For pet names beginning with "H".

Hades, 09/07/16

Hades was 3yrs, and 10 months old when his life was taken away. He was owned by Bill Morton and loved Bill deeply. They went everywhere together. Hades loved his grandmother too. She gave him treats all the time. Hades was protective of those he loved. He was a Mastiff. He lived a short life but it was a happy one. We will miss him everyday.

Harrison, 2000 - 08/31/16

You came into my life one day so beautiful and smart, my dear sweet Harrison, I loved you from the start and though I knew the time would come when we would have to part, you'll never be forgotten, you left paw prints on my heart. You took such good care of me with unfaltering love and devotion. I feel you with me still and always will. Our spirits will always be connected, my precious darling, my little man, my baby.

Heidi, 5/13/06 to 1/14/16

I remember when you chose us as your mommy and daddy. You were in the pen with your other brothers and sisters. When we walked to the side, you immediately got up, walked over them, and came right to us. You chose us then. You were only 4 months old. Oh, those big beautiful eyes.

I remember your first bath. Geez, you would have thought the neighbors were going to call the SPCA on us. You screamed and yelled and squirmed, and all because of a little water. Holy mackerel, that was your last bath…well…not exactly but we’ll get to that later.

I remember when mommy taught you how to jump up on the bed. Still a little squirt, but mommy would run low to the floor then jump up on the bed. You tried to do the same, missed a couple of times, but got it down pretty good in no time at all. You went from crate to bed overnight.

I remember seeing how you would do in the house by yourself. We snuck out the door, waited on the porch, and sure enough, you chewed the door knob right off. It took some doing to open the door, but you taught us a valuable lesson that day.

I remember when we got your little brother. You would let him run and jump all over you. You would lay on your back and let him walk on your belly. You would bring your toys to him to play with. You were a good momma to him and all of your other brothers and sisters. My how big you have been growing.

I remember when we moved to a new house with a big fenced in yard. You and your brother ran and played and liked to help water mommy’s flowers and bushes. The flowers didn’t quite like that and they turned brown, but you tried to help anyways.

I remembered how you used to lay on your back in the grass with your legs straight up in the air and play bicycle. It looked like you were riding one the way you moved your legs. It was very funny. I wish we would have videoed it. Darn’t!!!

I also remember how you used to lay down at a certain part of the yard. Your head would be up in the air trying to catch a smell from the breeze. Then you would take a nap looking like an angel. Those were some of my favorite times and memories of you.

I remember getting you another brother. You played and acted like a mommy to him too. You sure were the big sister, helping him along like a big sister should.

I really remember when you and your brother found a funny black looking cat with a white stripe down its back one time at 2 in the morning. Yikes, you guys sure did smell. It made me gag. You looked pretty surprised at what just happened. This is only the second time you got a bath. Well, more like 5 baths in a row. You did a little better with these. You smelled like “eau de skunk” for a month. No more baths after that.

I remember your first surgery. You had a lump on your right hind leg and got a cracked tooth pulled and teeth cleaned. The lump turned out to be cancer but the Doctor got it all. That was several years ago. Whew!!!

I remember taking you for walks. Actually, you took me for a walk and when you barked you sounded like a goose. I never understood how you did that, but that was ok. I didn’t mind. We got used to it!

I remember you breaking a rear leg just above your paw. You needed a cast. You used to chase the chipmunks in the yard and keep them from attacking us. You used to protect us from the UPS driver and mailman. Who knows what dastardly things they could have done? You used to jump up on the couch and lay your head on mommy and me and fall asleep. That was too darn cute!!! You had a knack of “bugging” your eyes out of their sockets and look like you just did something wrong. Even though you didn’t, that always got you extra treats and hugs. You sure knew how to use those eyes to your advantage. You used to curl up in a ball on your favorite spots on the rug and snuggle next to me in bed. Maybe you were protecting me. I loved that. I used to stroke your big floppy ears. They were so soft, like velvet. You would give me hugs and kisses without warning. I loved that too!!! You used to sit in your favorite chair looking out the window watching your world go by. I always wondered what you were thinking. I remember your smell. It reminded me of a soft summer breeze. You used to do so many things that brought us joy and love. You were simply the best.

