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Sprinkles of Love from Vip

The Greatest Man I Ever Knew

It is with a broken heart that I have the saddest task of my life ... letting our friends know that this morning, June 4th, my Father Tucker Fielder (#462151), went to the Rainbow Bridge. He was 12 years old, and would have turned 13 on June 15th ... a birthday he had looked forward to.

My Daddy passed away peacefully in his sleep. He truly had the biggest heart in the world, as anyone who knew him could testify to. And we are sure that this gigantic heart simply gave out and ceased to beat.

We are equally confident that his eyes closed, only to reopen moments later too see our sweet Noel, who we just lost last month, running to meet him. And the only comfort we find right now is that they will be together until the day when we are all reunited.

My Uncles Jody & Oliver, representing our Dog & Cat Angels, escorted him to the Bridge, and Noel was there to welcome her Daddy to Eternity.

It's too much to go through so soon after Noel. And so unfair that my Mom, Shiloh, is widowed after finally finding happiness and love. But Dad will be her only True Love forever. Their love and devotion will never end.

At this, the saddest time in our lives, we ask that you pray for my Dad's Safe Journey, for his sisters Laci, Tawni, Ava, Anna, for his children Cocoa, Cody and myself and for his widow, my Mom Shiloh. And special prayers for his HuMom Terri. Our hearts are broken, and we don't know when we will be able to be back on Dogster, although we know that Daddy would want us to carry on as usual. But we will need time.

In Memory of the Greatest Husband and Father that ever lived, I would to borrow the words of Lord Byron, who wrote the Epitaph to a Dog. It seems to be the most fitting words for my Dad today.

Thank you,
Vip


EPITAPH TO A DOG

Near this spot
are deposited the remains
of One who possessed
Beauty Without Vanity,
Strength without Insolence,
Courage without Ferocity,
and all the Virtues of Man
Without his Vices.
This Praise, which would be unmeaning flattery
if inscribed over Human Ashes,
is but a just tribute to the Memory of ...

TUCKER FIELDER
June 15, 1996-June 4, 2009

Happy Birthday to Me!

Hi Everybody!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to my Mommy (Shiloh) for making my birthday so special today! She really made it "MY DAY" by playing with me all afternoon. All my myself, too!. No little sisters, just ME! (Noel & Cocoa got to stay with Grandpa Steve & Grandma Nancy). And then she REALLY surprised me with pressies and a beautiful birthday Rosette! I was SO HAPPY! We especially had fun playing outside because we got LOTS of snow here today!!!

I got other pressies, too! I got a football from Thumper, a snowman from Mattie & Brutis, a pretty heat from my friends the Blackburns, a beannie cap from Tara-Anne (she's engaged to my Uncle Gunnar!), a cupcake from my pal Sluggo & his family, pretty balloons from Aunt Tink-Angel & Uncle Spinner's whole family and a rose & Snoopy ballons from Miss Pooter's!!! I even got TWO new sleds!!! One was from my family and one was from my Godfather, Uncle Spinner! YIPPEE FOR ME!!! I'll sure be able to use them because Mommy's starting a new Christmas Group at the North Pole, and I'll need new sleds up there!

And my most favorite gift of all was a new suit from Uncle Spinner! Not just a little boy's suit, but a BIG BOYS SUIT! And one to match Uncle Spinner! Oh boy, I hope I'll grow up to be even HALF as handsome as he is! Some people say we look alike already, but I think he's HANDSOME. I don't see me that way. Look through my pictures for us in our suits!!! THANK YOU , UNCLE SPINNER!!!

I love my birthday 'cause that means in just 9 more days, it's Christmas!!! In case I don't get back into my Diary, I want to let everyone know that I wish you the merriest Christmas you've ever had. Especially to the ones I love the most in the whole wide world -- my Mommy & sissys, my Uncles & Auntys, my Godparents Spinner & Tinkerbell Angel and my most special friends ... Sluggo, Bentley, Maxamillian, Jeannie, Nora and of course, Miss Pooter's.

So Merry Christmas to everyone! But remember, you don't have to let the Christmas Spirit end after December 25th. Keep it going all year long!

Sprinkles of Love,
Vip the Christmas Boy

I'm Dogster's DOG OF THE DAY!!!

It's Saturday, so we slept in around here this morning. But I got up before Mommy & Daddy and did something I'm not supposed to do. I flipped the 'puter on and went to check emails. All the new ones were for ME! I couldn't figure it out!!! But then I saw one from Dogster HQ saying "Vip is the Dogster Dog of the Day"! Woofie!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes! I mean, I'm just a little boy and I don't read too good. So I went to the main Dogster page, and my picture was right there!!! So it's TRUE ... I really AM Dog of the Day!!!!

I don't know how Dogster chooses such an honor for a dog to receive, but I'm so happy they picked ME today! I'm a rescue dog, and just found my Forever Home this Summer. And now, here I am ... TOP DOG for 24 whole wonderful hours! This should be a lesson to all humans: when you see a dog out there alone in the world, no matter how scruffy he or she might be, help them find their way to a home, cause you just might have a winner there on your hands. And you know what? ALL dogs (and cats) are winners once they find love in their life.

I'm off to check my pawmail now. But first, I want to say THANK YOU DOGSTER!!! I am so happy and proud, and I will always try to live up to being DOTD! THANK YOU to my pawrents, Shiloh & Nickolas, for choosing to adopt ME, cause without them, I wouldn't even KNOW about Dogster! And THANK YOU to everyone who has sent me messages, Rosettes, Special Gifts and Pup-Pal Requests so far! I feel like Leonardo DiCaprio in "Titanic" ... "I'm the King of the World"!!!!!

Sprinkles of Love,
Vip