April 4th 2009 3:51 pm
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Dear Molly,
On March 11, 2009 you crossed over to Heaven. My heart is broken. I can still remember the day I came to pick you up as a puppy. You were so unhappy leaving your Mom and litter mates. Poor baby - you cried the whole way home. Little did I know you would be the most beautiful, happy and well-behaved dog. You brought such joy to my life, especially through some very sad and lonely times. I've been thinking of all the wonderful things that made you our Molly.
You were pure happiness in a springer's body. You LOVED your ball. You would chase it or hold it for hours. You could find a tennis ball buried deep in the closet, in a sealed tin can. You'd sit at the closet door and just waiting, looking at the door until someone finally open it and pulled out your treasure! :-) Then you'd grab it and trot happily away. You were so smart...I could hide that ball ANYWHERE and you would find it!
It was pure joy to watch you move. You looked like a champion thoroughbred - beautiful gait, gorgeous coat, majestic profile and always, always happy.
One of the most beautiful and loving things in our lives was to come home, pull in the drive way and see your little head pop-up in the front window. Once you saw us you'd jump up with such glee, I imagined you thinking "They're home!! They're home!!
You were very brave during your illness, even the vets couldn't believe you were so strong. You truly inspired us. You bore your illness with grace and strength. In the end, you even let us know it was time, sparing us an agonizing decision. The day we brought you to the vet was the saddest day of my life.
It was so hard to say good-bye because I loved you so very much. The alternative though was to keep you longer and that would have been selfish. You deserved better than that. Your joy subdued...you were waiting for your release from your tired, old body. We couldn't keep you any longer. It was time to return you to God.
God will surely be thrilled to have his beautiful girl back...but those of us on earth will mourn....that such a beauty has departed. I can't wait until the day I see you again I'll be looking for you on the day I die. I will never, ever forget you my sweet, sweet girl, my lifetime dog.
Run hard and play!
Love,
Mom
Leave A Comment | 1 person already has Hello! I just read your blog post. Max was sick. We didnt notice anything wrong with him until Thanksgiving. He's been sick and we got married dec. 12th. I took him to the vet dec. 18th. They did an x-ray and blood work. The test showed he had a high white blood cell count and a mass. He lost his interest in dog food we then started feeding him steak/chicken/meat to keep some food in him. He was then syringe fed because he wouldnt eat....much. He couldnt walk....he was weak. Wed. the 6th of jan. he had 2 seizures that night. The last one was longer than the 1st one. we came home thursday night from work and he started barking/crying at the other dogs then to us and then when no one was near him at all. By then it was too late in the day to bring him to the vet. We thought he was doing well because he was walking but unsteady and looked as though he was turning around. Friday jan.8th we took off from work to go have him put down at 3:45 and we talked to him, told him we love and we'll miss him, petting him, comforting him. He was weighed at 20 lbs. then to the consultation room... in btw the lobby,him being weighed and the consultation room...he died naturally. Hope to see ya soon at max/jazmines page
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