Our family lost two beloved pets this year. Our little Ashley was a brown and grey tabita marked cat nearly 22 years of age at her passing. She and her little friend Sammie Jo were the loves of our lives and when Ashley passed we were just devastated. We cried, held each other, and prayed for her eternal soul. Then our Sammie Jo who was 21 also became ill and over the following three months weakened due to renal failure and had to be euthanized in September. My wife and I again were just lost and spent most of our time looking at their pictures and trying to comfort each other with stories of their lives. They were cremated and now rest in our home in a place set aside for them. We will see them again someday for sure and we trust that they will always rest in the hands of our creator.

Jim from TX

Our dog was named Kay Cee Kay. he was a cocker spaniel. Kay Cee had epilepsy,and was prone to an occasional seizure. he loved to eat and was the kind of dog that knew just how to put a smile on anyones face . Kay Cee was always happy to see me and loved car rides. He would go up to anyone that had food and somehow be sharing with them before long. He used to go to our neighbors house every sunday morning and wait by her slider door because she would feed him meatballs. Sometime we would be looking all over for him and we would see him being let out of one of our neighbors doors and they would say he just came over for breakfast.

Kay Cee escaped death 3 times the third time he was actually pronounced dead after his cancer operation my wife was asked to come to the vets office, He started breathing on his own after he heard her voice. My wife was told to go back home and get some food to see if he would eat. She brought my dinner and of course he ate all of it and was home wagging his tail when I got there.Everyone at the animal hospital called when Kay cee died. I wrote something for him that I will attach when we buried his ashes.I want to share it with you. I am going to get your book this week .I know how sad my heart was when we lost our best friend, I also learned that a dog can teach us many things about life. Here is what I wrote about Kay Cee.
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I wanted to thank you for the great work that you are doing to inform people of great shelter dogs that are just waiting for a home. I recently lost a loving member of my family, Savannah, a miniture longhaired dachshund on October 16th of this year. Savannah was a beautiful angel that was sent to me for only 10 years. I had to make the painful decision to let her go after she was diagnosed with a large cancerous tumor in her liver. It was one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make, but a necessary one, I couldnt let her suffer. I drove home afterwards and dont remember the drive. I stayed in a depression for several days.

I volunteer with a humane education group and had already committed to assist in grand opening of a new animal shelter in Dallas. I was not ready for a new dog, after all I had just lost Savannah. Someone had other plans…I arrived early and walked through the shelter. There was a little white and brown dog with springs for legs bouncing up and down in one of the runs. I opened the door and she jumped right into my lap and placed her head on my shoulder. I was hooked. I told the workers if she was still there when the festivities were over (9 hours) I would take her home. After all she was precious surely someone else was meant to be her family.

Yes you guessed it 9 hours later I was the proud owner of an Italian Greyhound chihuahua mix 8 month old puppy.
When we arrived home and checked the mail there was an envelope from my vet. It was a card in memory of Savannah, the picture on the front of the card looked almost identical to the little dog I had adopted earlier that day. I guess someone had other plans.

Darlene from TX

The interview on Hannity & Colmes last night brought me to tears. It was so refreshing to hear someone else that has experienced the same grief that I’ve felt a number of times. I lost my cat, MollyMarie in 2004, then in 2006 I lost two cats Gwenna and Bella. Then in April of this year, I lost my beloved 16 year old dog, Sasha. I don’t know how to wake up or come home from work without my babies there. I’m lost without them. They were my closest family and friends. I pray for them everyday that they are in heaven playing and being loved.

Thanks for sharing your story.

Sandra from TN

I am so sorry for your loss and I understand how much you loved Sprite. But, most of all I understand how much Sprite loved you. It is hard to explain how awful it is to lose that love. My dear Blondie–my true and faithful companion of 16 years–left me on June 27th.She was so ill and I kept her probably too long –but I just couldn’t let her go. The vets were wonderful and eased her away without any pain.

I am left with wonderful memories and stories of her great adventures with Bud. They were both shelter dogs. I was the lucky one when I found them. Bud was a beautiful German Shepard and so smart and protective and Blondie was the happy go lucky part golden retriever. I miss them so and maybe some day I will seek a new friend. __from a shelter –of course.
Best Regards, Mary from TX

Last year i got my adorable Lady Bianca, a miniature dachshund. I had recently moved out of my ex-girlfriend’s home and bought my own condo. I had never raised a puppy on my own and it was a big challenge and i was scared to let her away from me for a second. I brought her to work with me everyday and she was a respite during break times as we’d play fetch in the office. Recently i had to sell my condo due to financial reasons and moved into a small studio, but they didn’t accept dogs. I had to give Bianca to my girlfriend who lives over 1 hour away. She loves animals and has 5 pugs herself. She has a good home there, but i miss her so much and can only see her on weekends now. We had such a great bond and i am afraid i will lose that with her now. My girlfriend and I are engaged to be married in July and i will be moving in with her then and we will all be living as one under the same roof. I have had animals my whole life, but it’s so much different when you are the one who raised it from day one.

Thanks for all you do–thanks Peter from CA