tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69787624368187418922024-03-12T16:49:06.725-07:00Peaceful CompanionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978762436818741892.post-72243239217549204452015-04-07T08:45:00.000-07:002015-04-07T08:45:11.978-07:00HOBBES<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">Our beloved cat Hobbes was born June 1st, 2002, and passed away in the comfort of our home on April 5th, 2015. Hobbes brought so much joy to our lives with his sweet, affectionate nature and his unconditional love. His favorite things were laying in the sun, chasing birds, Fancy Feast, and cuddling. Though we miss him terribly, it is a relief to know that he is no longer in pain. Rest in peace, Hobbes. We love you.</span><div>
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the country camping with my dog in the national </div>
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parks. The dream was so delicious, it left me </div>
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blissful for days. As it turned out, I was able </div>
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to live that dreamand Kendra was that dog. We </div>
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inseparable. I worked from home, camped with </div>
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Kendra in the remotest places and became a </div>
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ferocious bodyguard. I have no doubt that we </div>
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grateful I am to her. I have told her so many </div>
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times that I am sure she knows: Kendra, thank </div>
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you for coming to earth to be with me. I love you with all my heart."</div>
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My sweetest pup Tat (short for Tatiana) left us on October 23, 2014 after 16 long years. She was a very special dog that touched many lives – I wish words could convey how truly amazing she was. So many people said they never liked Chihuahuas until they met Tat. (Why do Chihuahuas get a bad rap?) In her younger years, she was quite rambunctious and loved to play fetch and snuggle. As she got older, her favorite activities were sunbathing and napping. Even as a senior dog, Tat still looked like a puppy with her flop ears. She gave the best greetings every time you came home, so excited and happy to see you again. She even did a little laugh! Sixteen years is a long life for a dog. Tat created so much love and happiness in this world. Her essence of beauty and love will live on in so many wonderful memories. RIP, my little angel.<br />
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Kashtanka passed away peacefully on May 3, 2014. She let us know it was her time, and she was euthanized at home on her favorite bed.</div>
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We miss her terribly, but we can't help but smile when we remember our Kash stories. She was an amazing dog! She brought us so much joy and we are grateful she was ours for 18 years!</div>
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company, his chatter, silky fur, and beautiful baby-blue eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a handsome boy he was and so gentle and
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Our dog Toby is greatly missed. He had been my companion for my entire adult life and became the friend, protector, and patient plaything of my 4 children. He had many doggie friends and outlived them all. I know he must be so happy to be reunited with his two best friends, Gabe and Tilli. </div>
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Everyone who met Toby loved him and his dog sitter gave him the nickname, "Gentleman" because he had good manners and was always happy. </div>
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He loved to swim though it took him a while to figure it out. For about a year he refused to enter the water. One day I just picked him up and threw him in and after that it was a real struggle to get him out! He used to swim and fetch sticks in Lake Chelan for hours until we forced him to take a break. He loved to range on wide open spaces and investigate all the smells and sounds of a new place and bring back any interesting things he found on the way (usually something stinky!)</div>
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His constant presence in our lives was a source of peace and joy to us for 14 years. I'm so thankful that Dr. Rickman was able to help me release Toby to greener pastures in the most peaceful and comfortable way possible. We will never forget our very best friend.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">My 15-year-old beloved kitty, Boo, was put to rest today after weeks of trials and tribulations A champion fighter to the very end, she died a peaceful death. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">My gratitude to Dr. Barry Rickman, VMD, owner of Peaceful Companion services in Seattle. What a beautiful experience, Doctor. You learned last minute of my own personal struggles of when to let her go. You allowed me to let her pass with the dignity and grace every life deserves. And it really warmed my heart at how you loved my choice where this took place (and what gorgeous weather we had!)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">Boo adored playing, napping and strolling in my large garden, so it seemed appropriate having her pass to the other side in "Boo's Garden" (while snuggled in my arms.) Boo's ashes will be sprinkled throughout the garden this Spring (especially her favorite sitting spot near the bird bath!) She may be gone, but her spirit will live on in spades. I can't wait for new flowers blooming next year—she often looked with wonder at the beauty surrounding her.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">Who knew a 4-legged, furry creature could leave such HUGE paw prints all over my heart. Amazingly Boo did just that—tons of "head butts" and kisses later.