Every time I hear of a dog’s passing I cry. Mostly I can confine it to being teary-eyed but sometimes it takes every ounce of strength I can summon to keep from bursting into great gut-heaving sobs. I have long accepted that this is what happens but as I read an entrepreneur’s story this morning having just sent my letter to Stanley to his folks, I questioned again why I [...] Read more »
Zack’s Buccaneer
My daughter, Lisa , wrote this story about her dog, Buck. Enjoy! “Just one?” How could we choose just one of the eleven brand-new yellow Lab puppies? But choose we did, Zack’s Buccaneer – Buck or Bucky Boy for short. While he grew and learned with his littermates and his mom, Honey, we visited and after what seemed like a very long time, we were able to take [...] Read more »
Miss Ella
Gus was waiting for her when she stepped off Rainbow Bridge. He greeted her, canine fashion, with a good sniff. “Welcome, Ella. Good to see you. You’ll find lots of friends here – Meggie, Bud, Antonio, Molly, Chelsa, Wren, Jamieson, Penny, Gordy and Bart.” The two former Dog House buddies gamboled away to find the others, pain and disability forgotten now. Ella, when she lived on this planet, was [...] Read more »
Gus the Greeter…The Far Side of Rainbow Bridge
I don’t always answer the phone. Living in family community, as I do, there are five other people ready to pounce on a ringing phone. One evening last week, I heard the phone ring, heard my son-in-law Lee answer it, heard him say,”Thanks, Carol.” and continued reading. Just moments later Lee appeared in my doorway to say, “Meggie is gone. That was Carol. They put Meggie down today.” I let [...] Read more »