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Posted by: LoveMyMickey Mar 24 2012, 06:23 PM




Mugsy Princess (Bassett)
Aug.10,1979 - Mar.24,1990



Annie (Maltipoo)
1989 - Mar.23,2001



Mickey (Maltese/Pekingese)
Sept.20,1996 - Feb.22,2011



"IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY SWEET FURBABIES" wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

Posted by: Tom's Dad Apr 2 2012, 06:25 PM

LoveMyMickey

What a handome group of doggies! I'm sure they are all up in Heaven looking over you and frollicing with Sir Thomas and all the other fur babies.

Posted by: Cheryl83 Apr 3 2012, 09:54 AM

Thank you for sharing these beautiful fur-babies with us. I'm sure they're all having a lot of fun together at the bridge smile.gif

Take care, Cheryl

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Apr 3 2012, 06:37 PM

Thank you Cheryl and Tracy. When I get the time I would like to share some stories about them. smile.gif

Posted by: Cheryl83 Apr 4 2012, 11:06 AM

Oh, we would love to hear all about them, when you get the chance smile.gif

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Apr 22 2012, 06:07 PM

Love My Mickey

Thank you for sharing these incredible pictures of your "pack". Each one of them radiates that special love that comes from having found a soul-mate and a forever home.

Thank you also for your words of comfort, care and support for me over the past year. It's been a ride for both of us. I send my love, care and what strength I have to you today and every day.

Gretta is so lucky that she has these three incredible friends up where they all live.

Take care,

Gretta's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Jul 15 2012, 01:01 PM



1979 - 1990....Mugsy Princess, (purebred Bassett)
We got her from a divorced couple, a relative. They had two Bassetts, the wife took one and soon afterward it got run over and died. We took Mugsy, had her for about 9 years. She was so sweet and good natured. One afternoon she and I were sitting side by side on the back porch steps, (different house than where we live now). All of a sudden she put her big paw on my leg while looking straight ahead as if to say, "are we having fun yet?"

She loved to eat, but one day while outside, I gave her a raw oyster. She smelled it, then kept rolling on it. She probably said to herself, "that's nasty." She did gain weight after we got her and our vet always teased us about our big Bassett.
We had a fenced in back yard, so we let Mugsy out one summer night to do her business. All of a sudden she started barking and chasing a opossum. The opossum sat on top of the fence with Mugsy underneath. Mugsy scared the poop out of that opossum and it landed right on top of her. Good thing it was summer because I had to use the water hose to give her a bath.

One year Mugsy got real sick with pancreatitis. The vet gave her an IV and meds. She got well, but had to take digestive enzymes the rest of her life.

She also loved to ride in the car with her right front leg perched on the passenger side window like a person. She got a lot of attention from people. When we told her to speak she would say Grrrrrrrr.

A few months before she passed away, we noticed a bulge on her backside, some kind of growth in the muscle. It pressed on her intestines and spine and made it hard to go to potty. She had surgery, but the vet said it was too large to remove. She recovered from surgery and did okay for a few weeks. Then she lost her appetite and went downhill from there. One morning as we were getting up, we heard her moaning in pain and couldn’t get up. We knew she was in a lot of pain and the decision had to be made. So on that cold March 24, 1990 morning with snow flurries, my husband laid her on the front seat of the car and drove her to the vet. The vet came out to the car and ended her pain. We buried her in our back yard.

This was interesting, the person that gave us Mugsy just happened to be driving by our house that morning and felt something was going on because our car was parked close to the front door. He came back by later. Needless to say, we were all heartbroken and I still get tears thinking of “Mugs”, my big baby girl.

And then came little Annie a few months later.

1989 – 2001……Annie, (Maltese/Poodle)
A neighbor who lived across the small creek behind our house gave us Annie. They both worked during the day and had to leave her at home alone. She had separation anxiety and would chew on things while they were gone. So they would tie her up outside but she would often get loose. I would talk to her over our back fence. One day I saw Annie all curled up in their next door neighbor’s yard looking sad like she had been fussed at. Anyway I went around in our front yard and was trimming a bush. I looked down and there was Annie sitting and looking up at me so sad, as if to say, “will you help me?” I made her a bed on the back porch and she slept the rest of the day. When her daddy owner came home we told him what happened and he said they wanted to “get rid of her”. So we gladly took her.

Then in 1997 that little creek overflowed and flooded our house, lost almost everything. Anyway Annie was always a sweet little girl, went with us everywhere and, even in the furniture store to buy new furniture. She even lost most of her separation anxiety and learned to like riding in the car. We lived in a motel and an apartment for a few months until we found this house we live in now.

Annie was afraid of thunder and would shake. She also couldn’t stand any clicking sounds, but she didn’t mind me trimming her toenails. She always loved her baths and brushing. She was a great kisser too. She loved to take walks and play with her toys. After dinner I would say, “go computer” and she would follow me into my computer room. She would fluff up one of her beds and go lay somewhere else. When we told her to speak, she would sneeze.

She had a good life here with us and then her kidneys began to fail in 2001. She got an IV at the vets and I helped her eat and drink here at home, but she went downhill pretty fast. So in the afternoon of March 23, 2001 we knew we had to release her from her pain and weakness…We brought her back from the vet, fixed her real nice in her little bed with a blanket, toys, and her collar with my name on her name tag. We put her in a heavy duty plastic container and buried her in our backyard flower garden. She was my little “baby girl” for about 9 years. It still hurts as I write this.

And then came Mickey 5 months later.

1996 – 2011…..Mickey…(Maltese/Pekingese)
Our neighbor who worked at the vet clinic brought us a picture of 5 year old Mickey and said the couple could no longer care for him because of their health problems. I was still grieving for Annie and after I thought about it for a few days, we went to their house and got him. He made no fuss and sat in my lap as if he had known us for years. We all were in tears when we left their house. We fell in love with Mickey immediately.

We brought him home and fed him. He jumped up in his new daddy’s chair and took a nap as if he had lived here forever. He would sleep with us on our bed just like Annie did. But of course we bought him other beds also. I have written a lot about him in other threads but what really made us laugh was when he would make funny noises while fluffing up his bed and then sometimes go lay somewhere else. He was a little gentleman, he would never come in the bathroom when I was in there, unless he was getting a bath. He would stretch out on the hallway floor and wait for me to come out.

