Year 2006 Tributes

For pet names beginning with "S".

My life will never be the same after having been blessed with Sadie. She was spunky, feisty and lovable. Everyone who met her, loved her. She gave the best hugs. She was my best friend. I will miss her everyday and I know she will be waiting for me at the rainbow bridge.

Deanna Rolfe

To our Loving Sadie, you were such a good dog. You were taken from us at such a young age(8 days shy of 6 months). I will always remember the day we got you. You came from a big litter of 11 puppies, it was the day before fathers day(June 17th 2006) and we had picked dad up after work to go pick out a puppy for father's day. After looking for awhile, Dad picked you out of the litter. When we got home you adjusted very well, we had 3 mini dachshunds to play with, in fact Sierra had 5 puppies at home and you would try to drink off of her. It was so funny. Although the puppies didn't mind Sierra would growl at you. You would just keep trying. We have a picture of the time that you did get lucky and got a little milk. All of the puppies found good homes, and you were so full of energy, that in August we got you 2 chocolate lab puppies to play with. Boy were you happy. Sierra, Annie and Buster just didn't want to play all the time. When Nikki and Sophie came to play everything seemed to be so great!! You 3 were always eating our shoes and chasing the cats. With 12 acres to run on there was lots of room to run off energy. You had just started getting your BIG DOG bark, and I thought that was so great. Then came the day that brings me to this page(October 19th 2006). Dad had come home from work and all of you were out playing in the yard. You guys were always so happy to see mommy or daddy come home. Daddy really feels bad that he was not able to stop fast enough before hitting you. He laid out on the grass with you for awhile to comfort you before bringing you in the house. You were so Alert and we really hoped that you would be ok. Daddy called the vet and they decided to have you stay home for the night. You drank water and wagged your tail a few times, it seemed like everything would be fine. Ashley slept next to you all night and you were so good. Daddy took you to the vet, right away the next morning. He was told that x-rays showed that you had broke your pelvis and both legs, in fact you had no feeling in the right back leg, nerve damage they say. We all came in to tell you bye, Sadie it was so hard to say good bye. You mean so much to us. I miss your bark and your tail that never quit wagging, we all do. We all know that you are in a wonderful place, Free of pain, and that we will meet up with you again someday at RAINBOW BRIDGE. Until than always remember that we love and miss you so much! Rest in peace Sadie Girl! Love, your loving family, Mommy and Daddy, Ashley, Austin, and Madison. Sierra, Annie, Buster, Nikki, and Sophie.

My dearest love, Samantha.
You were my constant companion for so long, during such difficult times. I love you every day. You taught me so much. I miss you every day. If tears could build a stairway, I could reach you. Please know that I was always near you, I wanted so to save you.

Rosanne

Dear Sandy, I see you;
your sweet
fuzzy face,
Eyes closed tight as you dream of some far away place.
A place full of beauty, a place that is clean,
A place where all people are happy, not mean.
A place where the chipmunks, they frolic all day
And you chase them, so happy, tail wagging away.
You bound over green fields, look into the trees
And the squirrels throw down acorns; those squirrels like to tease!
You smile up at them with your brown doggy eyes
And you sit down and gaze up through branch outlined skies.
You wait for the squirrels to climb down from the trees
So that you can once more chase them, happy and free.
And then, in the distance, a familiar bark
Makes its way through to you from a far away park.
You twitch in your sleep as your paws start to run
Toward the bark you once knew, it says "Let's have some fun"
It says: "Come with me now and you'll never know fear"
"Only happiness, beauty, with water so clear!"
"A place where you may stalk the squirrels every day"
"A place where you can soak up each warm sun ray"
"A place where you'll never feel hungry or cold"
"A place where you'll always be young, never old"
"A place where you can bark loudly all day"
"And never be told
"no", "lie down", "Sit! " or "Stay!"
"Come with me now and we'll play the day through".
And my little sweet Sandy, she knows what to do.
And she trusts me when I, with my sad, heavy heart
Bring her to back to the vet, to watch her depart.
And I cry as I watch her slip silent, away
As her sweet loving soul leaves her body today.
As she slips from this world, with it's hardship and pain
And enters a world where she's healthy again.
And I know that in Heaven, there'll be a big bark
As her big sister greets her and shows her the park,
And in heaven, you know, the Park just has to be
A place where all God's creatures live happily.
It has rivers and forests and meadows and flowers,
And chipmunks and squirrels and warm afternoon showers.
The birds sing delightful songs day after day,
And the milkbone and dog treats grow up through the clay.
It's a place where each dog gets hugged 10 times each day,
It's a place where the angels and children all play.
It' s a place where my Sandy won't ever be alone,
And wherever she digs, she'll find a big juicy bone.
It's a place where there's happiness, such peace, such love
My Sandy is going to heaven, above.
And one day again I will hear her high bark
As she says "Kathy lets play in Heaven's fine park."
In answer, I'll just leave my body behind
And I'll go join my dogs, oh what heaven I'll find.

