4 Years

Hello my sweet Angel Girl,

Yesterday was the 4 year mark of when you left me to go to Rainbow Bridge. I didn't write here yesterday but please don't think that means I didn't remember. I did. I remember and think of you every single day. I know you are happy where you are. But I do miss you so very much. I miss reaching down and petting your head when we layed down to sleep. You always started out sleeping by my side of the bed. I miss that.

I hope you are looking down on us and keeping Sophie safe and happy. I love you so much and I always will. Taking you home that day was the best thing I ever did. :)

Love you always,
Your Julie

Rainbow Bridge Day, 2011

Hello my sweet Angel girl,

Here is another Rainbow Bridge day. I think of you every single day but today is special. I will be sending you some bubbles later day and I hope you like them.

I miss you so much still. I would give anything to have both you and Sophie around me. I know you are always with us though and I know you are happy where you are. I love you so much and I can't wait to see you again. You will always be my special girl. I miss giving you belly rubs and seeing your tail wag so happily.

Love you always,
Your Julie

Sweet Dreams

Hello my little Angel girl,

I had a dream about you last night. The first one in a long time. You looked young and healthy and wanted to play and play and play. I hope that is how you are now. I can't wait to play ball with you one day.

Thank you for visiting me. I miss you so much and I wish so badly that I could have both my girls with me now.

I love you always.

Your Julie

3 Years

Hello my sweet Angel Girl,

Well today is the day. Three years ago today, about an hour from now to be specific, you had to leave me. I think of you every day and even though now the good thoughts outnumber the sad, today I feel very, very sad. You are such a good girl, everyone thinks so.

I volunteer sometimes for your rescue CARE and everyone there remembers you. A couple of weeks ago, Karen introduced me to her husband, who didn't remember me until she said, 'she adopted Angel' and then of course he remembered. They all think of you because you were so special. They tell me that your fursis is about to join you up there. They have taken good care of her all this time but it almost time for you and your first mom to meet her again. You have even been featured in the CARE cookbook that they did to raise money. In fact, you are the very first dog and adoption story in the book. Here is what I wrote for you for the book:

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Angel was the first dog I ever had on my own. I had recently moved to an apartment complex that had the bonus of no pet rent. So, as soon as I moved in, I started looking for a dog. One day, my mom called me to tell me about a story she had seen in the local newspaper. CARE was featured in an article about November being 'Adopt a Senior Dog' month. I had actually seen the same article on the internet. I went to the CARE website and looked. That's where I saw her and read her story. She was 10 years old. She had lived her life with a lady who loved her. Sadly, the lady had been ill for a while and had passed away. Her family didn't want Angel. So, she ended up at a rescue. I couldn't stop looking at her and reading her story. Some people told me that it was asking for trouble to adopt a dog at 10 years. But it didn't really matter anyway what people said. I knew immediately in my heart that she was meant to be mine. I emailed Carole the next day and she called me. I didn't mention Angel specifically, just told her what I was looking for - an adult dog, able to be home during the day, potty trained, etc. She said she had the perfect dog for me. Her name was Angel and she had been at the rescue for six months. Any doubts I had were erased. I knew it was fate.

I went to see her at the PetSmart adoption event. She looked sad. She came up to sniff me and let me pet her head once or twice. Then she went and laid down. It was like she had given up. I found Carole and told her that I thought I'd take Angel home. I filled out the papers and paid my fee (she was a bargain at $100). They put a leash on Angel and took her out of that crate. I swear she knew exactly what that meant. She began walking outside and walked right to the car. She knew she was going home. It was December 12, 2006.

Angel and I bonded immediately. Even if you have dogs your entire life, there is one, maybe two that are so special to you. Angel was that dog for me. She immediately felt at home and I felt as though I had always owned her. She was pure love and such a good dog. Maybe it was because she was older. I don't know. I just know that I loved her more than I had ever loved anything. I told her every day that taking her home that day was the best thing I ever did. And it was.

