I can imagine your sorrow at losing your Chitika. What a sweet thing to do – making a heart to hold her ashes.

I think we have all had a dog like that. In our family, we had Rhett. Huge dog who was no defender of the house. He let everyone in.

He could tell time. At exactly 2:45 PM every day, he stood by the front door and barked so he could walk to the corner to meet the kids coming home from school.

In the summer, he clicked on the latch of the screen door with his huge paw and let himself out.

He died of a brain tumor. I spent $500. for a brain surgeon when money was money. But it was inoperable.

I still think about him.

When she died, my son-in-law paid to have her cremated and I paid to have a stainless steel heart made with her ashes inside. It may have seemed like a silly thing to do, but it gave me peace. I even took her on one of my trips to Europe. Ha

Thanks Corinne for posts that are different each time and always touching the heart in some manor or other. We out here in cyberland love you for it.

Sharon
.-= Sharon Beck´s last blog ..Bake! Napa Valley with Alice Medrich =-.

I know how you loved Joe and how he loved you.

As you said in your comment,

“Pets really make life worth living and I really appreciate your post. It’s a testimonial to the power of unconditional love.”

I witnessed this as I saw how quietly this little creature sat on your shoulder as you read or watched TV.

I am sure Joe is in Rat Heaven. My condolences.

Every creature, even the lowest of the low, is capable of love. My rats have shown me that.
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This is the last thing I would think of when I think about you -

“I thought more though, about looking at life through the window. Never taking a chance, always living through the experience of someone else. I don’t want to do that.”

Even if you wanted to, you don’t have the patience to be outside looking in or inside looking out.

You have too much experience that needs to be shared.

And you are already doing it.

I know how you feel. Pets are a big responsibility. Especially, a dog.

We have had many in our family – but I had four boys to walk them.

For a while when they they all left for college, I HAD TO DO IT.

I used to put the dog in the car and drive him to the “spot!” Especially in the winter.

Now, I resent when I have to water a plant.

I am free!

I think pets are wonderful. However right now I don’t have one, bcause I don’t want to put myself through the saddness if something happens to it. I know that is the chicken way out.

I feel that pets were put on this earth, for our enjoyment and companions at times. They are not here to take the place of humans and sometimes I feel people get the two mixed up.

When we lose a pet we have to keep in mind how they added to our lives and the joy we recieved from them,just like we do with a loved one. Everybody and everything has it purpose and that is what is important to remember when we have a lose.

My little brother always said, “There is one thing nice about a dog, if you are sad it feel sad with you, if you are happy it feels happy with you.” Isn’t this the purpose of pets. Sometimes humans won’t do this, but your pet will.

Debbie
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