I remember the last time I walked with you. I walked you to the Veterinarian Doctor to have your last surgery. Little did I know that you would never come back. Oh those sad eyes when I left you there. I gave you a kiss and hug and told you to be a good girl. You wanted to leave with me and I felt so sad. We visited you that night after you woke up. You looked like you were afraid. We talked to you and said what a brave and good girl you were. We petted and soothed you. You nuzzled against me and then laid down and went to sleep. The next day we went to bring you home. It was 6pm. We were so excited. We filled out paperwork and got instructions on how to care for you. You were only in the next room. Did you hear us? The nurse was walking you out to us and then it happened. You fell over and your heart stopped. You must have known we were there and you just couldn’t go on. Your spared us future decisions and pain. The timing was too coincidental. They laid you on a blanket and gently covered you up. We cried, everyone cried, even the hospital staff and doctors. We stroked your fur, talked to you saying you were such a good girl and that we loved you and will miss you too much. I told you I was so, so sorry. I didn’t want to leave. You said goodbye to us. We said goodbye to you. We went home and cried uncontrollably.

Heidi that was your life. You did many other things in between that brought us great joy and love. You were one of a kind. You are now in no more pain. You are a free spirit. We will love you and miss you more than you will ever know. You took a piece of my heart with you. Run free and play and be whole in those green pastures of heaven.

This is how I will remember you. All of these things and more. Years from now I will read this and you will once again be next to me bringing back precious memories, joy, and comfort. This is how I can bring you back to me. Farewell my sweet Heidi Girl. Until we meet and are once again together forever. We love you and will never forget.

Daddy and Mommy

Hercules, 05/06/2006 - 04/06/2016

Our Hercules,

The first thought of you was when your mother and I saw a sign on the side road in front of a house 'Yorkie Puppies for Sale". I thought it might be a good time for a new member of our family. We visited that breeder but you were not there. So your mom found another breeder and found you. The cutest little boy ever and your color was perfect. Your mom and Sarah brought you home when you were big enough to leave the breeder. Mommy gave you your name "Hercules" and the whole family agreed it was perfect. Eventually I gave you a nickname "Peanut" My Peanut. When you came home it was a special day for the whole family, Jillian, Robbie and Sarah just wanted to eat you up; we have a picture to prove it. Your big brother Elvis was not so sure. Elvis was our special boy also and we rescued him nine years before you came home. He wasn’t so sure about you at first, but after a little while he seemed to be happy too. Then you and he would play with the toys together. You liked to sleep next to Elvis on the rug in the den. He was truly your big brother.

I used to play with you on the couch and put you on your back, on my legs and say “You can’t bite a Daddy” and then you would bite me ever so easy, then I’d say “You do bite a Daddy” and you loved to play that with me. You also always loved to play with a soda bottle and it was so funny to see you with the two-liter bottle in your mouth and running with it. Your Uncle John and Aunt Shari always loved it too.

The bottle was bigger than you.
About a little more than a year after you came home your big brother Elvis got sick and we tried all we could to make him better, but we couldn’t. He was a little more than ten years old when we had to say goodbye to him and let God have him. Now you are with big brother again in heaven. We were so sad and missed your big brother very much.

Your mom loved to take you in the car and you loved to sit on her lap and look out the window. When she would stop for gas you would bark and growl at anybody that came close to the car. Even when we would take you to Home Depot and put you in the shopping cart and you looked so cute that people wanted to pet you, when they tried to, you would try to bite them. I know you were just protecting us.
You used to love to go see Jillian at college and take that long ride to Boston in the car. And every time we would tell you, you were going to see Jilly you would open your eyes and slant your head and spin around with joy. And every time we said Jilly was coming home you would do the same.

I also remember how much you loved to run around the three doorways from the den to the living room to the dining room and back again and again, chasing you for your toy. You loved to play with your teddy bear and have us throw it and you would fetch it and bring it back. Mommy always said it was your girlfriend. You were very smart and knew some of your toys by name. You also loved to jump up on your bench in the kitchen and watch your mom cook and wait for a special treat.

When Nana came to stay with us, she would roll over to you and you would sit down and give her your paw as if you knew she could not stand up or you just wanted her to stop before she would run you over. But whatever it was it was so sweet. When Nana was with us we would go over Uncle John’s and Aunt Shari’s for dinner on Sundays and you would always jump on the couch to sit next to me, usually on the arm of the couch and sleep. But sometimes your cousin Jeffrey would come close to us because he wanted to play with you, you would growl and snap at him to leave us alone. Then Jeffrey would drag his bed around the hallway to get your attention.

