April 8th 2008 8:51 pm
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Sam's mom here...I just wanted to tell all of our friends that Sam has gone to the bridge tonight. I am devistated. I let him out to use the bathroom before bed, and when I went back out to call him in, he didnt come. Normally as soon as I open our front door I can hear Sam zipping around the side of the house, leaving a flurry of dried leaves in his wake. Tonight all I got was silence and I knew immediately our road had claimed another beloved animal. The Lord has a plan, and while I am deeply upset by my loss of such a wonderful companion, I also realize that it is all part of something greater. My husband is going to bury Sam in our backyard under the pear tree and it will be a lovely place to visit him. It's always pretty back there and it's a cool spot, so even in the sunniest of days there is a good amount of shade. I plan on planting some flowers on his grave in the coming weeks. Sam was a great dog and he is going to be missed so much. I made a horrible mistake tonight in letting him out alone without supervision, and it's a mistake I will not make again. I know I will cry, and I know I will heal, but I don't think I'll ever stop missing Sam. I'll probably never forgive myself for not allowing him to go for a ride with me today when I went to the shelter. He wanted to go so bad, and I told him maybe later...and now I'll never get to follow through. He'll ride with me in spirit. Sam was smart, beautiful, friendly, and he loved me with a devotion you can't explain. That is all I can write at the moment...it's hard to see the screen through the tears. It's hard to think of words through the pain. It's hard to know that when I walk out of this room, Sam won't be at my heels looking up at me. If someone could make some bridge pictures of Sam for me, I'd really like that. I would like something with wings. He earned them.

Brooke Kerry
Mom of Sam, Lucy, Roxy, and Frank