I have made a few craft items over the years, mostly stuffed animals and pillows. I have them laying around in a spare room and Mickey would go in there with me, sniff the animals, and then look at me as if to say, “I know these are yours mommy and I won’t bother them.” (he never did)….. He loved to lay on newspapers. When we would spread the Sunday paper on the floor to read it, he would lay down on it. Also we have a small hallway closet we keep newspapers in to be recycled. When we opened the door he would jump in and sit on them……..Of course, he loved his walks and playing with his many toys. He had a small soft football that he really loved and almost wore out. Pupperoni doggie treats were his favorite, but he liked other kinds too. When we told him to speak, he would sneeze or bark, sometimes at the same time. He spoke English one time. He was in the other end of the house when I called him and he kind of barked and howled out, “I ow awnt to.” (sounded like I don’t want to). He loved baby talk. One day Mickey and I were close to his bowl of water, so I said, “Git chew a nank”. So after that, if we both were close to the water, he would look around at me until I said that. Then he would drink. Thunder or fireworks didn’t bother him, but he didn’t like for us to trim his toenails. He loved to go in the basement with us during a severe storm warning. He would cuddle between us on the couch. (Oh , it is so lonely down there now.) He knew what “go computer” meant and we would share a snack in here. He also knew what “go bed now” meant and he liked for me to tuck him in.

One year he developed Mediated Immune Hemolytic Anemia. But with the right medicine we got him well. He also developed a heart murmur and did well for several years, always lively and happy. Then in Feb. 2011, his heart meds stopped working as well and he went downhill in a few days. He had Congestive Heart Failure. Some days were pretty good and some weren’t. The day he passed he had a pretty good day, had gotten up early and ate some hamburger and rice, plus water. He even barked at a neighbor later that day. In the late afternoon, his daddy and I were sitting in the living room. Mickey got in his little bed to take a nap, but all of a sudden he got up and passed out on the floor. We got down on the floor and comforted him until his last breath. He wasn’t in any pain because he was unconscious. We put him in his little bed, in a heavy duty plastic container. We put in some treats, toys, his collar with my name on his tag, and leash. Before we covered him with the little quilt I had made, we left it open for awhile. I would go over and kiss him several times before it was time to say goodbye. That was Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. We buried him beside Annie in our back yard flower garden. We had him for almost 10 years.

All three of these furbabies were special, but Mickey was/is “special special”. I believe God sent us this “special one” because he knew it might be our last. (I wish we could have cloned him.)

“Mickey, Annie, Mugsy, you all made our life complete. I know you all are enjoying Heaven’s Beautiful Garden, the Perfect World. We hope to join you all some day. We love and miss you so much.”


XOXOXO Your Mommy and Daddy XOXOXO



Posted by: Bobbie Jul 15 2012, 10:59 PM

Dear LoveMyMickey,

What an amazing and loving tribute to your three incredible children! From your descriptions, I feel that I know all of them! Oh, I can just feel the love and joy you gave to each one, in their own special ways. Only you and your hubby could do that. I tell you, there are some pretty proud doggies in Heaven right now, who have all the bragging rights for several days!

For some reason I did not remember that Mickey died on the same date as Trevor, only 5 months earlier. There is a reason for the special bond they have. What gorgeous and wonderful doggies! They are the lucky ones because they have you as their mommy and daddy.

Again, thank you for your precious poem that will be laminated and read to Trevor next Sunday (July 22nd). Plan to laminate my new letter to him, as well as anything his daddy or his grandparents wish to write. His grave will be covered with Beanie Baby dogs (the whole thing, not just around the edge) and he will have lots of flowers, too. We don't have a camera that would record that much space, but there will be pictures and so many memories.

LoveMyMickey, you are truly an angel on earth! Every Tuesday, I think of Mickey.

Have a good day tomorrow. I get my CT scans done in the morning - I'll prbably glow in the dark tomorrow night!

I LOVE YOU, LOVEMYMICKEY! wub.gif
XOBobbie

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Jul 28 2012, 06:33 PM

Dear Bobbie,

Thank you for your kind words....It was an honor to write Trevor's poem and that you read it at his anniversary celebration...I hope it's okay with you for me to put Trevor's Tribute here along with my doggies.........Bobbie, you have been a good friend and helped me so much during the worst part of my grieving process. As long as this old brain functions, I will never forget you and Trevor......Love and Prayers, LoveMyMickey...


2008 – July 22, 2011


Ode To Trevor

The sweetest, bravest, kindest, Buff Cocker Spaniel ever.

One year ago today, sweet boy,
The angels took you away
To that Perfect World called Heaven
Forevermore to stay.

You were rescued to your forever home
Carrying so much fear and pain.
But with tender love and gentle care
Your mommy always helped you
Feel better again.

Everybody knew you had
Such a pure and loving heart.
But it was such a short time
Before you had to depart.

You taught us humans
So many meaningful life lessons
Before you had to leave,
But we never did quite learn
How not to grieve.

Your Sweet Living Spirit
Will help your family along the way.
Their pure undying love for you
Is in their heart to stay
Forever, Trevor


~~LMM~~








Posted by: Bobbie Aug 4 2012, 11:01 AM

Dear LoveMyMickey,

You are such an amzingly kind and thoughtful person! You know just when to pop in and say hello to Trevor and/or me and I always love it!

THANK YOU so much! especially today.

Love, wub.gif
XOBobbieXO

Dear Mickey,

Now I know why you are always bragging about your mommy (and daddy)! Incredible! You are so lucky and I'm so happy for you and your brothers and sisters.

Have FUN in Heaven today!

Love, wub.gif
XOAuntie BobbieXO

Posted by: Bobbie Aug 11 2012, 05:50 PM




SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR: LoveMyMickey

FROM: Mickey, Annie, Mugsy, Trevor and Gretta

RE: YOU

We knew you were special from the first day each of us saw you. So we just want to shout it out loud (are you listening?): YOU ARE THE BEST! laugh.gif wub.gif

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Aug 11 2012, 06:55 PM

Oh My Sweet Angels!!! wub.gif

I thought I heard a Heavenly Noise and it was all my Angels. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!! You all are the best too!!!!

Thank you also, Trevor's mommy, for helping with the message. smile.gif


I Love You All!!! wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

XOXO LoveMyMickey XOXO

Posted by: Bobbie Aug 12 2012, 10:10 PM



OK, kids!!!!! Let's say it again and again and again................Mommy, you are the BEST!!!!!!! happy.gif happy.gif happy.gif


We'd say it louder, but Ms. Bobbie doesn't know how to work any of the settings on this site. So just close your eyes and you will hear all three of us:

WE wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif YOU, MOMMY!!!!!!!


Love,
XOMugsyXO, XOAnnieXO, XOMickeyXO


Me, too, Auntie LoveMyMickey!!!!!! XOTrevorXO
Don't forget me! XOGrettaXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Aug 19 2012, 07:01 AM

Hi Love My Mickey, Annie and Mugsy,

Thank you to a special friend. No wonder these three miracle dogs all chose you for their mom. Have a blessed day, my friend.

