|
|
THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together....... - Author unknown ________________________________________________________ Memorials This page is dedicated to our basset hounds that have gone to the rainbow bridge.A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Click a letter to find an animal or view all.
In 2008 we adopted Jabber Jaws, who came to be known in the Mitchell House as J J. I wanted to let you all know that J J went to the Rainbow Bridge today. He had quite a few health issues, some made worse from his neglect before he came to NTBR. When he got up this morning he was unable to walk. Vet said that with his back issues most likely a disc had migrated into his spinal cord. Emergency surgery was possible, but with his age, and other health issues the most humane thing was the Rainbow Bridge option.
This picture of J J was with our niece. She stayed with us a lot, and J J always loved her best. The NTBR foster family J J lived with had several young daughters, and Courtney is very petite. We think he thought she was a 'little girl', so we always referred to her as J J's little girl.
Thank you all for directing J J into our lives. J J lived up to his name, and it's sure going to be quiet around here.
It is with great sadness that I inform you that Jackson passed away today. He became ill suddenly, and exploratory surgery revealed what we think is cancer that involved several major organs. We only had Jack for about 1 1/2 years. We originally fostered him, then adopted him when we just couldn't let him go. His favorite thing was getting a boost up onto the bed every evening. He loved to be loved, and he got lots of that here. We're so happy we decided to adopt him, especially now knowing he didn't have much time left. Jackson will have a special place in our hearts. Carol Niles Jones 
Sometime in 1997 ~ February 28, 2010 The day my little girl left us, the world got a little darker… Because Judy was sunshine, she was light and she was happiness, all in a 40 pound bundle of energy. A happier little Basset could not be found. No matter what she went through, she was happy and cheerful. So loved and now so missed…For 13 years, her Basset sister Charlie loved Judy more than anything else and Judy loved her back. They were always together. Judy never listened to those who said Bassets are slow…. The day her brother, Tony the Greyhound entered our life, she was thrilled. She always thought she could catch him…and she kept trying… those little legs, moving so fast... ---- She came to us on a muggy day in August of 1997, a year old or so. We lived in North Carolina at the time. She got out of the car with her foster siblings from the Carolina Basset Rescue - 2 other big Bassets - promptly vomited (she was car sick in those days) and took off running straight into our house, as the front door was open. She ran up the stairs, and invited my shy little Charlie, also about a year old, to play, by loudly barking from the top of the stairs. Charlie looked at me with surprise and question, like: “What am I supposed to do with that?” Well, they played, and they fell in love. And that is how it was to be. Best friends. Judy was a small, very skinny little Basset… She had been picked up by the Durham pound 3 times, and the third time, her owner’s didn’t bother to pick her up. My luck and their loss! You got to wonder, because she never wandered once during her 13 years with me. She stayed by our side, would lie in the front yard without a leash, she would just lie there, surveying the lay of the land. My little girl… She beat severe skin allergies, terrible hot spots, to the point of bleeding, weekly allergy shots and sometimes twice a week baths, never a complaint… She beat an ugly stage 3 Fibrosarcoma, a tumor that grew over night from nothing to a golf ball… We removed it and she was treated with chemo and radiation. She was given a maximum of 2 years and she got 5… After the cancer treatments she got deaf. But she never missed a beat. She just slept better. She would hang one of her ears over her eyes, and she would sleep through a tornado if she had to…We used to laugh at that… She never had to hear me yell at the kids, because when they arrived, she couldn’t hear any longer… She beat the odds my little sunshine!! More times than one. She was a loud dog, and would love to stand in the middle of the back yard, and just tell people how she felt, barking away. I would have to go out and get her, since she didn’t hear when I called her name. Very convenient for her Every time she or Charlie had been separated, they would greet each other before they said hello to me. Such love… Charlie is the slowest Basset Hound on this earth… and Judy is the opposite. So, when Tony arrived on 3/15, 2002 – she was elated. I would walk those two dogs so far, and she was thrilled. We just left Charlie behind; she had no interest in walking like that. Judy lost 10 pounds from those walks with Tony. She laid by his side when he went to the Bridge two years ago, she loved him too, and I have hundreds of photos of Judy and Tony, lying on top of each other in some form or fashion. Sweet babies… When the kids came, never a complaint, no matter how much she was hugged and squeezed….She happily turned herself into a lounge chair for Finn, our son, to lie on… --- What do you say when 13 years of togetherness, through thick and thin, suddenly and surprisingly ends? It leaves a big hole in your heart. A hole that hurts really bad… Yet, I know we were lucky to have had her so long. She beat the odds, time and time again. Charlie misses her sister…. I miss my sunshine. I look at all the photos we took through the years, and all I want is one more hug, one more touch…. Oh how I miss you Judy! You are with Tony now…. I see you walking with him again; you are walking fast, your head held high, and the white tip of your tail, always up, always happy. My little Ju-Ju, my Juba – how can one little dog can make such an impression? Keep an eye out for Charlie, will you! Out of my three furry babies, I have only one left. It is almost unbearable. Yet, we have to go on. Sweet dreams my Angel. Life is so quiet and empty… I love you! Mommy… Click a letter to find an animal or view all.
|
