Year
2016 Tributes
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posted in other years)
For pet names beginning with "S".
Sami - Baby Girl, 2000 - 3/28/2016 
Our little baby girl.
Don't worry your Nick Nick will find you at Rainbow
Bridge. He will love you and care for you as he did in the
good old days. Mommy and Daddy will find you and all our babies
when it is time.
Sami you are our wolf kitty, our tail flicker, our Baby girl.
Mommy and Daddy miss you and love you.
Jeannie and Jesse - Mommy and Daddy.
Sammy, 3-15-2008 - 10-15-2016 
I miss you my little boy. You were the sweetest kitty on the
planet and gave your Dad and I so much joy. We are so heart
broken that you are gone. You were only 8 and we thought
that we would have so much more time with you. We miss you
and love you.
Sammy, August 2003 - December 31, 2015
My sweet, sweet Sammy. You are loved and missed so very much. I
know you are running free at The Bridge with your brothers Roscoe
and Jeffy. Sending kisses to all of you. XXOO Mommy
Sammy Garant, February 14, 2003 -
March 2011
You'll always be remembered Sammy. You were a
beautiful pet. Love Daddy & Mommy
Sasha, May 21st - 08/07/2016
Dear Sasha,
Beautiful, loving, sensitive girl. Always making a fuss and
'wanting in' on everything!
You're now resting and at peace, no longer suffering.
Will ALWAYS LOVE YOU.
Lots of love Mum, Dad and Simon.
Shaggy, April 1, 2016
I miss you so very much, my sweet Shaggy boy. When your heart
stopped, my heart broke.
I still listen for the jingle of your tags and the click of your
doggy door opening and closing.
I miss our walks, I miss how your little pink tongue would peek
out of your mouth, I miss sharing my poptart with you, I miss
waking up to find you patiently staring at me.
I'll love you forever and miss you till we're together again.
Till then, go run with the angels sweetheart.
Shawnie, 12/08/11 - 7/25/16
Shawnie was a beautiful little soul. He was a puppy mill rescue.
Shawnie lived each day with love for life, love for his brother
from another mother, Bailey,and love for his human family members.
Despite having serious health issues (congestive heart failure,
pulmonary hypertension)he always had a waggy little tail and
bright eyes for us. He'd twirl around in a circle when he was
happy and he was happy all the time. :) He loved his car rides
with Bailey, walks in all the area parks, and, especially, his
Dairy Queen ice cream treats and dog chewies.
I inherited both Shawnie and Bailey when my parents passed away. I
knew Shawnie had his health issues but firmly believed he'd be
around longer than his 4 years and 8 months. Sometimes life isn't
fair.
I will miss you, babyboy, more than you know. I love you forever
and I know Mom, Dad, and Delaney will look after you until we meet
again.
Sleep tight Sweetheart. :*
Sheba Christiana, 12/2003 - 12/24/2015
To my beautiful Sheba,Your were my best friend and my life will
never be the same without you. It was such a richer life with you
in it. It's so hard to believe you are gone and I miss you so
much. My heart breaks every time I look around this big lonely
house and don't see you in it. You are so loved. Just as you so
loved me. There will never be anyone that I will love as much as I
love you. You truly my heart. I am thankful for all the time God
gave us together. I can't wait till we meet up at the rainbow
bridge. I love and miss you terribly. Love Momma
Sheldon, 10/03/?? - 08/22/16
My Sheldon was a curious, deep thinking, adventures, thoughtful,
understanding, and gentle dog. He was loyal, supportive, and
always humble.
Sheldon, You are my kid.
You are in my heart always.
I love you and miss you so much.
We will meet again. We will be together again, my Sheldon.
Sheldon, 12 years old - 08/22/2016
You were a brave, deep, thinking, understanding, kind Dog you
were. I loved you and still love you and miss you dearly. Sheldon
I'm going to find you we will meet again. Penny, Mommy, and
Sheldon will be together again. I love you and miss you my dear
Sheldon!!!
Skippy, 10/06/1998 - 12/23/2016
My dearest friend , Skip. Every time I think of you I cry
and smile at the same time. I cry because I miss you so much and
smile because of the many times you brought a smile to my face and
to everyone whoever met you. Goodbye, dear friend.
Sneezy (Little Girl) Wolven, February
14, 2012 - Sept. 28, 2016
Your mommy will forever miss you, Little Girl. I loved you
with all my heart. I am so sorry you only had 4 years on
this earth, and passed on too soon. You will always be your
Mommy's Little Girl,
Sophie, 10/21/11 - 12/27/15
Sophie, you were the best dog ever. I cannot tell you how
much love and joy that you brought to me, and your daddy.
You were absolutely the sweetest, most loving dog, ever. You
could not have been a better friend to me; so loving and
loyal. A part of me died along with you when you passed away
on December 27th, 2015. I am devastated by the loss, and
think of you always. We tried our very best to save you, but
you were so sick with cancer, nothing helped. I am sorry to have
put you through the surgery, but we were deserate to save
you. It is very hard to accept that you were only given 4
years to live. We will always LOVE YOU, Sweat Pea. You
will never be forgotten, and will always be that special dog in my
heart. WE cannot wait to see you again at the Rainbow
Bridge. Please wait at the Rainbow Bridge for us, along with
Timmy and the rest of the fur kids. We LOVE YOU
FOREVER! YOU will always be in our hearts. We LOVE YOU
FOREVER!!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
Starbuck, early 2013 - 20 March 2016
You were my first real pet. For all the fish and occasional
invertebrates that preceded you, you were a milestone for me.
