Friday, January 30, 2015

HEALING



They say the best way to honor a pet that you’ve loved and lost, is to rescue another one. 

Meet Honey Kae. She is 8 years old; a Pug/Beagle mix (Puggle). She is exactly what I was hoping for when I adopted her.  She’s small, potty trained, snuggly, and acts like she’s been here forever.  Basically pretty easy.  



Not that I would never rescue another special-needs dog like Beasley but I spent 7 months of the last year being a doggie nurse, and I wouldn’t trade a minute, but I don’t have the energy right now.

Honey Kae’s name was Kate but she didn’t respond to it so I changed it.  It was my nickname growing up.  Apparently, I wouldn’t even let anyone call me Brisi.  

There’s no making the bed because she likes to burrow under the covers and she snores like a truck driver but I love her.  She loves to walk and thinks that if she sits by the door and talks, I’ll take her out right then.  We have to work on that.  

She was dropped off at the Manchester pound right before Christmas so the people could get a puppy.  Don’t even get me started on that.  Manchester is a rural area about 2 hrs. from Nashville and is considered a  high-kill shelter.  I know that many small shelters don’t have the resources or funds to run an adoption program but the former owners dropped her off knowing this.  

Luckily a rescue group pulled her and fostered her until I adopted her.  Thank God for groups like that . 









Wednesday, January 14, 2015

MORE THAN WORDS




Since the day Mac (McFarland) came into my life, I called him my “more than words” dog.  Rather than say “I love you”, I would just say “more than words, Mac”, and he knew I loved him more than words.  

I am grateful that he crossed over in a loving, peaceful way with me holding, kissing and petting him. He was on the floor bed that we have been sleeping on for the last two months and got a doggie cookie right before he went to sleep.

But there are really no words for any of this.  Not to describe the way he filled my heart, not to describe the happiness he brought into my life, saying goodbye, and there no words to describe how much I will miss him.

More than words, Mac!













Tu sei l’amore della mia vita (You are the love of my life).