07.17.07
More Than A Little Sad
I know I’ve posted about our dogs before. Great dogs. We’ve had them for over 13 years. Well, they both had developed tumors (brain and stomach), and were put down today. I can’t even begin to express my sorrow. It’s been a very hard week, and knowing that the dogs were going in today, we did everything we could think of to make our last days special (I grilled them steaks, fed them special food, lots of treats), but still our hearts were breaking. So I begged my husband to take the children and go to our local shelter (where they have a huge over abundance of kittens at the moment), and bring two home. He did.
We want to honor our pups that we saved from a shelter so many years ago by saving two more beautiful friends and giving them a good home. Farewell to our dearest buddies, and we welcome our new babies.
Debbi said,
July 17, 2007 at 2:05 pm
I am so sad for you……..we too be devasted to loose our little buddy. Sending big hugs to you all. What a wonderful heart to be able to lift urself up & rescue those two little cuties. Wishing you all well at this time.
Jules said,
July 17, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Hi,
I’ve just stumbled across your blog whilst searching for fellow cardmakers. I am so sorry for the loss of your two dogs, I know how hard it is to lose a family member such as they become. ((((hugs))))
The kittens are very very sweet, and are very lucky to have been taken by such a loving family. I am a huge animal lover too which is why I share my life with 16 at the moment *gulp*.
I hope to pop by again soon.
Maureen said,
July 17, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Oh, my deepest sympathies for your two treasured dogs; how lucky you all were to have had many years together.
And welcome to two of the cutest kitties! What a great thing to have also gotten them from the shelter….bravo.
We have 1 dog and two cats; and I love them all. Have lots of fun; I’m looking forward to seeing what mischief those rascals are going to get into!!!
Linda said,
July 22, 2007 at 9:05 pm
I’m so sorry for the loss of your dogs. Big hugs to you Barb. The kittens are so sweet.
PaperDesigns said,
July 26, 2007 at 11:01 am
Thank you for your kind thoughts and words. I’m afraid it got worse. Apparently, unbeknownst to us, the shelter where we got the kittens is infected with cat distemper. The adorable gray kitty went first, and we picked up another baby, but shortly (2 days) later both she and the little Tabby were gone, too. Our hearts are shattered, we are looking into getting a kitten from a different animal shelter. This private shelter keeps all the kittens isolated for four months, giving them all of their shots and won’t allow adoption until they are spayed/neutered. Since the new kitten will be 4 months old, and have all of his shots, we hope to keep him for a lifetime.