I Lost My 18 Year Old Best Friend

Hello, my name is Kelly and I am completely heartbroken. On June 24 I lost my best friend her name was Taffy and she was 18 years old. She was a yellow lab terrier mix and she was the best dog that you could ever ask for. She was in such great shape for 18, she only had a little arthritis in her back legs but other than that she was perfect, she was even still going on slow short walks with us. A few weeks before she passed we knew that she was starting to slow down, she was going out twice a night and sleeping a lot during the day. My mom, sister and I would comfort her in every way that we could, we carried her up and down the stairs to go outside and I slept on the couch so that I was close by incase she needed me. On June 23 we brought her bed outside and sat on our deck in the warm summer breeze like we did on many other nights, she seemed so comfortable. Then on the morning of June 24 she had a seizer which she has never had before, we rushed her to the vets office which was only 2 minutes away where they gave her a shot of valium and said they would have to keep her overnight to due test, they made it seem as if she was going to be ok but then about a half an hour later we got the news that she had passed. Our neighbor who works at the office said that she was with Taffy when she passed and that she was comfortable, I am putting my self through so much quilt because I wasn't in the room with her, I will never be able to forgive myself for that. It has already been 2 mouths and I still cry everyday, I had her since I was 7 and my life will not be the same without her. I'm trying to get through life as best as I can but it's so hard, I have a chronic illness called fibromyalgia and she was my only comfort. I feel like giving up but the one thing that keeps me going is that I know I will see her again one day. I truly believe that all of our pets will be in heaven with us and we will live together forever. I have already been getting signs from Taffy which have comforted me so much, the day after she passed there was a rainbow in the sky, I thought how beautiful it was but didn't think it meant anything until the next morning when we got a card from the vet's office which included the rainbow bridge poem, I then knew that the rainbow was a sign from Taffy telling us that she was ok and that I will see her again one day. I will keep Taffy in my heart forever until we can be together again.

Here is my favorite picture of Taffy and I on her favorite walking trail


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