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You will always be with us because you’re always in our hearts.
If tears could build a stairway
And memories a lane –
I’d walk right up to Heaven
And bring you home again.
(It's so very hard to say Goodbye to our loved ones - including our pets - or as many of us think of them - our furbabies. Sometimes Memorializing them just feels like we've given them the Honor that they deserve. If you have a pet that you'd like to honor here, just e-mail us with the story & up to 3 pictures. Or, you can bring both by our Adoption Center during Visiting Hours. Your pet need not be adopted from our Humane Society to pay tribute to here; we will share anyone's Memorial. To be fair to all, please make certain your story is 350 words or less.)
Mandy – submitted by Polly Erickson
Mandy was our wonderful baby for just under 17 years. Her name was Mandy, but we ended up calling her “Pooh Bear” half the time, because she looked just like a baby black bear. When we’d take walks in the park, we’d often hear children telling their parents, “Look – there’s a bear!” We called her Pooh Bear because she loved people – heck, she loved everybody – people, dogs, cats, horses - whatever! She would always have to stop and say Hi to everyone that walked by. She also had a heart of gold; I could be sad or sick, and she’d come sit by the sofa or bed until I felt better.
She was loving & kind, but Mandy was also a lot of fun. She would play with us, and dig her paws in the ground, just like a bull about to charge. She loved to run and bounced around the yard like a little ball. She did make a lot of doggy friends, but she definitely favored Bubba, a small neighbor beagle. She was protective, too – when our dogs played too rough with each other, she’d go over and bark to break it up. She was definitely The Protector. She loved heights, and when she was younger, she’d actually jump on the rail of the deck and walk it like a tightrope wire! Mainly, Mandy was just pure love, and there was nothing like a Mandy hug. When she got sick, she didn’t complain; in fact, except for knowing her little signs, you wouldn’t know she was sick – not even on the last day. We miss her terribly, but sometimes when I’m feeling ill or sad, I feel her sitting by my side, keeping me company until I feel better again. She was the sweetest spirited being I’ve ever met – animal or human, and I know she’s up there in Heaven protecting everyone she thinks needs a little help.
Mandy sleeping on a trip – looks like a stuffed bear!
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Isabelle – submitted by Chanda DeFoor
On Friday, May 2, 2008, Mick and I watched our sweet Isabelle peacefully leave this world and slip into the next. Isabelle, a beautiful English Setter, had only lived with us for two years, but she touched our hearts deeply in that time. Izzy, as we usually called her, was a gentle spirit. She was probably the most laid-back dog I have ever known and was extremely well-behaved. She never gave us a second of trouble from the moment we brought her home from the Humane Society. Izzy loved to go on walks or car rides, but that was about the only time she ever got excited. Every once in a while one of our other dogs would try to teach her how to play, but she just didn't quite understand. She was extremely affectionate and would paw at our hands if she wanted more petting. Izzy barked very little, was polite to everyone, and got along well with our other three dogs. In fact, we called her “Momma Dog” sometimes because she showed such concern anytime one of the other dogs or cats got in trouble. Mick gave Izzy a terrible English accent that stuck with us as her “voice” throughout those two years. She definitely had her own personality and quirks. One of which was hiding in the back bedroom every time we cooked with oil on the stove. That really made me curious about her past. We always said that Izzy must have loved Coca Cola because I spilled one on the carpet one day and she just lapped it up! This was hilarious to us because she was a pretty finicky eater. Isabelle’s decline was rapid, which is probably a good thing. We found out from the wonderful doctors at UGA that Izzy had a cancerous tumor on her spine, which apparently had just broken through the spinal cord. On a Monday she began to exhibit symptoms, and by Friday she was miserable. I suppose we are blessed that the decision to put her to sleep was an easy one as we could never ask her to suffer painful treatments that would most likely be unsuccessful. The grief we feel is crushing and overwhelming at times. Not a day goes by that we don't miss her. We had Izzy cremated so that she can be inside with us, where she belongs.
We came across the following site, and it has the best collection of pet sympathy & related sites we’ve ever seen. Thanks, Sandtracker, for putting so much love and time into this site for people who have lost pets. It’s obvious you understand!
(NOTE: We have no affiliation with this site or its owner; we are linking it here for informational purposes only and have no responsibility or liability for any sites relating to this link).
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