XOXO
Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Bobbie Aug 20 2012, 09:31 AM

Dear LoveMyMickey,

This past weekend exhausted me, although I am proud that I could live through most of it! You are on my mind and in my heart constantly - forver! wub.gif

I LOVE YOU, MUGSY! wub.gif

I LOVE YOU, ANNIE! wub.gif

I LOVE YOU, MICKEY! wub.gif

Everybody gets a wub! wub.gif

With love,
XOAuntie BobbieXO

Posted by: Bobbie Sep 1 2012, 11:11 AM

Hello Everybody!

Well, here WE are - all of us! Mugsy, Annie, Mickey, Trevor (and his brothers), Gretta and by proxie, Rufus! I kind of like this area better now - not as much critical scrutiny by those that are still hurting so much that they need to lash out to know they are still being.

Sit a spell, let us read and reread your mom's beautiu tributes to you and let's always check up on each other!

I'm going to write to Trevor later today.

I LOVE YOU, ANNIE, MUGSY and MICKEY!!!! wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif
and, OF COURSE, your mommy, too! wub.gif

XOAuntie BobbieXO

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Sep 5 2012, 06:34 PM

Sending some LOVE to my Angel-Babies and our friends....

XOXOXO Your Mommy XOXOXO wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif


Posted by: Gretta's Mom Sep 7 2012, 06:28 AM

Hello Love My Mickey

What a wonderful person you are to have these three incredible dogs choose you as their mom! And once again thank you so much more than words can say for all the support (and beautiful pictures) that you are giving Bobbie. Every one of your beautiful messages goes straight to her heart and gladdens it. We love you.

Gretta's mom (a Musketeer)

Posted by: JennC Sep 7 2012, 10:55 AM

Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed reading about them.

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Sep 7 2012, 05:47 PM

Gretta's Mom....Thank you so much for your kind words. I thank you and Bobbie for being faithful friends.


JennC....I'm glad you enjoyed my stories.



LoveMyMickey

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Nov 3 2012, 06:46 PM

Sending lots of wub.gif to my babies tonight!

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Nov 20 2012, 07:22 PM

To our three babies who are in Heaven's Perfect Garden, I want to wish you a "Happy Thanksgiving" and that we love you all. I remember all the Thanksgivings we had together, I always cooked a turkey dinner. Mugsy, you're the one that ate too much turkey one thanksgiving. You were a big girl. I learned from that, not to give Annie and Mickey too much.

Have you babies met up with each other in heaven? I hope so, you all would love each other. Every once in awhile mommy and daddy talk about you all, funny things you did and all the unconditional love you gave, no matter what else was going on in our lives.

Goodnight my Little Ones, and as the song goes, "And I Will Always Love You." wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

XOXOXO Mommy and Daddy XOXOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Nov 21 2012, 12:30 AM

Hi you three little angels!
I'm a friend of your mom's - and Gretta's mom. too.
Here's a heart for each of you - and I'm thankful that you three graced our earth for a while and are now eagerly awaiting your mom in the perfect World - where you can eat all the turkey you want and never gain an ounce!!
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Posted by: Gretta's Mom Nov 25 2012, 08:06 AM

Hey you three little angels (and your cousin Scooter):
Trevir is organizing a cousin chorus this morning to sing (in doggie) the old song "Everything is gonna be alright". (You're in heaven so sombody will know the song and can teach it to you - it's not very hard.)

Sing nice an loud so Trevor's mom can hear you in her heart. She needs a heavenly word today.

Thanks Angels. I love you.

Gretta's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Nov 26 2012, 07:51 AM

Oh Love My Mickey

Thank Mickey for the song (and the picture of him singing)!

And thank you for finding ANOTHER "Everything is gonna be alright" song.

Here's the one I was thinking of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9TCWK_Msts

This Heavenly Dog Choir is g-r-r-r-r-e-e-e-a-a-a-a-t!

If we listen reall carefully we can hear them humming in the background. I hope Bobbie heard it too. I know she did in her heart.

Thank you for being such a true friend.

Gretta's mom (Jeanne)

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Dec 3 2012, 07:36 PM

Just sending tons of LOVE to my three Angel Babies!.. wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif ......You all did a great job singing along with the heavenly doggie choir...

We are so blessed to have such good friends here.


XOXOXO Mommy XOXOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Dec 4 2012, 07:25 AM

Hey

We heard them each taking a different vocal part! who's the soprano?

Thanks for being our Musketeer!

Gretta's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Dec 4 2012, 12:37 PM

QUOTE (Gretta's Mom @ Dec 4 2012, 07:25 AM) *
Hey

We heard them each taking a different vocal part! who's the soprano?

Thanks for being our Musketeer!

Gretta's mom



Annie is the soprano and Mugsy is definately the bass. Mickey is somewhere in there, maybe a tenor.....It's an honor being one of your Musketeers.

XOXO LoveMyMickey XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Dec 9 2012, 07:32 AM

Hi Love My Mickey

Time for the chorus to sing that old song "Hold on, just a little bit longer, everything's gonna be alright" for Trevor's mom. Trevor's dad is having a VERY hard time and if he were a dog, he have crawled under a shed where nobody could see him and cry and nobody could coax him out. We'd have to change his name to StoneFace, but that's not what's really in his heart.

Thank you for sending the angel to Trevor. Someday would you mind teaching me how to post a picture in an LS post?

Mickey and crew......

I'm sure you met the three "moppie" that came to the Perfect World recently. Their mommie is a friend of Trevor's mommie. She has rescued about 30 of these 'floor mops' and works 4 jobs to support them. One of those huge crowns belongs to her.

See ya later!

Auntie Jeannie

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Dec 17 2012, 07:09 AM

Good Morning Mugsy, Annie and Mickey's mom

It's been a while since I visited you here. I want to thank you again for being a friend through thick and thin. For joining our Musketeers. For loving dogs and people so much. You are the best.

Gretta's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Jan 30 2013, 06:54 PM

Dear Sweet Babies,

Mommy hasn't been here for awhile either, but you all know mommy and daddy love you all with all our heart and soul. We're always thinking of little stories that bring a smile.

Have fun in the Perfect World!

XOXO MOMMY & DADDY XOXO wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Feb 4 2013, 07:40 PM

We love you, Sweet Angel Babies!!!! wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

XOXO MOMMY & DADDY XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Feb 5 2013, 02:30 AM

Hello there you little trio!

Thank you for humming in prayer for Trevor's mom. If we listened real hard we could hear the hum in the air. And, know what? It's working!

Your mom is right: we have to keep the prayer hum going until Crocker, Spot, Squirt, Birney, Kelly, Rudy and Trevor's mom gets well.

Once in a while I hear you guys "humming" in.

Thanks so much.

Gretta's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Feb 14 2013, 01:04 PM

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO MY 3 SWEET BABIES, MUGSY, ANNIE, AND MICKEY!!!! MOMMY AND DADDY LOVES YOU!!!!