Growing up surrounded by dogs, I¡¯d always assumed that you were
going to be just that. But you, a bundle of fluff and feathers,
were unexpected and unknown. What do I know about keeping
chickens? Nothing! But we decided to try.
You were the first one, so little, so fluffy, to come home with
me. I sat with you and watched as you jumped out of the box, a
little package of curiosity. I giggled as you used my arm as a
perch, sighed with relief when I found you hiding from those pesky
magpies, and beamed each day as I got home to let you out into the
garden. You grew, and as you did, you cemented yourself into my
heart.
You endured no less than three relocations, each time accepting
mum and dad¡¯s ¡®holiday house¡¯ with grace and contentment. Sad
tales of other girls stressing their way to an early grave rattled
in my mind, but you took it all in your stout pekin stride,
winning over my parent¡¯s hearts the way you won mine. I promised
you that this house, our house, would be your forever coop.
Every morning you would wait for me, knowing that I¡¯d give you a
lift down from the roost, but I never minded. Every evening you¡¯d
rush out to greet me, and my heart would swell, just like a puppy
that had pined for its human during the day.
You were the cuddliest of all our chooks, and impressed everyone
with your love of hugs. She just stays there! How funny, they
would say. Pekins love humans, I would reply. But maybe it was
just you?
I knew I¡¯d see you at the back door in the mornings, your happy
noise in full swing, content to watch me potter in the kitchen. I
knew that leaving that door open would result in you and your
partner in crime sneaking inside to ¡®forage¡¯ off the kitchen
floor, finding morsels that I knew you shouldn¡¯t.
And then I watched some chicken training videos online, and knew
that you¡¯d be perfect for it. Now the back door was open on
purpose, a quick sweep of the floor in preparation, and in no time
we had colour training down pat and had graduated onto the deck of
cards. You impressed those I showed, but I always knew you¡¯d get
it. I didn¡¯t need convincing that chickens are intelligent because
you¡¯d taught me that already.
You were there when we lost your first two flockmates, when we
gained two new girls, and again when we decided to add three more
¡®regular sized girls¡¯ to the flock. Through everything, you
remained our top chook, a pint sized leader and teacher, and for
three years you led an extraordinary chicken life.
And now you are gone.
I knew that morning when you didn¡¯t make your happy noise that you
weren¡¯t yourself. I knew the next morning when you sat at the back
door in a huddle that something was wrong. But I thought that,
even after such a serious diagnosis, that you¡¯d be back home with
us after the operation. I thought that I would nurse you and get
you better and you would be back to your happy, wonderful self.
But you couldn¡¯t. You couldn¡¯t make it home. At least not in the
way I¡¯d hoped.
I collapsed in a heap at the door when they told me. Your flock
was there, and I had no idea how they were going to know, going to
understand, that you were gone. They rely on you so much,
especially you know who, and now their leader couldn¡¯t be with
them anymore.
I picked you up in that beautiful and thoughtful package, thinking
you felt heavier than usual, and bought you home. I showed you to
the two old girls, but did they understand? Do they miss you as
much as I do? Do they get that you can¡¯t be here anymore?
But in a way, you¡¯ll always be with us. I know that you are no
longer here to garden with me, to trail behind hoping for some
rock turning or soil digging, calling for some grass seeds,
¡®helping¡¯ me to plant things, and warning me about unwanted
intruders. But there is now a corner with your name on it, and you
are there, deep in the earth to nourish all that I plant. I still
greet you every morning, and know that in a new way, you are still
watching over the flock. And this is still your forever home. And
we will keep missing you terribly.
I don¡¯t know what to do with this sadness except hope that it gets
easier with each passing day. And know that there will never be a
time that I won¡¯t miss you. Because of you, I hope to always have
a pekin in my flock, for they are a part of my heart now and any
future girls will remind me of you.
In a way, I ended up with my dog, she just happened to be in
chicken form. You came when I called, followed me everywhere,
waited at the door for me, scummed food off the floor when you
thought I wasn¡¯t watching, relished your training, loved getting
cuddles, and took up residence in the hearts of everyone who knew
you. You were utterly charming, utterly gorgeous, and taught me so
much. Because of you, I can no longer imagine my life without
chickens in it. I would give anything for that to mean that my
life still had you, but I understand that you had to go.
A million times thank you. I will always love you.
Sterling Edward Johnson, 10/15/2008 -
12/23/2015
Sweet Sterling, we miss you so much. I was there when you
came into this world, and there when you left. You were
always so afraid, and I tried to make you as comfortable and safe
as possible. I loved you so much. I'm grateful that
you spent your life with me, and I wish there was more I could
have done for you. You were so much like Pebbles. I
miss your beautiful green eyes looking up at me. I am
comforted knowing that you aren't in any pain. I'll see you
again at the Rainbow Bridge.
Sylvester "Poo-Bear" Vlad,
02/04/2016
Dear Poo-bear,
I am so sorry you passed away the way you did. I don't know why
those dogs came after you. I am so sorry the fear you felt in the
last moments of your life and oh how I wish I had been home to
protect you from those awful monsters. I want to say that I loved
every minute that you were in our lives. I was so happy to accept
you into out home after those people abandoned you. I know that
the first part of your life may not have been the easiest. But I
also know that the six+ years you were with us were some of the
best years of your life. All the days I brushed you, gave you cat
nip and had you on my lap were the best and most cherished days of
my life too.I'll always remember making chicken or turkey dinners
and feeding you and enjoying our dinners together.Our days of
sitting on the couch while I read or looked at television and you
curled up on my lap. I still look for you to be ambling up the
driveway or out laying in the sun...hoping....praying that you
will come back.....I can't stop crying....I will miss you forever
my love....From Mommy and Daddy with all the love...
xoxoxoxox
