First Snowfall

Here comes the snow, furball. It's not much and it probably won't stay, but I woke up to see snow coating the ground today. I immediately thought of you. even though this wouldn't have been enough snow for you yet. You liked big piles. You liked chasing snowballs. This stuff was like a doggy youth potion, and you'd stay out and play with us in it forever. Even though by the time you came in it had always clumped into balls on your fur so you'd sit down and try and pull the snowballs off. It sounded like you were ripping your fur off.
I think the first snowfall of winter is the day that makes me remember you most, even more so than your birthday or the day you left us. I think I shall always remember you when the snow first falls.

Two Years

Two years gone since we lost you, Fluff. Funny how time flies sometimes.

No need to worry, Tai and Rika are making sure we're alerted of everything, just like you did.

I'll be thinking of you when the snow falls. The family loves you, and misses you.

Happy Birthday Zoe.

You would have been eleven today. I hope wherever you are it's piled up with giant snowdrifts for you. Magic snow that doesn't cling to your fur and freeze in giant snowballs. lol.

I feel so bad, I forgot your birthday today until I was reminded with a wonderful little gift from a Dogster friend. I'm sorry Zoe. But it doesn't mean I'm not thinking about you. We think about you all the time.

Every single time we see another sheltie we think of you. I can see it in Dad's eyes every time he sees a sheltie, he misses you like crazy.

Just yesterday I was playing with my Uncle's new Aussie pup Beau, and we were playing tug. Dad said "I wish my dog would do that." because Tai and Rika just aren't into tug. Then we reminisced about how much you used to love tug of war.

I remember you would hold on so tight we could swing you in a circle, all four feet off the ground. I remember we had to hide your favorite tug and fetch toy sometimes, because as soon as you saw it you would go crazy. I remember that when we played tug, you used to shake your head and growl so much that someone could almost believe you were actually aggressive, but we knew it was just you playing.

Today we mentioned how you used to clean up every little crumb from a treat, Tai and Rika aren't nearly as neat. And I remember that we used to give you your treats on the hard floor so it would be easy to clean up if any mess was left behind, but you always went to the nearest carpet or rug for some reason.

We are always thinking of you.

Next month, we'll have been without you for two whole years, Fluffy Butt. We miss you.

Reminded of you today.

Hey there fluffy butt. I was walking home from martial arts class and I was listening to my iPod along the way. The random function threw a Sonic the Hedgehog song at me and of course I thought of you.

I remember when I decided the only way to make running suck less was to run more. I decided to run with you some of the way on our walks. I started just aiming for running a whole block, and you ran with me (barking the whole way, of course. You noisy dog.) The Sonic music really motivated me to run, (How appropriate, huh?) so thats what I switched on whenever we ran.

It still made me feel like running. And I did run a little bit.
But hell I miss my running buddy. It's not the same. I don't think I'll ever be able to listen to that playlist without thinking of you.

We all still miss you.

Reminded of you today.

Hey there fluffy butt. I was walking home from martial arts class and I was listening to my iPod along the way. The random function threw a Sonic the Hedgehog song at me and of course I thought of you.

I remember when I decided the only way to make running suck less was to run more. I decided to run with you some of the way on our walks. I started just aiming for running a whole block, and you ran with me (barking the whole way, of course. You noisy dog.) The Sonic music really motivated me to run, so thats what I switched on whenever we ran.

It still made me feel like running. And I did run a little bit.
But hell I miss my running buddy. It's not the same. I don't think I'll ever be able to listen to that playlist without thinking of you.

We all still miss you.

Hey Wolfy

I remember I gave you the nickname Big Bad Wolf. It seemed really ridiculous because you were never big or bad or remotely wolf-like. It was just because you would huff and puff whenever we told you to stop barking. Lol.

We still think about you and talk about you all the time you know. We miss you insanely.

I showed the family that video I have of your singing at Christmas. I even played it while we sang Happy Birthday at the party last week, so it was like you were singing with us like you used to. I miss your singing at Birthdays. We keep trying to get Tai and Rika to sing, but they just don't seem to get it like you did, Fluff. Maybe they never will, and thats okay. That was sort of your special trick. None of your other tricks impressed people like your singing, even if they did usually say it sounded like you were being tortured. So it wasn't particularly harmonious, we still loved it and showed off your talent all the time.

There is buttloads of snow here. You would have LOVED it, but I'm sure there's plenty at the Rainbow Bridge for you to play in anyway.

Love you, Zoe.

A Year...

Hey Fluffybutt,

You've been gone just a little over a year now. We all miss you terribly.

I hope you're in piles of snow and have lots of dirty laungry to chew on. I hope you get to chase balls all day and play lots of tug, and bark at whatever you feel like.

Birthdays

Hey Pup,

It was Dad's birthday yesterday. Birthdays just aren't quite the same without you there to sing with us.

Also, I just today realized that what would have been your 10th Birthday passed last week, and I didn't even remember! I'm sorry Fluff. You know we love you, and think about you all the time.

Still Miss You..

I still think about you all the time Zozo. I miss you so freakin' much. I hope doggy heaven is full of snow and dirty socks.

Oh My Zoe...

It's the first good snowfall of the season. I remember how you loved snow. Every year as soon as you saw it you became a puppy again. What I wouldn't give for you to be here to see it again. Even if only for one day, or one hour, just so you could play in the snow one more time. Winter didn't come early enough for you this year, my little girl. I miss you so much.