Rookie-1996-2007
Allison learned that Rookie had a quick tongue
Rookie never missed any meals--especially around the kids.
Allison gives Buster a big hug. Picture taken 9/06Today sucks. We lost our Rookie girl today.
She was with us for 12 years and she was a big part of our family. She has been sick since Halloween when we discovered a mass on her head. We've been back and forth to the vet countless times and I've spent a lot of time on the phone with the vet's office pouring my heart out. Because of her age and the location of the mass, there wasn't anything we could do other than make sure she didn't suffer. A combination of pain and anti-inflammatory medicine helped her get through the rough spots. She started having nosebleeds and we helped her through that too. Today, the mass on her head combined with the cancer that was apparently ravaging her body was just too much. We watched her battle through a seizure and come out of it ok, but the second one was too much to bear. We said our good-byes and let the kids say good-bye too. Allison is too little to understand, but Cole is grieving with us. We will bury her tomorrow in a special place next to her brother, Buster, whom we lost this year too, in April. Losing 2 of your family members in the same year is hard and these dogs were our babies before we had kids. Buster was the dog we rescued from a Humane Society on our honeymoon. Rookie was given to us by special friends. They were more than dogs--they were a part of our family.
We thought of lots of good memories today and it was very hard to come home without her greeting us at the door. It will be harder waking up in the morning and not carefully stepping over her on my way to my closet. Rookie was not petite by any means weighing as much as 100+ lbs. in her prime. She had lost weight after Buster's death due to her grieving (we had never witnessed an animal grieve before that and it was extremely sad) Her declining health brought her down to 80 lbs. ---still a big dog that yearned to be a lap dog. She loved to jump up in our laps for "lovin's" as often as she could.
We really don't want to believe she is gone, but know that she is not suffering and in a better place. We hope that she and Buster and running around in Heaven chasing all the squirrels. God gained another good dog today.
2 comments:
We are grieving with you, she was so great and we will miss her too.
This is something someone sent me when I lost one of my babies, I'm passing it now to you guys to comfort you.
Love,
Rolf and Sandy
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
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I am so very sorry for your loss.
You know I know exactly what you are going through.
Hugs.
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