,
| SAM |
| ANTOINETTE PRUGH |