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| A boy & his dog! |
"Mom, Sadie's gone" were the words I woke up to at 5:15 this morning as our son stood over me whispering in a shaky voice. He had gotten up for swim practice and his little beagle, Sadie, who sleeps right next to him, had passed away sometime in the night. I wanted so badly to comfort our son. He's over six feet tall now and when I reached up to hold him, I had to stand on my tippy toes. He tried to be brave but I could feel him shaking in my arms. That broke my heart more than anything. Oh, if we could just protect our kids from the "bad stuff". I held him for as long as he would let me. My neck was wet with his tears.
We had rescued Sadie from the pound several years earlier and had done everything we could to have her be an inside dog. But she just wouldn't have it! She would scratch and have accidents and try to dig out, all over the house. So, she had free reign of the yard. We brought her inside every night and she slept right next to our son's bed. She was always kept inside when it was cold or extremely hot or during any kind of bad weather.
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| Sadie, Harley and Roxi |
Sadie was so sweet and happy. Nothing upset her except when the other dogs would try to eat her food! All three dogs got along well but she pretty much thought she was the queen. One time, she and our german shepherd, Harley, got out and went down to the neighborhood pond and went swimming and chasing ducks. Then they wandered through the automatic doors at a Walgreens Pharmacy that was down the hill from our house. The manager kept them in her office and fed them and let them out to swim in the pond a few more times until we got home from work.
Sadie was a bundle of love and sweetness and never growled or snapped at anyone. We will miss her greatly. She was a part of our family. Don't ever hesitate to get a dog from the pound or shelter. They are precious and need lots of love and will give it back many times over.
We love you, Sadie!
From His lap,
