Re: [PyrNet-L] My Friend died today(was Midnight)

[Stephanie W <srwhitney@earthlink.net>]

Jan,

I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.

Stephanie

ARIEGE wrote:

> My turn now Guys!! I lost a friend today who had owned 2 Pyrs in the last 17
> years. her first one (TaTa) I got for her, also the 2nd one whom I bred.
> TaTa died at 11yrs and Galina  was lonely  so  it was fortunate that Yogi
> needed a new home. He was 4 years old and had been "found" in an exclusive
> menswear shop in Wellington City selecting his "new ensemble".
> Unfortunately, a male Rottweiler had followed Yogi into the shop, obviously
> looking for his new outfit and all hell broke loose!!  The owner had tried
> to secure Yogi but he was lonely with no one home all day. He had been used
> to lots of company prior to the move. I suggested to the owner we find a new
> home and Galina was waiting.  She and Yogi spent 6 happy years together.
> The retired Russian Ballet teacher and her Yogi.  Every Thursday night they
> would stroll into the City where Galina held a special Ballet class. Yogi
> would be ready at 5pm waiting and off they went. Galina was 74 years young,
> very glamorous and Yogi very handsome. Some combination.  Yogi died 8 months
> ago, Galina died today, so she didn't have long to wait to see Yogi again. I
> knew Galina was dying, she knew she was dying but that did not stop her
> asking if I could give her  another of my Pyreneans. Tomorrow I go and say
> farewell to Galina and thank her for what she did for TaTa and Yogi.  No
> more phonecalls thanking me for getting Yogi for her( I am the grateful
> one), no more phonecalls to discuss the state of the country and the
> politics. No more phone calls from that "smoker's Russian accented voice
> "Hang on while I get another gin and a cigarette"!!.  Such are the things I
> will miss and most of all Galina's repeated "ravings" about her beautiful
> Yogi and how beautiful he was. He did so much winning in the show ring as a
> young dog but Galina didn't care about that . As long as she had her Yogi
> and could still give her all to the future Ballet Dancers here then that was
> all she wanted. We sure had some laughs and we had some sorrows when TaTa
> and then Yogi died but we could also talk about other things.  Galina had no
> Family here so tomorrow I will take a Pyrenean with me to say farewell and
> I'm sure all the young dancers will think it's Yogi. It will be his
> great-nephew and chosen because he looks like Ch Ariege Beauvoir, the
> beloved Yogi.
> Jan Chaplin Ariege-Roussillon Pyreneans. Visit my sites at
> http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Zoo/1920/Christmaspage.html and
> http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Zoo/1920/Index.html and
> http://homepages.msn.com/PetsPl/pyreneanmountaindog/ and my latest Site
> http://homepages.msn.com/HobbyCt/postcardcollections/
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