XOXO MOMMY XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Mar 1 2013, 10:04 AM

Hi Beautiful Mugsy, Annie and Mickey

How ya doin up there in the Perfect World? I know ...... perfect!

Babies, I got another special request for you today. Trevor's mommie has been very sick and has had a big operation (ask one of the dogs whose earthly mom or dad was an animal doctor and they'll tell you what that means). She's getting better and today they are sending her to a smaller hospital for people who are getting better but who need to get even more better and stronger before they can go home. She is very afraid to go to this new place. She won't know anybody, she won't see her doctor in person every day, just really, really scared. I've asked Trevor to go lie under the My Earthly People Need special Help Today tree and send all his love and strength to his mommie today. I've asked his brothers (he doesn't have any sisters) and his cousin Gretta and little Benji boy to wander over and join him for a while. You Musketeers are invited, too. Your mommie loved you so much that I know your hearts are filled with love and strength. maybe you can spare some for Trevor's mommie. I think I actually saw a ghost of Trevor today in the basement of Bobbie's house!

Thank you my preciouses.

And thank your mommie for being one of our Musketeeers!

XOXOXOXOXO

Gretta's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Mar 24 2013, 12:47 PM

My Dear Sweet Babies, wub.gif

Something has been tugging at my heart during the past few days. Then it dawned on me that it is your all's angel-versaries.

My Dear Sweet Mugsy: Today, March 24, you joined the angels 23 years ago.

My Dear Sweet Annie: Yesterday, March 23, you joined the angels 12 years ago.

And of course, my Sweet Mickey, March 22, you joined the angels 2 years and 1 month ago.

My Darlings, each one of you took a piece of my heart and left your Sweet Living Spirit with me. (I am speaking for your daddy too, he feels the same.) We talk about you all a lot.

"HAPPY EASTER"

We love and miss you all! wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

XOXO Mommy & Daddy XOXO

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Mar 30 2013, 01:12 PM

My Sweet Babies,




I love you all with all my heart and soul.

XOXO MOMMY XOXO
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Posted by: LoveMyMickey May 17 2013, 11:54 AM

My Dear Sweet Babies,

We miss you all and love you sooooo much. We think of you every day. I know you all are enjoying Heaven's Beautiful Garden in the Perfect World. Someday we will join you.

Love and Kisses,

Mommy and Daddy.... wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

Posted by: LoveMyMickey May 27 2013, 10:55 AM

My Dear Sweet Babies, wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

Mommy and Daddy are remembering and thinking of you all on this Memorial Day.....We love you soooo much and miss you.


Mommy & Daddy XOXOXO

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Jul 6 2013, 06:43 PM

My Sweet Little Angel Babies, wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

Mommy is just stopping by to say hello and that mommy and daddy love you so very much......I know we will all meet someday in that Perfect World Heaven.


XOXO Mommy & Daddy XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Jul 22 2013, 07:19 PM

HI you sweet trio

My goodness, you must have loved each other very, very much. I looked at your heavenly birthdays and realized that they were all in the month of March, within days of each other.

I wish I could have seen you in this world. You must be truly special, because your are soul-mates to a wonderful mom (and dad).

Someday this vale of tears will be at an end and we will all be together in the Perfect World. It's the getting there that is so hard.

Sleep tight tonight, my sweeties.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Sep 28 2013, 06:30 PM

Hello My Trio of Sweet Babies, wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

Mommy just wants to say hi and that your daddy and mommy loves you all soooooo very much. You all took a piece of my heart when each of you went to heaven. Sometimes I feel like I don't have much heart left, but your sweet memories and spirits will always be with me.

I love you Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey. The flameless angel candle is still lit, shining on your pictures in our living room......Rest your little eyes, my darlings, if you do that in heaven, and have a fun day tomorrow........Mommy's babies and Daddy's buddies.


XOXO MOMMY XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Oct 10 2013, 01:15 PM

Hello Love My Mickey

Thank you ever so much for the beautiful "I Love Gretta" heart! It's a very difficult time right now. Bobbie is, as usual, doing much better than anyone expected. After only two months of some very gentle chemo, her lung tumors have shrunk, some by a whole centimeter. The tumors in her liver have stopped growing and have even shrunk a little. The general canter marker in the blood has gone down from 160 when I first got here to 60. (The rest of us who think we don't hve cancer have values of about 1 or 2, since there are always some tiny cancers in our bodies that our immune systems successfully fight off.) She has gained 8 pounds - although I think some of that may be the change from summer to winter chlothes. And she's giving some signals that it is time for me to go and let her and Stan live their lives together as they always have.

My father is now living in a Veteran's Home in Minnesota (he's a private pay until his assets reach a certain level so he's not affected by this stupid government shut-down / dept ceiling rain dance in Washington). Our middle sister, whom someone recently described as severely psychotic, is hovering over him and has decided to move into his empty house with him paying all the bills. I'm in charge of dad's money (financial POA) so every time I have to ask her for some information all she does is curse me out at the top of her voice using words that in my church they call "everything but a child of God."

Oh, how I miss dogs. Bobbie's got two cocker spaniels who are getting to be friends with me, but I don't feel at all comfortable crying here in here house so I don't cuddle up to them and just cry into their fur like I did with my own dogs. The same friend who told me that Miss Middle was severely psychotic also reminded me that I was grieving all the changes that are going on in my family - and that everyone expected me to be their miracle worker. Geez, if I could work miracles I'd bring back all the animals here on LS and give their moms and dads eternal life - NOW! Not in the cards, though.

Thank you for being a true, true friend to us, LMM. There's a song on a cassette I'm listening to as I write (by my favorite group, the Holmes Brothers) where the lead singer decribes his feelings when he had bladder cancer a few years ago (and was treated at Johns Hopkins, same as Bobbie) called "Fairweather Friend". It is THE saddest song, but there is a line in it that says, "True friends always stil until the end" - and that I how I feel about your and our Three Musketeers."

Tonight I have asked that Gretta and Rufus lie down together while it's night here and just send me down some "we love you, Mommie" rays. I know they will. Then I will ask for a love hum for YOU this weekend.

Arf! Arf! ("Doggie" for I love you)

Gretta and Rufus's mom


Posted by: LoveMyMickey Nov 28 2013, 07:36 PM

Thank you Gretta & Rufus's mom for your beautiful words! Love Ya'



Hello My Sweet Babies, Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey, wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

I bet you all had a Happy Thanksgiving up there in Heaven, because that's what Heaven is, love and happiness. You babies gave me 30 years of happiness on this earth and of that, I am thankful. You all didn't know each other here on earth, but I bet you all have met in Heaven and maybe comparing notes on mommy and daddy. You all were very different, but I learned a lot from each one of you. You all were such good doggies, and we have beautiful memories of each of you.

Until we meet again, goodnight my loves. Sending lots of love and kisses.

