13 years ago I brought this cute little 2 pound puppy home. That was the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
All I could think about on the way home was how sweet she is. I must have said sweet 20 times and it occured to me, "I have to call her Sweetie". She did well for 1 week and then she had a seizure that caused her to be paralized from the middle of the back and all of her hind end. It took nearly a year to nurse her back to health. Sweetie is very precious to me. We had a lot of fun together and a lot of sad times together. But whatever it was she was right there beside me. Through 3 bouts of empty nest syndrome, an ugly divorce, a new husband, new state and new job, Sweetie was there. Through sickness and health, grandbabies, kids coming and going, she was always happy to be my best friend. She liked me. She always did.
Well, today my poor little Sweetie is no longer with us. The last year was a long struggle for her healthwise. She has battled infections, kidney stones and fevers. Of late, she began having problems holding her bladder and had a very hard time standing. Her hips were very weak making it hard to stand and go outside. We tried medication but nothing helped. It was time to let her finally go to sleep and be out of her pain. I held her in my arms watched her take her last breath. She is buried under a tall tree out by Patti's Pond. I can see the tree from my back door so she will always be close. I will miss her so much. My life has been enriched by having her by my side.....and my life will never be the same without her.
