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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

You meant the world to me,
My heart in a sheltie body.
Taken way too early,
And too suddenly.
Your big sweet giving heart
Just couldn't hang on.
I see your face and feel you here with me.
You took my heart with you when you left.
Oh I'd give up every other dog
Just for one more day with you.
I'd not be satisfied with that,
But just one more day, one more day.

Rest well, my sweet boy!
You didn't deserve this
You didn't earn the right to die this way.
You, who never asked why, just did out of love.
You, who would die to save my life.
You, who took my heart when you left me.
There will never be another one like you.
Truly, you were my heart dog.
There was nothing you couldn't do.
The joy in your eyes as you played and loved and worked.

Remember me and wait for me.
I will be there one day
And I will be whole again
With my heart where it should be.
There will never be another you
And life will never be the same
This world is a lot colder
Without you in it.
You were never meant to be a show dog,
You were meant to be oh so much more.
My companion, my protector,
My friend, my heart.

My symphony, my heart's song
My Ryun Bryce, my "little king"
I love you and always will
For you forever hold my heart in your paws.

Lady Dysert
"Lady"

1991 - 2006

We lost our beautiful Lady on February 20, 2006. She had been part of our family for 15 years and brought so much joy into our lives. We miss her terribly. Lady had survived two bouts with cancer, always bouncing back with enthusiasm. She was a beautiful and intelligent dog who loved to chase her "sisters" (our two cats) around the house. Last year she even chased a skunk in the backyard and got "skunked." The vet couldn't believe that a dog her age had so much energy. We lost her to kidney failure and had to say goodbye to her all too soon. We spent the last day with her brushing her and just loving her. I am so thankful for all the wonderful memories and know they will help my heart heal.

Here's to Lady Dysert--my sweet girl dog.

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