XOXO Mommy & Daddy XOXO

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Dec 22 2013, 06:43 PM

Hello My Sweet Babies, Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey,

Mommy is stopping by to wish you all a Merry Christmas! I know you will have a beautiful one in Heaven. I remember our Christmases, some many years ago. You all enjoyed your toys and treats. We still miss you all and we hold all the good memories in our heart. Love you all!

XOXO Mommy & Daddy XOXO
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Posted by: LoveMyMickey Feb 14 2014, 07:30 PM

Hello My Sweet Babies, Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey,

Mommy is just stopping by to wish you all a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! We miss you all and we'll never stop loving you.


XOXO MOMMY & DADDY XOXO

Posted by: LoveMyMickey May 11 2014, 05:54 PM

Hello My Sweet Babies, wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

On this Mother's Day I'm missing you all and loving you all. You played an important part in my life no matter how long it has been.

Love and Kisses and Belly Rubs....

XOXO MOMMY & Daddy XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom May 13 2014, 06:18 AM

Oh Love My Mickey

What wonderful thoughts and messages to your three sweet babies. One of these days I'll have a surprise for you. I got one for Bobbie but by that time she was so sick she never put it up. Now it is up at her grave and the beautiful butterflies are flying around and around and declaring her beauty and good ness.

Rufus and Gretta's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Jun 9 2014, 06:54 AM

Oh my NO, LoveMyMickey!!!!!!

We have NOT NOT NOT forgotten you and Mugsy and Annie and Mickey!!!!!!

How could we possibly forget all the love you have given us???

How could we call ourselves dogs or dogs' beloveds if we did something as heartless as that?????

I answered your post on Pet Death and Dying forum yesterday.

You are in our hearts and souls now and NOTHING can extract you. We no longer know where one of ends another of us begins.

You, Mugsy, Annie, Mickey, Bobbie, Trevor, Bernie, Kelley, "Bugs-bee" Crocker, Spot, Squirt, me, Rufus Gretta. We're all just one big soul now!

Thank you so much for organizing the prayer-hum for me. I really need it right now. I'm having a lot of anxiety about moving now. Change is almost always hard for me. But for 20 years living in a Baltimore row house has been high on my bucket list and I'm just having a moment of unease about money. That's one of the down sides of being the child of depression-era parents. I know I will feel better when my SOcial Secuity actually starts. I'm just abnormally reluctant to withdraw andy of my private pension money.

We will always love you, LMM.

Rufus and Gretta's mom


Posted by: Gretta's Mom Jul 11 2014, 05:12 AM

Good morning Love my Mickey,

I haven't talked to you and your beautiful trio for a while - my bad! How are you doing in all this heat?

I am still staying with my brother-in-law, and despite the several people - all people I trusted deeply - who urged me to get out quickly and "let him get on with his life - he has to" in my heart I made the right decision to stay with him as we both got past the shock-and-awe stage. We will always have HUGE holes in our hearts where Bobbie should be, but he has repeated his feelings that, as much as it hurts not to have her here with him, he's made happy by knowing that she is in heaven - free from pain, free from disease, free from diabetes, free from fear, especially the fear of dying, free from sadness and loneliness and despair. And full of complete, unadulterated joy, joy that we mortals cannot even begin wot contemplate. And reunited with her beloved dogs and birds, who can now all speak the same language. An as the old hymn says, she now "understands it better by and by." She is buried only about a mile from Stan's house so I make it a special effortt to drive my at least the cemetery, if not stop in and say hello to her, cry, ask for help or whatever that day is bringing.

I miss her so much, LMM. And I have learned well that plans made even those made for 20 years can go wrong in an instant. The only thing that is sure is the love of God.

I have taken an apartment in a section of Baltimore city that I grew very familiar with when Bobbie was in the hospital and nursing hom in 1995-1997. It's so comfortable here that I'm having a bad case of buyers remorse - especially because I gave away or threw away EVERYTHING I had to move here because I though I would be living with Bobbie and Stan. Lesson learned: things are only things. And its corollary: I've live in bamboo hits with dirt floors and earthen (not ceramic) dishes. Surely I can live in a two-bedroom apartment in a major city in America on almost nothing for as long as it takes to get up and running again. The bad news is that, despite the original listing, animals of any kind are NO, NO, NO. Which means this is not my permanent home.

I have fallen in love with Bobbie's two beautiful cocker spaniels, Dreamer and Kelly, and will continue to be the best Aunt I can to them. I don't want these two dogs who has suffered and lost so many things in their lives to have to experience yet another abandonment. I'll try to walk them at least every other day (hopefully more) and come over to feed them and let them out on days when Stan is working.

Thank you for sticking by Bobbie and me throughout all these disastrous and horrible years. Even a moment of peace between storms will be greatly appreciated.

We love you, our Fourth Musketeer.

Gretta and Rufus's mom (and Kelly and Dreamer's aunt)


Posted by: Gretta's Mom Aug 13 2014, 05:48 AM

Dear Mugsy, Annie and Mickey,

I am Gretta and Rufus's mom. Your mom is one of the BEST friends I have had in my whole life. Would you help me thank her for all she's done for Trevor's mom and for me these past two years? They have been those two years in a person's life when many terrible things happen. I think doggies must have a year like this, too. I hope not.

I'm going to ask Gretta and Rufus to get their cousins together and send down a whole big basketful of thank you rays to you mom for staying so close to my heart and comforting me. You were some lucky dogs to have had her for a mom.

When we all get to heaven, we'll put on our musketeer suits and you doggies can laugh yourselves silly, OK?

Hey, you guys are our cousins, too. Welcome to the family, you precious girls.

Gretta and Rufus's mpm

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Aug 26 2014, 05:01 AM

Hi Mugsy, Annie, Mickey

Just stopping by to say hi to the cutest little doggies of one of my best friends on earth - your mom. Ask Trevor's mom about the Four Musketeers. You mom is one of the members. I try to write here every day once, so that my best doggies always have their names showing for people to remember and think about them.

I love you.
I love you.
I love you.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Sep 6 2014, 09:01 AM

Hi Beautiful trio,

Thank you for being friends with Bobbie and Trevor and me and Gretta and Trevor and all the bunnies and doggies and kitties and other precious animals your mom met here on Lightning Strike. I know your mom and dad miss you terribly, and will meet you someday in the Perfect World. Thank you to your mom for being the Fourth Musketeer, too. we have one Musketeer in heaven already and the other three miss her very much. Someday when we're all together we can hve a big Musketeer party, OK.

Love
Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Oct 1 2014, 05:23 AM

Hey guys,

The message i sent you yesterday has disappeared. I copied it to you mom's page so I hope she gets it there. My mistake.