Goodbye and God Bless you Sandy. Say hi to Popsicle.
Love, Mommy.

Tonight the Heavens received a most precious star as our beloved Sarah went peacefully to the Bridge. A one-of-a-kind dog, so gentle yet with all the endearing qualities of a Basset Hound including stubbornness, drool, and a regalness that earned her the daily title of "Queen". Quick to grumble, but oh how she would dance for a cookie, a walk, or a car ride, even if it was just to pull into the garage. And her duck wiggle always brought a smile to our face.

She is now at the Rainbow Bridge, searching for frogs and carrying them ever so gently, legs outstretched from her mouth. Reunited with Cleo, Harley, Murphy and Midge, she will be forever loved and buried deep within our hearts.

All our love, Kim, LJ, Willow, Windser, Milli, Tigger and Murphie.

Hey Sasha, It's seems just like yesterday that we brought you into our home and started loving you right away but that was a little over 16 years ago. We just did not have enough time with you missy girl. We miss you so very much. Your not here to tell us when it is time for dinner or when it is time to go in and relax or when to go to bed. It's been over 2 months now since we had to make that big decision to put you to sleep because you lost the use of your hind legs and were too old for an operation and I still have a cry every day for you and your name is mentioned everyday. There are so many beautiful memories here in our home and I have your picture's in our home down South too. I talk to you everyday. You are my screen saver on my computer and I say goodmorning to you when I turn on the computer which is just like I did every morning when I woke up and there you were laying in your bed next to my bed. I still look for you there. Then I say goodnight to you every time I shut the computer off. I miss my little old girl so much. So I will say goodbye my little white haired angel, be good and we will see you again some day at the Rainbow Bridge. Bye for now we love you. Mommy & Daddy (Kathylee & Barry Karlin)

Hey Scamp, we miss you, everyone misses you bud, you have tons of cards sent from Grandma and Grandpa all the way to the Doctors office where everyone signed it.
I hope your Mom and I did the right thing and you are happy... What a hollow feeling this is bud.
By the way, besides what you and I thought, your sister Samantha does have some smarts...(Who knew?)
Be good until we get there Scamp.

We love you bud,

Mom, Dad, and Samantha

Dear Scout,our hearts are broken,we miss you so much even though it has been only 3 days now. You have gone to be with your sister, Nikki. We hope the German Shepherd breed will someday be rid of all diseases that afflict you. Until we meet again, we will never forget you,  
Mommy & Daddy

Scrappy was my teddy bear he kept me warm at night. He has been gone a month now but it feels like years. He was the most loyal and loving friend I have ever had and I miss him so much. The house is never going to feel the same without him here. Scrappy was ran over whilst he went for his evening walk and I never got to say goodbye to him as he died before my partner got him home. I just hope he is somewhere that he is happy and he knows how much we all loved him and miss him. Goodbye Scrappy till we meet again. Good Boy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Charlotte Alan

You were my everything for so long, living without you is so hard.  
I think of you everyday, I look at your photo and wish I could touch you one more time.  
I wish you had never gotten sick and didn't have to battle.  
Putting you to sleep is the hardest thing I've ever done, I hope you are at peace and hope to see you in my dreams.

Deborah

Dear Sebby,  
You were a real character...we called you the "little senator" because you were like a politician...always the first to greet others, mingling with animals and people alike. You were very assertive and sought publicity. Even now, I find old photos and there you are in the picture somewhere...you loved the camera...and attention. You had a soft spot in your heart for kittens and you took good care of Izzy and Andrew when they were babies. When you became ill, you bravely went on as if nothing were wrong..we still miss you, little senator. It isn't the same without you.

Karen & Bob

Shadow, our little baby, we nursed you from a bottle the day we were married, you have been with us since...you had the loudest purr I have ever heard, and it was such a comforting sound, you could purr us to sleep...we will miss you so much...We Love you...

