Happy Birthday Aisha

Remembering our little girl Aisha on her birthday. We visited her grave Sunday and while we're sad her fur friend Muffin is gone, we are comforted that they are beside each other. We still miss hearing the tippy tap of your nails on the floor, your comedy, your smart as a whip little brain and even your stubborness that would drive us nuts! LOL

There will never be another like you and we hope today and every day is a celebration filled with your favorite things.

We love you sweet baby girl!
Mommy and Daddy

Candle site for Muffin

If you would like to light a candle in memory of my good buddy Muffin who passed Saturday from her battle with lymphoma, you can go to the link below...

Muffin's Candle Page

Muffin has come to the Bridge

I knew this day would come but you're never prepared for it. I am so sad for my Granny. She gave Muffin an AMAZING life. She never wanted for anything and every day she was told how pretty she was and how much she was loved. Who could ask for more? (Okay except maybe the occasional cheeseburger or sneak of human food...which she got regularly)

I am happy to see her and am showing her around. She was my best friend in life and now my furever buddy. She will be laid to rest beside me tomorrow. I am going to show her how to pop in on her mommy and comfort her from here. She'll always be her mommy's guardian angel.

It would be really great if you could stop over to her page and give her a little love. Her mommy could use your support.

Click here to go to Muffin's page

It's my Woofday!

Another Woofday at the Bridge. Mommy felt awful because her internet is down so she couldn't decorate my page the way she wanted to today but I knew she was thinking of me and wishing me a pawsome day. I miss Mommy and Daddy as much as they miss me but I watch over them everyday. I had a great woofday full of presents, treats, toys and all my best pals. Not the same as being at home but my family was with me in spirit and that's all that matters.

Thanks for those who gave rosettes and sent emails. It made my mommy cry to know people remembered me even without a diary entry to start the day.

Please continue to give Power of the Paw to my fursister/best buddy Muffin. Please look through my friends and go to her page to send support as she battles aggressive lymphoma. (She's a Lhasa Apso and the pic is of her face alone)

Hope all of my Dogster buddies are doing well!
Barks and Kisses!
Aisha

Please pray for my best friend

My best buddy Muffin has been diagnosed with lymphoma. They'll know more when the labs come back either tomorrow or Monday but the doctor is almost 100% sure that's what it is.

Her mommy is very upset of course and Muffin sure could use some Power of the Paw! Please, if you could, stop by her page and let her know you're pulling for her.

Muffin's Page

I love you Muffin but I don't want you at the Bridge yet!
Aisha (and family)

My 2 year Bridge annifursary

It was 2 years ago today that my mommy and daddy did the most loving thing for me and sent me to the Bridge. I know it was hard for them and they didn't want me to go but I was in pain. I was a shell of my former self and they knew my quality of life wasn't there.

I have been watching over them every day since then visiting in dreams or making sure they see something that reminds them of me to let them know I'm still with them. I know we'll be together one day but I'm with fur family that will keep me company until then.

Thank you to all of my Dogster friends who have sent such kind words of comfort and support to my pawrents over the past 2 years. It means more to them that you'll ever know!

Barks and Kisses from the Bridge!
Aisha

Burden of the Heart

When you're entrusted with the precious life of a furry family member, you take on a wonderful but bittersweet responsibility. You love them unconditionally just as they do you but you also know that your time with them is short in the span of your life. You know that when the end comes that more often times than not, they will not simply go to sleep and not wake up. You are given the horrible task of deciding when their pain, age or other factors are so much that their quality of life is no longer there. You have no way of truly knowing if this little bundle just wants to be free of it all and many times people needlessly let their pets suffer because they selfishly don't want to make that decision and put their need to have them physically there over the animals comfort.

I've had 2 dogs in my life. Two wonderful, beautiful animals that were there for me in ways most humans can't be. Both times I had to make the decision to end their pain. It is a horrible burden but you have to love them more than your need to have them in the house.

I thought I had come to terms with this until I dreamt right before I woke up this morning about putting Aisha to sleep again. Not in the same context but she was brought to me already given the shot and they laid her in front of me and I cried and pet her head and she opened her eyes and looked at me. I sobbed over her begging her not to go and buried my face into her chest. I could feel her, I could smell her and I knew I was waking up and I was terrified because I knew when I did, she'd be gone. I woke up and could still feel her. I went downstairs and sobbed in my husband's arms as I recalled the dream and cried "she's mad at me, she's mad at me." He assured me she wasn't and we did all could for her.

Monday it will have been 2 years since our baby had to go away. We know that she wouldn't be here now anyway and despite knowing that we did the best thing for her because of how much pain she was in doesn't quell that guilt in your heart. It always stays with you. It always makes you doubt your choice. Even though I remember the look in her eyes that morning, like she was truly ready to go to sleep and be out of pain...a shell of her former self...it still tears at your heart and soul.

For those who truly view their pets as a part of the family, it is as traumatic, if not more, than losing a human in your life. Humans can sometimes put conditions on their love but dogs never do. They love you whether you've had a bad day and yelled at them for no good reason and their souls are as pure as they come. All they want in life is to love and be loved.

Cherish those little babies. Love them while you have them and kiss and hug them as often as you can for those of us of us who can't. For those who have lost our babies and wait for the day we're together again, think of them often. Keep their memory alive. Remember to say hello to them each morning and sweet dreams each night. No one wants to be forgotten...even little pups who stole our heart while they were here.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Today was mommy's birthday and she was sad I couldn't be there with her and my 2 year bridge anniversary is coming up soon. I knew I would find a way to get her a message from me. A company she signed up with a long time ago called Care2 sent her an ecard for her birthday and it had a hoggy (hedgehog) in a birthday hat in it just from me!! (The hoggy was my absolute favorite toy throughout my whole life and I was buried with it.)

She cried for a few minutes but loved that I was able to still say Happy Birthday in a way that had never happened before.

Happy Birthday Mom!
I'm still with you!
Barks and Kisses!
Aisha

Ice Cream Tag

Little Miss Jada Kiss tagged me and I have to tell what type of ice cream I am. I pick ...

Cookies and Cream because I'm black and white and sweet! :-)

I will tag ...

1. Esther, Samson & Zack
2. Pogo
3. Fritz
4. Jack
5. Chelsea

Hope everyone is having a great summer! Us bridge pups are having a pawsome time running through sprinklers biting at the water, playing tag, rolling in the meadows and take naps under shady trees. We make sure to check in on our families every day and give them bridge kisses to let them know we still love them!

Welcome to the Bridge sweet Jack

One of my Dogster pals, Jack passed away yesterday in his mommy's arms. He fought the good fight and is no longer in pain. Please say prayers for his mommy and other Bridge pals, please welcome him with open paws.

If you'd like to leave a little something on his page or a note for his mommy, you can visit his page here:

Jack's Dogster Page

Welcome to the Bridge Jack and welcome to the spunky TFT pack!
Aisha (and Princess)