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MAX'S MAGIC MOMENTS

Our sister, Sinclair's Elhew Sugar (Sugar) has gone to the- Rainbow Bridge

Today, July 5, 2009, was a sad one for us. Our English Pointer sister, Sugar, went to the Bridge. We know that she is free of pain now, tho we know she will miss us here. But we find solace in the thought that all of her friends and kennelmates will be waiting for her there. We know we will miss her very much.
She was diagnosed about a year ago with mammary cancer, and since she was at the advanced age of 15, our vet advised that it would be a really terrible surgery and that she probably wouldn't survive it very long, if at all. We all decided to just let her live out her final time as comfortably as possible here in her favorite surroundings, and to let her tell us when it was time to leave us. She did that this morning--Sunday at 8 a.m. Her vet, Dr. Carol, was kind enough to come to our home to assist her so that her passing would be as easy as possible, and so she died peacefully near her favorite little tree in our yard. Mom was holding her head and she just closed her eyes and went to sleep. Godspeed, sweet Sugar. We love you. Max, Pete, Sinclair and Jane, and the kitties, Tommy and Bobby, who shared quarters with her.

SPRING POETRY CONTEST 2008--MY POEM WAS SELECTED AS FIRST- PLACE

THE SPLENDOR OF SPRING
by Max Rogers

In the crisp, early morning,
just before dawn.....
The songbirds are singing
to the wee little fawn;
The mist from the night
still hangs in the air....
it soon will be gone
and the day will be fair.....

The cold of the winter has gone
on its way,
Replaced by the robin, the wren,
the jay.....
The sun shines warmly on
the creatures of earth....
and new life springs with
each new birth.

A new beginning....what a
profound reason
to cherish the wonder of my
favorite season.

I met Roxy....nose to nose!

Roxy was so cool. Max and I went on a trip with her, and my paws are too little for the keyboard (took me half an hour to pick this much out), so if you want to know about our trip, go to Max's diary. It was such a neat thing to get to meet her, though.