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Sheltie Angels Page Twenty-Three
For my Shelby
May 1998 - December 2004
~ If It Should Be ~
If it should be that I grow
frail and weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep
Then you must do what must be done
For this, the last battle can't be won.
You will be sad - I understand
Don't let your grief then stay your hand.
For this day, more than all the rest
Your love and friendship stand the test.
We've had so many happy years
What is to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer so
When the time comes, please let me go.
Take me where my needs they'll
tend
Only, stay with me until the end
And hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know, in time, you too, will
see
It is a kindness you do for me
Although my tail, its last has waved
From pain and suffering I have been saved.
Don't grieve that it should be
you
Who must decide this thing to do
We've been so close, through all these years
Don't let your heart hold any tears.
Author Unknown
Love from your Human Family
Riley and Cha-chi
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Lady "Ladybug" July 3, 1992 - February 27, 2006
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Lady was a birthday present from my mother when I was 11. She was the best gift I could have ever gotten. Not only was she a great dog but she was my best friend. Being an only child Lady became my baby girl, we did everything together. We even used to sneak out of the house together during my rebellious high school years (I had to take her with me since she would tattle on me if I didn't). Then during college she would stay up late with me at night to study and now that I was a college graduate she would spend her weekends sleeping in with me and lounging around the house. My heart now has a huge hole in it, on Saturday night I rushed her to the emergency room and that's when the nightmare started. She had liver cancer and it was way too far along to help her and on Monday the 27th I had to do the hardest thing in the world . . . let her go. I spent hours (and days) crying. My heart was and still is broken. So this is to you, Ladybug. Mommy loves you so much and I know that one day I will see you again. Til then, thank-you for being my best friend for the last 13 years and I hope you know that I LOVE YOU soooooo much. You left paw prints in my heart. . . Ania (Lady's Mommy) |
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Benayr Rusty Vom Birkenweg "Rusty" a.k.a. "Lauser" April 21, 1995 - September 23, 2005
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Rusty our little boy!
You came to us at the age of 6 months, and you changed our
Life completely. You have been a very nice, lovely and always friendly Baby
and you have always been very careful about strange people and strange
things. We had a lot of fun together and our Life without you is
changed again. We miss you and you will always be on our minds. We have to thank you for 10 great years and all the joy you
brought to our life. At the end it was very hard for us to see; how you did fight,
and we were unable to help you.
If you cross the Rainbow Bridge you will see thousands of
stars. Some are very shiny and great. And between all these stars is a
special one!! This one we can always see and it is always there for us. This
star will be you, Rusty, and we believe you are still looking after us as
you did during your stay with us.
At the end we want to tell you some things that you should
never forget:
YOU ARE ALWAYS ON OUR MINDS And we will always remember you, "Little Twinkler", and will never forget you.
Mom, Dad and Rena |
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S & D Suzi's Sir Lancelot My-T
Bog
"Lance"
1989 - 2002
Lance was my first sheltie. He
was not show quality but he was loved very much all the same.
My daughter showed him in Junior Showmanship. He also earned 2 CGC awards.
I miss you bunches!
From Diane Waller
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Benjamin & Candi
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Candi came into my life 1 year after bringing home my male sheltie Benjamin. She quickly earned the full name of Candi Precious Tiger. From the day she came home to her last days with me on this earth, she was the most loving loyal friend and companion (or as I called her "my lovie puppie"). I felt bad some days because she spent long days at home "watching the house" as I would say to her when I had to leave. She did an excellent job watching the house too. While I was going, she would pull my pajamas off the bed and drag them through the house as if it were her teddy bed comfort while I was gone. When I arrived home she always met me at the door barking and dancing around just as happy to see me as I was to see her. Even after she became sick, she still made every effort she could to come meet me when I returned home. Candi had a cute routine. She was one that didn't need to be fenced in. On her own, she learned the border of her yard, no matter where we lived. She only left her yard if I was close by and even then it was only a few steps. She was a great greeter of all and a great warning barker when there was someone around she didn't know. When I would let her outside, I always enjoyed watching her walk down the walkway, across the front of the house on the sidewalk and back up the driveway. It was like she was on patrol to make sure HER yard and home was safe. Candi was very gentle but would always put herself between me and anything she thought might be trouble until I told her it was ok. As a puppy she was a handful to potty train, so as a last resort we used a "dog crate/cage" so she didn't leave "little presents" around the house. Even as a puppy Candi was so smart she knew how to paw at the cage door and open it. Then when we returned home, there she was in all of her total puppy cuteness waiting for us to walk through the door. Looking at us, her eyes said Hi, where did you guys go and welcome back I am happy to see you! She was my guardian, my companion, my friend. Candi passed away in the early morning of February 9, 2006 after 16 year of life with me. Age finally caught up with the most precious sheltie girl I have ever known. She NEVER stopped thinking and acting like she was a puppy. She never bit anyone except for when we played, but her bite was so gentle to make sure she never hurt anyone. She loved to be combed. She was my healing force when I lost my Benjamin, my male sheltie who passed away on September 9, 2001 at the age of 12, just before 9/11. I miss Benjamin to this day. Now that my Candi is gone, the house is so quiet. The click of puppy paws is absent but ever present in my heart and memories. I wish neither my Benjamin nor my Candi had to leave, but I know they are both healed again, have grown their angel wings, and are now in heaven at the Rainbow Bridge playing and waiting for the day we can be together again for eternity. Many tears have fallen, more will fall. But time will heal all of us as our Sheltie babies' spirits will always be with us. The pain of the loss will never be forgotten, but the joyous memories will always be in our hearts and minds till the end of time. I welcome my angel spirits Benjamin and Candi back into my house anytime they want to visit me again. There are few blessing in my life, but aside from my son, the biggest and best blessing I was ever given was to have been able to have the time I had with my Sweet Sheltie Babies. I love all kinds of dogs and animals, but if the day comes when I am ready to welcome another dog into my house, it will definitely be a Sheltie. I can only hope he/she will be half as good as my Benjamin and Candi were! Mike Helke |
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