March 3rd 2009 6:29 am
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Wacker (Zach) is gone. I can tell.

I was remembering, he was scared of the guy in the white coat, shaking all the way there all the time in the past, but not that last day. Wacker lived for 16 years & 50 weeks. He could not hear, and was slow getting around the house for the last week. He could still smell an animal cracker from across the house. Mom and Pop could tell it was time. So Friday the 27th of Feb he gave Mom one last kiss and was wagging his tail at the end. He was looking forward to go see Jake and Whiskey, his pals for a long time. It was time to go.

I have givin my last licks of love 3 times now, I am slow around the house cuz I'm lonely. Me and 3 BC's, I only have my momma now. In a way I'm sad cuz I am kinda selfish just thinkin about myself, but, Zach had reached the point and went out with love and his dignity. Dog gone he was a good guy.

I remember from the stories Mom & pop tell. Wack was the ultimate squirrel chaser. Chaser was the KEY word cuz he could never catch one. Then one close call and Zach reached the ultimate level of his passion (or as close as he could ever get). See Wack was a little guy and could not run worth a darn, bless his heart he sure tried though. Slow as honey. In the dog park and makin his rounds, I kid you not, a big fat squirrel drops out of the trees not 1 dog length from Wack.......face to face. Squirrel twitches his tail 2-3 times and Wacker stood still. He simply did not know what to do for a good 5 seconds. Then that squirrel took off and Wacker just stood there till he was about 5 feet away, then he let loose with that bark of his, like he was on a fox hunt. Ya know I let Mom & Pop think Wacker wanted to catch one all the time but I knew the guy. He just made it look like he wanted too. It was all in fun for him, he never expected to catch one, that was just the way he was. Never hurt a thang.

Good bye Zach, I love you.