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"Molly"

April, 1997 - October 17, 2010

My sweet Molly died in my arms on October 17, 2010; you have no idea how much you are missed. When I first saw you I thought something was wrong, you were so shy and stayed in the background as your brothers jumped at us. I am so grateful that Lori was right when she insisted we take you home. I never regretted that decision as you made every day that much better. You always greeted us at the door, played tug-of-war, and I even taught you how to howl like a hound dog. Every night I'm reminded of how you looked at me and told me it was time for bed, memories I will always treasure. I miss our nightly hugs at the top of the stairs and I would give anything to complain once again that you are taking up all the room in the bed. I feel cheated that 13-1/2 years was all the time allowed, yet I feel blessed you saved that one last kiss for me before you left us that Sunday. The day I lost you was the toughest day I've ever experienced. I pray it's true I will get to see you again. Thank you for letting me be your person, and thank you for being our dog. There will never be another you, my sweet little Bing, you are always with us.

"The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master" ~ Ben Hur Lampman

Jeff and Lori - Ohio

"Ginger" ??? - June 3, 2011

Of all our shelties, Ginger's story is probably the most interesting, but the sad fact is, our family will never know all of her story. Unlike our other shelties, Ginger came from the pound. Because the owners left all false information, the only accurate information they had about her was the fact her name was Ginger and that she was spayed. Our family wasn't looking for a third sheltie at the time, as we still had Lass and Pepper, but it was hard to imagine her being euthanized if we didn't take her. It was also obvious that she needed love and care since she was grossly overweight and unkempt. So, our family took her in. And perhaps it truly was fate, for a few months later Lass had to be euthanized. It took a year to get Ginger down to proper size, but the transformation was amazing. At first she could barely go for a walk, but as the weight came off she didn't want to stop. Her personality really came through as well, and if we could have given her a registered name it would have been "I'm A Ginger Snap" for her spicy attitude. The people that gave her up must have been unable to see what a wonderful dog they had.

Sadly, we had to have Ginger euthanized a few months back. For some time she wasn't eating well and a potential pancreatitis was diagnosed. She improved for a short time but then her health declined again. We felt it was kinder to let her go and be at peace than to send her to a referral clinic because she would have hated being stuck in a hospital cage away from us. We will never know how old she really was, or what her life was like before, but we know she had a wonderful six years with us.

We miss you, Ginger,

JC & Family

"Sasha"

September 5, 1999 - October 31, 2011

Sasha, my devoted friend and companion: I was so blessed the day you came into my life. Actually, I had just lost another Sheltie named Sable and remember when I decided to get you, there was you and another sheltie, and lo and behold you jumped into my lap like a shot out of somewhere and I thought, this must be the one. How glad I am that you were the one! You were so alert and always seemed to know what I was thinking when we would look into each others' eyes. What a joy you were!

It was so hard for me to let you go but I could see you were getting tired and could no longer run and play and do the things you always enjoyed doing. As the past few months went by I knew our time together was getting limited. I dreaded the day we could no longer spend time playing and running. You were the sweetest and were always there for me. I hope some day we will meet again and reconnect at Rainbow Bridge - and until then my Darling Sasha, I shall forever love you.

Rest in Peace my precious.

Dolores McCoy