I love you three little puffballs.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Oct 2 2014, 06:43 PM

Hi Auntie Jeanne,

Thank you for the nice letter in the other forum. We three doggies get together with Trevor, Gretta, Rufus, and many others and try to be good. But isn't everybody good in the Perfect World? I send mommy and daddy butterflies every day, especially little white ones. Pretty soon it will be too cold for butterflies in Ky. But mommy and daddy know that I love them. I love you too Auntie Jeanne and Auntie Bobbie. You all really helped mommy when she was in deep grief. She still cries sometimes and has other problems, so I try to comfort her. She saw a little white butterfly this morning and she thanked me and said she needed that today.

Mommy and Daddy talk to me every night, looking at one of my pictures. Then mommy and I have our private time and talk. She always tells me to get my Guardian Angels and the Good Lord to watch over you and Trevor's daddy. She has always been proud to be the fourth Musketeer. May God Bless you, Auntie Jeanne. I love you!

Love and kisses,

Mickey

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Oct 3 2014, 08:17 AM

Hi Little Mugsy

Thank you for the beautiful letter. You know you doggies are the most special being in the whole wide universe.
Even when you are here on earth you can talk to us - with your eyes mostly, and then with your mouths.
You share your souls with us, too and that's why we miss you so much when you go on before us to the Perfect World.
This week and next week are going to be some special days for me and Trevor's dad. My birthday is on
Monday, only 3 days from now. Then 6 days later, on the next Sunday, is the day 24 years ago when Trevor's
mom and dad got married and 2 days after that is Trevor's mom's birthday. I know Trevor's dad (and me) will
be very sad on those days because we don't have Trevor's mom with us on earth (although we are EVER so
happy that she and her dad are now in the Perfect World with all her doggies and friends). I am going to ask
Gretta and Rufus to organize big celebrations on the 12th and 14th. Would you mind helping them? Just run
all over the Perfect Word and round up everybody who had anything to do with her - and everybody else who
wants to come - and invite them to the celebrations. In the Perfect World the special delicious food must be
provided automatically! At the celebrations, just romp around and thank the Good Shepherd that you have all
made it to the Perfect World and bark REAL loud so we can hear you down here on earth. When we do, the tears
that we will be crying will be turned into drops of silver and gold and will remind us (as if we needed it) how
special Trevor's mommie is and how much she lit up our lives.

Thank you, you three little balls of happiness.

Rufus and Gretta's mom


Posted by: LoveMyMickey Oct 3 2014, 06:34 PM


(Errrr..Cough, Cough) That was I, Little Mickey, that wrote to you. Auntie Jeanne. tongue.gif

Lots of happenings in Oct. My mommy's birtthday is the 29th. She was almost a Halloweener. biggrin.gif We can party all month and we have some heavenly good ones in this Perfect World.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to you Auntie Jeanne!

Love,

Little Mickey

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Oct 4 2014, 11:29 AM

Oh oops. Of course it was Mickey. As in "Love My Mickey" (duh! people can be SO dumb sometimes)

So your mom is another October baby? Well, certainly let's celebrate all months long. After all, three of the four musketeers are October babies.

I love you, too, Mickey.

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Oct 17 2014, 05:50 AM

Hello,, hello, hello Mugsy, Annie and Mickey,

It's one of the Four Musketeer writing to you to tell you that you are remembered and loved and will always be in our hearts. I can't wait to see you and pet you and romp around with your three fur-balls. Thank you for bringing such joy and happiness to you mom and dad and to the people who have met you here on Lightning Strike.

I Love you MUGSY, ANNIE and MICKEY!

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Oct 17 2014, 06:39 PM

Woooo Woooo Woooo..... "BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY" Auntie Jeanne!

We wuv you too! wub.gif

Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey


Posted by: LoveMyMickey Oct 28 2014, 06:12 PM

Hello My Sweet Angel Babies, Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey! wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

I hope you all have met up with each other in heaven and are having fun. I think of the fun times we had over the many years here on earth. I still have all three little rock stones I made for you all with your names and dates on them.

Your daddy and I think of funny things you all did and we share them and smile. We smile more now when we think of you all, but once in a while a tear falls.

Have a good night, my loves, and say hello to all the doggie friends I made here.


XOXO Mommy XOXO


Posted by: Gretta's Mom Nov 7 2014, 05:46 AM

Hello you three bundles of fun and joy!

All of the Musketeers are thinking of you and thanking you for bringing so much happiness into this world.

They say that every dog has his day, but it really is "every dog has his person" and you three are blessed with one of the best.

Have as much fun as you can today in the Perfect World.

I love you, too.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Dec 6 2014, 06:08 AM

Dear Mugsy

This letter is especially for you. It is an apology (that's human for "I'm sorry!"). Here all this time I've been writing to your mom her three doggies, I've been calling you guys things like "three precious balls of white fur" and stuff like that and all along you have been what you've always been - a BASSETT HOUND!

My dad had a neighbor who had a Bassett named Winston. I know he's up there with you in the Perfect World. Go on over to the Bassett section and ask around. Tell him that the crazy lady who used to bring labs to visit "the Dad" - first a chocolate on and then a huge black one and take them . and the Chessie named Ben (say HI to him when you find him, OK) for walks sent you. I even took you for a couple of walks. That must have been pretty embarrassing for you.

Bassetts are SO darling. Your great long ears drag on the ground and even though you waddle when you walk and look like if you hurried, you'd do a forward roll, when Winston got away and we had to chase him and bring him home, I found out that Bassetts can run - FAST. And I promise I won't tell anybody ( your mom already knows it) that Bassetts are great cuddly lap dogs, too - if you can get them up there.

Mugsy, please let out a great big howl of protest for my calling you a white ball of fur for so long. You're SO not! You are a majestic BASSETT HOUND - and I'll never forget that again.

Have a fun day in the Perfect World - but then every day is perfect in the Perfect World. (Another dumb human thing to say, right?)

I love you, you HOUND you!

Gretta and Rufus's mpm




Posted by: LoveMyMickey Dec 22 2014, 07:14 PM

Hello My Babies, Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey, wub.gif

I remember the Christmas times I had with you all, covered lots of years, with lots of fun and love. As I said in Mickey's thread in the Pet Loss Forum, all I have now is "Precious Memories". As the old song goes,

"Precious Memories, how they linger,
How they ever flood my soul............"

I love you babies and I will never forget you!

"Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to Jesus."


XOXO MOMMY XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Dec 23 2014, 06:07 AM

Hello Mugsy (the bassett hound) and Annie and Mickey (the two precious balls of loving fur),

Although I never met you in person, I know your spirits because Gretta and Rufus bring them around to see me. You are so beautiful - to me, to your mom and dad and to everyone who knows you.

Thank you for brightening our spirits while you were here on earth and continuing to do so from your new home in the Perfect World.

Merry Christmas to you and your mom and dad.