After about three year we thought we could get you and us a new friend, so we rescued your brother Stretchy from the Bronx. Stretchy is a special little boy too. He is a little nervous but very sweet and you seemed to be very happy with him and tried to teach him how to be part of our family. You would teach him to play and now he does play and runs around and around as fast as he can. Then came your sister Shelly. She is a rescue from NYC and she is special also, she is deaf. Jillian and Kevin rescued her but could not keep her because she could stay alone, so she came to live with us. She was fine but to our surprise one day she started to bite our company at our house. As much as we love her, she does cause a problem. You thought she was fine and accepted her into our family. A few years later Jillian and Kevin brought home to their apartment your nephew Slater and when you met him you didn’t know what to think because he was a puppy and all he wanted to do was play and fly from one couch to the next. Then after a while you accepted him into our family too.

One of the many things I remember and miss about you is when you would be so excited when I or your Mom, Jillian, Robbie or Sarah would come home and you would jump and spin around with joy. We we're all filled with joy to see you as well. What I think I miss the most is when you would sleep next to me at night and you would go out in the middle of the night and then when you came back to bed you would tap me on the shoulder to let me know you were back and to let you under the covers again to sleep under my arm.

My Hercy, My Peanut, My Best Friend,
Our hearts are so broken since you had to leave us. We are so sorry your life was cut short, leaving us one month before your tenth birthday. I always thought you would be with us for fifteen to eighteen years and I dreaded the day you would have to leave us at any age. Now you rest next to the pond where it is peaceful and we can see your face every day on the plaque next to you.

I always said to you "I think I love you too much" and now I miss you too much.
Goodbye for now My Hercy, My Peanut, My Best Friend.
When we see you again in heaven, we will jump and spin around with joy together.
We will always love you and miss you our good boy.

Hershey, 5/16/08 - 11/30/16

To my beautiful boy, Hershey. Although I always knew this day would come, and I always knew it would crush my heart, I never expected it now. I will never be able to make sense of this or understand why your time was up after only 8 years. Since the moment we adopted you back in 2008, you have been nothing but pure love and joy. The bond you formed with Matthew almost immediately just takes my breath away. The two of you were inseparable all these years. You were his constant companion,protector,and best friend. You accepted each new pet we brought in after you, 2 dogs and 2 cats. You were kind and loving to each person who visited our home and your wonderful pet sitter who watched you when we went away. I could not have asked for a better boy than you. My heart is broken like never before. I wanted nothing more than to take you home from the vet happy and healthy. For some reason that wasn't meant to be. Until we meet again I will do everything to honor you and keep your memory alive. We have so many pictures, stories and happy times to reflect on. We have your two canine pals, Bindi and Rocky. They miss you so much. We will do our best to try and fill the void for them, though we can never take your place. Matthew is being so brave . I know you'd be so proud of him. Please know how loved you were and will always be. I will be running to meet you at the Bridge one day. Thank you my boy for everything you gave us. We love you always and forever.

Holly ( Little Hollers, Hollikat Junipurr Baker), August 2002 - August 17 2016

Our beautiful baby. A sweet little pirate with the softest fur....We loved you for 14 years- you were so loving, so sweet to people,but bratty to other cats as Torties can be.. you made our house a home, and in our lives, a family. You loved to be on your Daddy's lap, treading and drooling when you were happy, or curled up in his arms purring underneath the covers. You would stay with me all day if I was sad or not feeling well,our little furry nurse. You played with zest, ate with fervor, ripped up that catnip like a crazy cat.... you were just our little angel. You howled and hollered until you got your way, hence the moniker, " Little Hollers". You showed the world that different is beautiful, in the book "Shelter Stories, Love Guaranteed" and had your 15 minutes of fame in the Mutts Comic strip- we were such proud kitty pawrents.
Our regret is twofold, that we did not have many more years to love and be loved by you, and that you were in pain at the very end. I would do anything to take that back- and I pray it was only for that one night... You were OUR baby, and we love you so so much. We can barely stand that you are gone from us in body- but you will never be gone from our hearts. Please please-let us know you are near- send us signs.... We love you Holly, we always always will. Love, Mommie and Daddy. Remember Hollers, to "drop and roll to show the world how happy you are...."

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