Re: [PyrNet-L] CHAT: (No IW) Midnight is gone - delete if you have no interest

[MaryBeth Williams <Purple67@ix.netcom.com>]

i am sorry to hear of your loss, i know how hard it is.
marybeth

Stephanie W wrote:

> We lost our little 14 1/2 year old poodle/sheltie mix this morning at
> 5:00 AM and it was most likely my fault.  Yesterday morning I made a
> mistake and gave him his twin brother's medicine as well as his own.
> The on call vet thought he would be fine.  I was awakened this morning
> (less than 24 hours after the error) by Ciaran & Anais looking intently
> into the kitchen & trying to open the gate.  Midnight did not respond to
> my calls & his eyes seemed glazed.  I called my son (Midnight was his
> dog) and Midnight seemed to be having a seizure.  We called the
> emergency vet & raced him over, but I think he was gone before we had
> him in the car.  Both he & his brother had been diagnosed with
> congestive heart failure a year or two ago, but his brother's was much
> worse.  His brother & "best bud" will miss him terribly & so will I.
>
> Midnight was a beautiful little black dog with a long silky coat.  He
> was our "designated barker."  No need for any of the others to bark with
> him on the job (of course, Anais didn't let that stop her.)  He didn't
> trust people he didn't know and wanted them to stay in one place, but
> was very loving to anyone he had gotten to know & trust.  He put up a
> big fierce show, bared his teeth & growled & even snapped, but never
> really closed his teeth.   Anais (Pyr) caught on to this right away and
> made a game of teasing him (by smacking him with her paw) to get him to
> chase her.  Ciaran (IW) viewed his posturing as a real threat resulting
> in having to keep them separate after their first fight.  Too bad.
>
> Everyone is quieter than usual this evening.  I think we're all going to
> miss him a lot!
>
> I wish I could believe that it was just his time to go, but I know that
> my mistake hurried it along.
>
> If you want, join me in a toast to him tonight.
>
> Thanks for listening, whoever got this far.
>
> Stephanie, Ciaran, Anais & Smedley
>
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