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Posted by: Gretta's Mom Jan 10 2015, 06:45 AM

Hello to my favorite Bassett Hound and the two sweet balls of white delight!

Thank you for coming to earth to delight your mom's heart. She loves you and misses you so much. Your mom is a wonderful person - I know, I don't have to tell you that. But she was great in my life, too, and in the life of my little sister, Trevor's mom. When Trevor's mom got sick (and in her heart of hearts knew she wasn't going to get well), your mom was right there with her, supporting her all the way, writing to he here on LS, sending her pictures and stories about you to make Trevor's mom smile and forget about being so sick for just a moment.

She's in heaven now, with Trevor and with you and with all the animals she knew and loved and who all love her even more now that all of you are in heaven. When you see Trevor's mom, tell her that Gretta and Rufus's mom misses her and loves her so much it fills all of the sky.
And tell Gretta and Rufus that I love them and miss them, too. And that someday I will be with all of you and we will never have to part.

I love you Mugsy, Annie and Love My Mickey! wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Feb 6 2015, 09:53 AM

Hello my favorite Trio,

I have been trying to write this letter to you for three days and the ghosts in the Lightning Strike system keep eating it up. I hope today is different.

How are things in the Perfect World? (Don't humans ask some really stupid questions sometimes?) Of course, the answer is right in the name.

Thank you for sending love rays to your mom and dad. They loved you so much and miss you as much as winter misses spring.

And thank you for loving Trevor and his mom, who are now up there with you in the Perfect World. And "The Dad" too.

Although not being able to see or hear or touch or smell you any more, we KNOW you are still somewhere and that place is perfect. (And now the head of one of the largest religions on earth here has said the same thing - to child no less. And surely he must know that it's a HUGE sin to lie to a child.)

We feel you spirits around us and sometimes we call on you for help when we have an especially lonely day or when we need your help with something.

Thank you for taking such good care of the pieces of our heart that you took with you. We are doing our best to take care of the pieces of your hearts that you left here with us to take care of and to remind us that there WILL come a day when we will meet and exchange these pieces, both hearts will again be whole and we will live in peace and joy forever in the Perfect World, under the loving care of the Good Shepherd.

I love you, My Trio,

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Mar 3 2015, 07:18 AM

Good morning Mugsy, Annie and Mickey - the dog-musketeers!

I'm sure you know that there are people-musketeers, too. Your mom is one of them. There is a big long story about the first Three Musketeers and really there were four - one was sort of an assistant but he actually did most of the work. So there are really four in your mom's musketeers, too: your mom, me, Trevor's dad and we all formed around Trevor's mom who is with you in the Perfect World.

While Trevor's mom was still on earth and very sick, we all four held hands (yup, people can do that too, even if they aren't physically together) and prayed and helped each other bear so much pain and suffering. Your mom was like the strength for the rest of us. She loves us just like we love her, and we love you three wonderful dogs just like we love all of our souldogs, some in heaven with you and a couple on earth here - Dreamer and Kelly.

We are all so thankful that you dogs came to be our soulmates and taught us SOOOOOO much about how love works, especially how it works when we are in different worlds. If we didn't know that, we would be in despair all the time. But you taught us that love can span worlds of all kinds.

Thank you, you three precious creatures. I love you ..... always.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Mar 24 2015, 06:10 PM

Hello my Sweet Babies! wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

The last three days have been sad because of your all's angel-versaries, but happy that you all were in our life.

Mugsy, today the 24th of March, your 25th year angel-versary. (1990)

Annie, yesterday the 23rd of March, your 14th year angel-versary. (2001)

And Mickey, day before yesterday, the 22nd of March, your 4 year and 1 month angel-versary. (2011)

We were very blessed to have you sweet babies in our life. We thank you all and the Good Lord. We will never stop loving and missing you all, our little Angels.


XOXO Mommy & Daddy XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Mar 25 2015, 07:16 AM

Oh Mugsy, Annie and Mickey,

Surely you were brothers and sisters in another life. Leaving earth so close together must be a continuing heartbreak fr you mom and dad. But it speaks of a love you had for each other that nothing on earth could break. Your mommie has been such a tremendous help in the loss of my sister and dad last year. ai know they are in the Perfect World where they are perfectly happy and where you are all still one your jobs watching over us, overseeing our paths, and most important, loving us just the same as they did while they were on earth. Your mommie is one of our Three Musketeers - the other two are Trevor's mom and dad and me, Auntie Jeannie. I know that makes four but the circle of love has room for as many as needed.

Please send your mommie and daddy some special love rays as they celebrate your birthdays in Heaven. Soon and very soon, we will all be reunited there - forever!

I love you, Mugsy, Annie and Mickey.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Jul 3 2015, 06:00 AM

Hi Mugsy, Annie and Mickey

Please forgive me for not writing for so long. As you know, I have been very sad lately and haven't had the heart-energy to write to my precious animals here on LS. I don't now either, but I realize that you animals have given me and your humans have given me so much joy and have helped me so much during my time of sadness, that I know I need to at least greet you and thank you for being in my life and loving me.
I love, love, love you, you precious three.

Signed with a tear,

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Jul 3 2015, 05:48 PM

Dear Gretta's and Rufus's Mom, wub.gif

We know you have had a lot of sadness and losses recently, more than your share. This Fourth of July we are sending you lots of fireworks of courage and love. Most of all we are saying lots of prayers for you.

Thank you for always thinking of us and loving us. Thank you for writing.

Lots of love and doggie kisses from, wub.gif

Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Jul 10 2015, 05:56 AM

Good morning Mugsy, Annie and Mickey,

It's a beautiful but hot day here in Baltimore. I live on the third floor of an old red brick rowhouse, just across the street from a very old church, built in the 1700s. Every morning when the sun comes up, I can see it shining on the old stones of the church and the shadow of my building moving down its walls,

All of you are in the Perfect world now and more and more of the people and animals that I love have gone there. It's the age I am and that's what happens. Thank the Good Shepherd that He made a Perfect World for all of us to go to when we leave this earth. And we will be perfectly happy, young again, have warm sunshine to romp in and cool shade to rest in. We will find each other and talk together and be able to understand each other. And we will have forever to do it.

I love you, little trio. And you know that your mom is in an earthly trio with me and Trevor's mom. And when our hearts are sad and we shed a tear because we miss you so much, if we stop and listen VERY carefully, we can feel your spirits around us and that makes us feel so much better.

Have as much fun as possible today in the Perfect World.

XOXOXO

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Jul 30 2015, 06:52 AM

Hi you beautiful trio

Like the song says, I just called to say I love you. And your mom, too, the Fourth Musketeer. All for one and one for all. All of us people and even more "all" of the animals we've loved and who have loved us even more.

It's not an accident that when GOD created dogs He gave them His own name DOG.

