Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge
sue.t wrote: I'm wondering if we should also have a sticky that lets us post obituaries & pics of our dearly departed pets? Maybe a "Rainbow Bridge" sticky? It would be sad and happy. It is very sad...
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Monday we had to send our boy beagle, Dewar's, to the Rainbow Bridge. He was 14, very senile and his body was shutting down. It was a hard decision, but I could tell in his eyes that he was ready to go.
Dewar's came to live with us after having been in 4 different homes. He was only 9 months old and the cutest thing. He looked like my DH, the way he cocked his head and gave puppy eyes. ;) After a few months he finally realized he was staying and ended up being the best first dog a family could have. Our daughters fell madly, deeply in love with him. All who met him loved him. My dad and nephew even proposed marriage to him. He was a lover with a fabulous disposition. You knew he really liked you if he sat on your feet.
He did have his share of adventures, beging a beagle and all. Like the time he climbed the fence (the cat taught him) and ended up 1/2 way across town at an elementary school. Or the time he got out (someone opened the gate when we were out shopping) and was lost in the neighborhood for three days. Or the time he and our friend's dog got in the dog food and feasted; he had a food hangover the next morining. Or the times he'd climb on the bed to sleep with me when DH was working nights-he'd even use DH's pillow. Or the time he got in the chocolate chip cookies that were for a school fundraiser and ate them all-those were the one thing he could not resist. Or the time we took him tent camping at a KOA and he got out, visited the owner's cats and ate all the cat food.
Dewar's never complained when we (really meaning I) broght home other rescue dogs. He wasn't happy, but accepted and tolerated them. He was great with kids and just a happy-go-lucky guy. Besides chocolate chip cookies, he loved peanut butter. He also liked an occasional taste of scotch or a bit of beer.
Good Speed Dewar's. We miis you and will see you when it is out turn to pass on. You enriched our life. Thank you for finding your way into our life.
Dewar's came to live with us after having been in 4 different homes. He was only 9 months old and the cutest thing. He looked like my DH, the way he cocked his head and gave puppy eyes. ;) After a few months he finally realized he was staying and ended up being the best first dog a family could have. Our daughters fell madly, deeply in love with him. All who met him loved him. My dad and nephew even proposed marriage to him. He was a lover with a fabulous disposition. You knew he really liked you if he sat on your feet.
He did have his share of adventures, beging a beagle and all. Like the time he climbed the fence (the cat taught him) and ended up 1/2 way across town at an elementary school. Or the time he got out (someone opened the gate when we were out shopping) and was lost in the neighborhood for three days. Or the time he and our friend's dog got in the dog food and feasted; he had a food hangover the next morining. Or the times he'd climb on the bed to sleep with me when DH was working nights-he'd even use DH's pillow. Or the time he got in the chocolate chip cookies that were for a school fundraiser and ate them all-those were the one thing he could not resist. Or the time we took him tent camping at a KOA and he got out, visited the owner's cats and ate all the cat food.
Dewar's never complained when we (really meaning I) broght home other rescue dogs. He wasn't happy, but accepted and tolerated them. He was great with kids and just a happy-go-lucky guy. Besides chocolate chip cookies, he loved peanut butter. He also liked an occasional taste of scotch or a bit of beer.
Good Speed Dewar's. We miis you and will see you when it is out turn to pass on. You enriched our life. Thank you for finding your way into our life.