Bill, Sue, Billy & Cody Reynolds

Shadow, You were the very heart of me and the best pal I've ever had. I'll always remember your expressive eyes as they looked up at me whenever I turned my head. I shall miss coming home to you and the sounds of joy you made when I hugged you. Our years together were not long enough and I wish we could have saved you from the cancer that took you away. My soul will always remember you and I keep you close every day. May we meet again so you can bring back the joy to my heart.

Shaka was, and is, the epitome of best friend; the gifts she has given us are of infinite value.  
Although she never spoke a word, she always intuitively had a deeper understanding of each of us individually, and of our family collectively, than any human could possess.  
She taught us so much about love, life, and ourselves - she knew the real meaning of it all and what truly matters in this world.  
Her friendship, loyalty, love, and teachings will be etched in our hearts for eternity.

Kathleen, Peter, and Jona Kelava

Our little boy brought so much joy to our lives. Shamus, your beautiful spirit will shine in our hearts forever. There will never be a little waggle butt like you. Your momma will miss you most of all. You were my baby and best friend. Thank you for taking care of me. I love you......

Monica Nesmith

To my Precious Shelbie. You were and always will be the light of my life. You are the reason the sun rises and sets each day. You are ALWAYS with me.....my precious little girl.....

Peggy Russ

My sweet Shelby, we will miss everything about you.
We had so many great times together.
Till we meet again my love

Charlotte and Al Brandish

My baby girl Sienna, light of my life.
I can never thank you enough for the light you brought to my soul, the love that you filled my heart with.
My graceful little girl with fur like silk and bear paws.
Such pure innocence and unconditional love through and through.
Your sister Peaches misses you so very much and I cannot even begin to express how I miss you so.
I am lucky to have two lights of my life, but I am missing one of them.
It was unbelievably painful to let you go, but it is about you and not me.
You are the one who deserves to be free of pain.
You are such a brave soul, my pumpkin.
I love you with all of my heart and will forever more.
Be in peace mommy's baby girl Sienna.

Suzanne

To our little girl Silma, the last of the great 4!  
Silmaril, you were an elegant shining princess.  
You always walked with your beautiful tail held high and proud, and you never argued with your sister and brothers.  
Say hi to Pompi, Sidhe and Sidheni and tell them that we love them, and that we will all be together soon.  
We miss you Mito; thank you for 19 years of beauty and joy!  
We always love you,

Annie and Carlos

It has been 2 months since you were called to Heaven, we miss you more today than ever, our house will never be the same thank you for always sitting right by my side through all the rough times we went through your love and kisses always made everything better, someday we will be together again and it will be forever until then I will always cherish our beautiful memories we made together we love and miss you Simba Mom, Dad & Joseph

We loved you from the moment we saw you.
We nursed you through the seizures that you began having within days of bringing you home.
We rescued you from trees, the roof of the house, and other high places you climbed to get out of danger, and then couldn't get down.
I knew you were getting old and frail, but I couldn't bring myself to say goodby.
Now, because of this unfortunate accident, I must say goodby.
We love you and miss you, and you will be in our hearts forever.

Jerry & Kay Townsend

Moochie, my love who was 5 generations of the most loving, and devoted friend, that brought in to my life two more,never forgetting aussies, his son BrownDog, and his son Phoferman, my soul, God love them all.

Ronelle Orman

Snickers, I will always love you. You were the best dog in the whole world and I miss you so much. I know that you are no longer in pain. I hope you understand that it broke my heart to have to put you down, but I couldn't stand to see you suffer.

Linda

Snooker - When you came to me at two weeks old, I never even imagined what an impact you would have on my life. You helped me remember how to smile and laugh when I was sad. You made me realize that there truly is such a thing as unconditional love. I remember how, when you were still a baby, you would stand up and reach up for me to pick you up to be held and loved. How full of energy you were tearing thru the house at Superman speed. How jealous the other kitties were of you and me. How so very very deep our bond was... and still is. I have so many good memories of you, my little punkinhead. How you would stretch out on the bed right next to me with you sweet little head laying on my arm, so that mumma could pet you and massage your chest and shoulders where, I'm sure it hurt from your asthma attacks. You would look up at me and just stare into my eyes with the most loving and content look. I would say 'kitty kisses' and you'd put the top of your beautiful little head back against my mouth so I could kiss you. I will miss our kitty kisses and our quiet time talking on the bed, miss singing the Snookie On The Bed song, you sticking your head thru the banister in the loft to talk to us and tell us you wanted to play. Your Johnny Ray misses you too, and he loves you. He loved it, just like I did, when you would sit and talk to us. You were so expressive, Snooker, a talkative, sassy little girl. (Your Johnny Ray thinks you take after me, I think!) He misses playing with you, too. There is so much I want to say to my beautiful baby, and you know I've been talking to you ever since you left us. I have to believe that we will be together again. I will be so happy to see you. You were my world, baby girl, you will always be in my mind and in my heart.
Snookerbee, I love you and I miss you. Life will not be the same without you.