You have saved our lives when we thought we would never make it.

You have loved us no matter how tightly we curled up in a ball with our tears.

You have licked our faces and said, Mommy you can make it. You have me (or us).

Dog - you are truly God's best gift to us. Even your life span is a blessing to us. It teaches us that there IS a life to come and that you are there and that we will be together forever.

Thank you to all dogs - especially to my favorite trio.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Gretta and Rufus's Mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Aug 13 2015, 06:44 AM

Good morning Mugsy, Annie and Mickey - my all-time favorite trio,

I have an important task for you and I know with your wonderful hearts you will gladly take it on. It is this:

Yesterday a young man who lives close to me went to the top of his very high building and jumped off. He landed on the cement sidewalk and died. He must have arrived at the gate of the Perfect World yesterday about this time. This is a very sad thing for many reasons. A man as young as this (about 22 human years old) is just getting out of the puppy stage in dog years. You remember when you were puppies, right? You didn't have a care in the world. You probably lived with your beautiful mom, our Fourth Musketeer, and were having the time of your lives, playing, learning things, taking naps, sleeping soundly at night, dreaming of the fun you'd have tomorrow. Your bones were young, so were your brains. The aches and pains and worries of life were still far ahead of you. Well, that is the stage of life that this young man was at. Instead of being carefree, looking forward to his long life ahead, he was carrying a huge, heavy burden of worry, sadness, probably anger and loneliness. A burden so big that he thought there was no way to lessen it. (And you remember from your wonderful lives, that, unless you are very sick and on your way to the Perfect World, although your burden of troubles seems hopeless one day, someday soon it will lighten and you will be happy again.) This young man's burden was so heavy it blinded him. So he jumped to his death.

Another sadness is that we live in a very big city and don't know the people who live even in the same building as we do. For one thing, this means that in the dark of night you have no one to go to to talk with about your sadness, no one to help you be strong until the burden lightens. And the worst thing is that after the tragedy, after the little group of neighbors leaves and the police take down their yellow tape and wipe up the blood on the sidewalk, everyone goes their separate ways and it is as if nothing had ever happened even though a precious life has been lost. I come from a smaller city where when someone gets hit by a car or somehow otherwise loses his or her life on the street, most of the time people put flowers or other mementos at the scene. But nobody was doing that for this young man or, worse yet, his roommate who had tried to stop him but couldn't and who will live with this experience and image every day for the rest of his life. So I went to the store and bought a small bouquet of flowers and tapes it to the bottom of a street sign. I wanted to show that a life had been lost at this place. Every life should be recognized. Every life should be respected. Every life should be remembered, even if only for an instant. This, of course, is not for the person who is gone from the earth but for the people close or him or her, especially in this case the roommate. In a big city like this one, nobody else did anything. Later in the evening the girlfriend of the roommate took a piece of pink sidewalk chalk and drew a big heart with the words, "I Love You" by it.

This is a long story and now here is your task: Would you please round up all the animals you know, including those Trevor knows and those that Gretta and Rufus know (don't forget Hermie the Bunny and all the Doxies and Maruis the Giraffe and the new lion with the black mane) and go and find the young man who arrived at the Perfect World yesterday morning and give him all kinds of hugs and kisses and tell him that you love him and so do many people on earth. Telll him that we are sad he is gone and will miss him but are comforted to know that he is in the Perfect World with the Good Shepherd and all of you guys and will never be sad or sick or hungry or in pain again, FOREVER!

Thank you my magical Trio.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Aug 13 2015, 06:44 PM

Dear Gretta and Rufus's Mom, wub.gif

We are so sorry about the young man's death. It is a loving task to welcome him to the Perfect World. We will gather up all our animal friends to welcome him...........Mama and daddy were very close to someone years ago who couldn't take the physical pain any more, so they know how it is.

Big cities can be cold and unwelcoming. Mama and daddy know about that too. They went to a big city for a new job years ago, but moved back home in a few weeks. People just weren't the same. That was nice of you to get the flowers.

We will give the young man plenty kisses and play with him. We know by now he already knows what a wonderfil place the Perfect World is and our Good Shepherd is the best of all. We will all say prayers for the ones left behind to cope with this earthly journey.

Thank you Auntie Jeanne for loving us.

XOXO Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Aug 14 2015, 06:47 AM

Dear Mugsy, Annie and Mickey,

Thank you so much for understanding and giving that young man a wonderful welcome to the Perfect World two days ago. Just like you, even though his life may have been hard and painful of earth (I hope yours weren't, though), now he is and always will be happy, healthy, with friends (including animals, who are the best friends of all). fed exactly the food he likes, in soul-warming sunshine and cool shade, sleeping soundly, dreaming sweet dreams, playing happily and most of all loving and being loved. Stick close to him and welcome him into your families and someday we will all join you in the ever-Perfect World.

I love you, my doggie trio.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Oct 7 2015, 07:40 AM

Hi you three mini-Musketeers!

Thank you for helping me celebrate my birthday by remembering each and every dog who had been a part of my life - and you three are right in the middle of all of them. Would you please help me carry a message to the Good Shepherd thanking Him for putting all you wonderful animals and your people into my life. You are all surely saving it now.

God bless you all.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Nov 26 2015, 08:46 AM

Happy Thanksgiving my three little love bugs - Mugsy, Annie and Mickey - the three doggie Muskerteers!
I'm so thankful for you and your mom.

Gretta and Rufus's mom


Posted by: LoveMyMickey Jan 2 2016, 07:30 PM

Dear Sweet Babies, Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey,

Another New Year is here. I know you all will have another happy and healthy year in that perfect place called Heaven.

Mugsy, you have been gone 26 yrs this March, Annie, you have been gone 15 yrs this March, and Mickey, you have been gone 5 years this Feb. I will always love you and miss you. I remember the funny things you did and get a smile through the tears.

Loads of LOVE! wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif

XOXO Mommy & Daddy XOXO

Posted by: Gretta's Mom Jan 11 2016, 12:52 PM

Oh beautiful Mugsy, Annie and Mickey!

What a wonderful mom and dad you have! I wnet back and read one of her first posts about you three and was in tears by the second line! Isn't it funny that when people love something soooooooooo much, they cry. They don't cry because they love it, they cry because they miss their loved one - like your mommy misses you and I miss Trevor's mom and grandpa and Uncle Stan misses Trevor and Bernie and Kelly ...... and the circle enlarges until every creature in the world is a part of a love chain.

May the Good Shepherd bring your mom and dad the best year so far.

Gretta and Rufus's mom

Posted by: LoveMyMickey Feb 13 2016, 06:56 PM

Thank you, Gretta and Rufus's Mom.


To my sweet babies, Mugsy, Annie, and Mickey,


"HAPPY VALENTINE"S DAY"


I love you!


XOXO MOMMY XOXO

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