In Loving Memory
2-4-97 to 6-6-00
I would like to tell you about a dog named Snickers. Snickers was the best dog in the house, a house of 4 dogs. She died last night after suffering multiple seizures. She was three years old.
She bounded around the house like a horse with the sweetest trot that you ever seen from a dog. I buried her last night at 1:00 a.m., the hardest thing I've had to do. I can see her now, sitting upright, waiting for a treat-treat, can see her now zipping around the back yard where she's buried, at 100 m.p.h., often outrunning the other dogs backwards, can see her now coming up to you in the morning to smell your breath, to give you kisses when you walked in the door after a long day's work.
I can hear her ruffling under the bed, to get out and get a treat-treat, when all you had to do was rattle the treat box. Can see her in my late night munchie mode, coming to get a morsel or two while I am sneaking some late night food. I can see her now jump up on the bed in a single motion, a little "hop" where she bounced on the bed in one motion. And, I can see her now buried beneath the flower bed that I planted on top of her place of burial.
I see her every day, and cannot escape the tears that flow when I think of my "raga-roo," "snicker-doodle," "snicker-saurus," "snicker-roo," and, finally, just plain "Snickers."
I love you Snickers.
Love Daddy.
Dear Snickers,
Today is the first day without you and it has been one of the most painful days of my life. One minute you were running around and the next you were gone. I am still waiting for you to come out from under the bed, or the other room. I remember the day that you came to us. You were only 6 weeks old and cute as a button. You blended into our family immediately, for who couldn't fall in love with you upon one look.
When you had your first seizure, mommy and daddy vowed to take care of you. Throughout all of your seizures and all of the medicines, you were always in a happy and cheerful mood. You kept me company while I was on bedrest with your twin sisters the entire time. You always turned a bad day around when we walked in the door and saw how happy that you were to see us. We were just as happy to see you too! Your eyes burn in me and all that I can see is you in front of me. I will miss you so very much and I will never let a day go by where I do not think of you.
My heart will always have a very special place for my Raga-roo. I am heart broken that you four month old twin sisters will not get to know you in person, even though they'll hear all of you wonderful stories and see all of you beautiful pictures. I had visions of you sitting between the 2 highchairs when they got older waiting for them to drop food so you could scarf it up the way you loved to eat.
Mommy buried you with a pink sheet and coverd the tip of your nose the way that you always liked it. We also put you leash and an "I Love You" note that mommy wrote. I can't wait to someday see you again and hold you and scratch your hinney the way you loved.
Don't be scared baby girl, were still with you.
Love Always,
Mommy, Daddy, Rachele, Alexis, Samantha, Cela, Cotton and Scout.