As it turned out, Angel was only meant to be mine for a short while. She was diagnosed with lymphoma on November 1, 2007. I lost my baby girl on November 20, 2007. It was simply the worst day of my life. I couldn't understand why I had gotten to have her only for 11 months. It wasn't fair. My only comfort was the thought that Angel's first mom would be waiting for her and they would be together again. Now that some time has passed, I am so grateful that I was the one picked to take care of her that last year of her life. She was truly an angel and the Powers That Be had entrusted her to me. I don't regret adopting an older dog. She changed my life. Now, everything I do to help an animal, is done in her memory. Angel was my angel.

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I love you so much my Angel girl. I miss you every day. I hope you know how much you were loved and still are and always will be.

Love forever,
Your Julie

Rainbow Bridge Day 2010

Hello to my beautiful Angel Girl,

This is our third Rainbow Bridge day. That is hard to believe. The 11 months I shared with you were so very special and a time I will never forget. I would go through all the pain again if I could relive those months with you.

Bringing you home that day will always be the best thing I ever did. You were my best friend and my most special girl. I love you always.

Love,
Your Julie

Thank you!!

We wanted to thank all of my pals who sent gifts or notes for my crossing anniversary. We don't know how we would have made it without all of you!

Crystal
The Tankus Gang
The Pomeraniacs
Miss Simba Bush
Rebby
Hoss, Brodie, Teeka, Sassie, Prissy and Tucker
Angel Banjo & family
Kodiak
Cisco Kid (and his mommy too!)
Kelly Ann
Odie and family
Daisy
Putter
Pokey
Cricket and family

We are so grateful for our Dogster friends!!

Love,
Angel and Julie

Two Years

Dear Angel,

Tomorrow will be two years since you left me for the Bridge. I hope you are happy there. I think of you every single day and wish you were here. I have been worried that if you were at our old place hanging out, you would be alone. I called for you to come with us to the new apartment. I hope you did.

I told you all the time and I'll say it again. Taking you home with me that day was the best thing I ever did. I love you so much.

Love always,
Your Julie

Rainbow Bridge Day 2009

Hello my sweet Angel Girl!

I hope you are doing well at the Bridge. I miss you so much. For a while I was better, but the past few months I have really missed you. I wish that you were still laying on the floor next to the bed every night. I still have your bed put up. I know eventually I should let Sophie use it maybe but I can't bring myself to do that. I miss you going out to hang out on the balcony in the sun. I open the door for Sophie but she doesn't go out there without me.

That dog you didn't like that lived under us...well they moved out this yesterday. That would have made you happy I bet. Ha ha! And that other mean lady that you used to bark at....a few months ago she asked me what happened to you and I told her. She said she was really sorry to hear. I guess she is not that mean after all.

I hope you are doing great up there. I picture you walking with your first mom. When you had to cross, I was so thankful that I knew you wouldn't be alone up there. I know you love me but you missed her a lot. I also hope Grandma is making you some chicken today.

Love you so much, Angel Girl. Taking you home with me that day was the best thing I ever did. :) Miss you forever...

Love,
Your Julie

Casper the Friendly Pommie

Hello furs!

I want to tell you all about my furiend Casper. Casper is a one year old Pommie who has a rare heart condition called severe Pulmonic Stenosis.

Please join us in Casper's group, Have a Heart for more info and to see how Casper is doing!

Have a Heart

Please visit Casper's page and let him know you are thinking of him!

Casper

Thank you pals!!

Love,
Angel

Recipes needed for Casper's cookbook!

Hello pals!

We are still in need of recipes for both pets and humans. If you have any to share, please do! We will credit you in the book for submitting them and feature a picture of your fur.

The deadline for recipe submissions is Saturday, February 21. (That is just tentative, we can extend the deadline if we need to).

If you can, please either type the recipes in an email, or send them in a Word or text document. This will make it much faster to put together.

You can email them to: jmarie_23@yahoo.com

Please be sure to include the name of your fur and their Dogster ID so I can properly credit you. Also, if your favorite recipe is from a book or website, please let us know the name of the book or website so we can give proper credit.

I know a lot of us are unfortunately going through rough times but want to help. Here is a great (and free!) way to help Casper.

Thanks so much!

Love,
Angel