Mumma & Daddy (Your Johnny Ray)

Socrates was my "wonder dog". We had 13 years together. I feel him with me in spirit now so strongly, and I know we will be reunited in God's perfect timing.

Bruce

My dear little Sophie,

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into your big brown eyes.  
You were the sweetest and most loving dog that I have ever had.  
Even twelve years with you just wasn't long enough.  
You were always laying at my side or following me everywhere I went.  
I miss the clicking sounds your nails made on the tile, the jangle of your chain, the wagging of your little tail and your soft, soft ears.  
I never felt anything so soft.  
I miss you laying beside me or in my lap, keeping me warm.  
I miss your excited barking and your chasing and playing with Cole.  
I miss your little growl, bark that meant you were really having a good time. I miss you riding in the car with me and keeping me company.  
You were the true traveling dog and my little buddy.  
I miss knowing you are sleeping by me safe and sound every night.  
But most of all I miss those big brown eyes that always looked at me with so much love and trust.  
Not having you with me makes my heart ache and I can't seem to stop crying.

I loved taking care of you and giving you baths.  
You were always so excited when we were finished.  
I took care of you the best that I could but not even God could heal you at the end.  
I could have waited longer, but why keep you suffering with more seizures just so I could pet you another day or week?  
As badly as I wanted to keep you by my side, I know it was the right thing to do.  
I know that now you are barking and running and wagging your cute little tail.  
I know that you will be there waiting at the bridge for me someday.  
My little Sophie girl, I will always, always love and miss you.

Love,  
Carla

Remembering my dearly loved dog Sophie, life is so empty without you.  
You were my best friend, and I will love you forever. Lots of love also from your sisters Emma and Jessica. Night night Babes xxxx

Joan Margaret Wilson

Sophie "Sue" - I want to thank you for truely being a great dog. Your loyalty, love, playfulness and dedication touched many, many people and brightened our lives so much. You will never be forgotten and I will use your courage and calmness as motivation to better my life. Samson misses you and he is getting extra attention. LOVE ALWAYS, DAD

Mommy loves you.
You passed sleeping and I know that was the best way for you to go. I'm glad I was there for you.
There is not a day that passes where you are not on my mind.
I know I will meet your gentle spirit again in the form of another pet.
I will know when it is you, I'm certain you will let me know in our own special way.
I love you so much and I miss you, Spunky.
Rest in peace, my little boy.

Dawn

Thank you Moosey.
Just thank you and I love you.
And don't forget.

Your mom (who misses you so much)

Sugar had the brightest green eyes and gave all who knew him nothing but love.  
He was found abused and frightened, but soon became an extra special member of the family.  
His presence and warmth helped me during many difficult weeks of trying to cope with illness.  
Despite his own health problems, of which there were many, Sugar loved and protected all the precious strays who came to our door and he suffered tremendous grief at their loss.  
He also adored his best friend, little Will, and poor Snowy who was deaf, abandoned and also sick.  
Sugar, you were indeed regal, and your heart welcomed everyone.  
You always showed dignity and strength, even at your weakest moments.  
You filled our world with comfort and joy.  
Our fireplace will never be the same without you - how you loved to sit by its warmth.  
Your love and courage will never be forgotten.

Travel safely, precious one.

Until we meet again ... all our love,  
Nicholas, Rowlland, Voula and Helen

Good bye my little yellow feathered friend. I shall deeply miss you. Your greeting chirps to let me know everything was ok while on your "watch" are already missed. Fly a-head to the Bridge and join Psyco the guard Cockatiel who is likely riding on Grand-pa's shoulder. We will all meet there one day. Until then, fly free my precious little friend .

Steve Clough