DOG LOSS

this is a true story. it's sammy's story.

Sammy weighed one pound, one ounce when he was 8 weeks old. He fit in the palm of your hand. He was as small as a kitten. And he had a heart murmur. At least that’s whatthe veterinarian said. (That would later turn out to be false) He wouldn’t issue him a health certificate so we could put him up for sale. My husband and I owned a pet shop at that time. Okay, so what do I do with this puppy?
Can’t sell him and we don’t want him. We had tried the “dog thing” already. Our 4 – year old son had already proven he wasn’t ready for a pet dog. Neither was I. We had plenty at the shop to take care of. But he was really cute. I kind of felt sorry for the little guy. We didn’t have the heart to leave him crated at the store that weekend while we figured out what to do with him. We were going out of town for the weekend to visit family. We decided to take him with us to my sister and brother –in laws. How much trouble could one tiny puppy be?
Well, he wasn’t, and the rest, as they say, is history. Sammy stole everyone’s heart that weekend, including ours. It was useless to resist falling in love with this tiny helpless puppy whose little legs were so short he couldn’t make the step up from the garage into the house.
Like most everyone’s pets, Sammy became our beloved family member, companion, friend and giver of unconditional love. We shared eleven great years together until a cancerous tumor was discovered in his head and chest. In April 2006 we said our last goodbyes.
There will always be a special place in my heart where Sammy lives. Yes, I continue to grieve for him but I wouldn’t trade one second of sorrow for the privilege of having been his human mother.Can you say this about your pets?