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">She always reminded me of a little human in a cat suit (with a big personality!)….sweet, loving, affectionate, smart, funny, gentle and yet fiercely independent. And yes, as you can see in the picture, plump and furry, too. She sure loved her belly rubs. And such a perfect and adorable face! (hey, I'm partial.) She was a devoted companion and "my sole family" while here in Seattle. Or maybe I should say, she WAS my heart & soul!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">To everyone who has ever owned an animal, and those of you who still do, may the wonder of a pet's love and devotion touch you all. It certainly did me (my first pet ever….well, of the "meow and woof-woof" kind anyway.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">And a gigantic thank you to Boo's first mommy, Miranda, who moved out of Seattle years ago and allowed me the privilege of loving and caring for Boo (born as "Sadie"), when she was just age six. What an unselfish act of love! Sadie (Boo)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;"> was originally quite the 'travlin cat I learned—born in Houston, moved to San Diego, then to New York City and her final ten years in Seattle. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">Boo chose to officially enter MY life on 4th of July, 2004, when we truly adopted each other—SURPRISE. She was waiting at my door after the fireworks ended, and long after Miranda's moving truck pulled away earlier that day. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f007f;">Yep, she escaped the move and knocked on my door around 11:00 p.m.! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">BJ Harbison was my best friend from day one. When we picked him out at the animal shelter he was the only dog who would come and lick your hand, run into the rain, and come back to kiss you again. I was in 5th grade when he came into my life. He moved from Colorado, to Tennessee, and back to Colorado with me in 10 years. Then, after I met the second love of my life, we decided to make him part of our family. At 12 years old he came to live with Katie and I, solidifying our relationship into a family. After three and a half years of family adventures in Colorado, it was time for us to move to Seattle. BJ was 16 years old by that point- it was a miracle he made the move and two day drive. After a wonderful summer at our new home, we came home one day to find him unable to use his legs. He had been struggling with a neurological disease for a few years, and it had finally come to a close. We are so thankful for the compassion and support Peaceful Companions was able to provide us during our goodbye. We will always love BJ with all our hearts, and know he is chasing squirrels in doggie heaven.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">It is with heavy hearts that we had to euthanize our sweet Spree recently. She was only 9 1/2, but suddenly went from being lame to total inability to walk, get up, go potty, & was losing interest in food (NOT like her at all!!). Last fall we had a growth removed from her upper back that came back malignant histiocytoma but they thought they got it all. She suddenly developed multiple lesions in the weeks before her death. It was a very difficult decision, but we think she was in some pain, and her quality of life was not good the past couple weeks. Barry came out to the house and it was very peaceful. He also told us the lesions were definitely cancerous, so that made us feel we had made the right decision, which was very helpful. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">She was the sweetest dog we've ever known. Always sharing love with everyone she met. Spree filled our lives with great memories and so much love! We lost Marley our wonderful Berner at this same time last year, so its been a tough year, but they say things happen for a reason, and this past fall we adopted 2 more sweet Berner's after a friend and neighbor passed away suddenly. They are helping us through our grief. I can't imagine not having a dog in our lives! They are such a big part of the ritual of our days, and give such wonderful unconditional love and affection.</span><br />
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When I think back on your 16 years with us, memories rush back of all </div>
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that you shared with us. You watched our kids go to college, return </div>
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and then go off on their own. You became fast friends with our </div>
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retriever Shelly before Shelly left this world. Just as quickly, you </div>
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adapted to our dog Ginny who was quite the 12-lb spitfire to your 26-lb </div>
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frame. Yet, you were ever gentle, once more proving just how adaptable </div>
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you were to our ever-changing lives.</div>
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In recent times, you moved with us to our new home, a bit older, yet </div>
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once again proving how you were willing to adjust to us and our life </div>
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changes. You quickly claimed the main floor as your domain, laying </div>
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next to the fireplace on colder days and the entryway to the back deck </div>
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on warmer afternoons. Cool breezes, the sunshine, and the sounds of </div>
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the bird's songs were among your favorite moments. How I missed your </div>
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sweet meow this morning when I awoke and came downstairs!</div>
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Your relentless playful nature was ever present, whether playfully </div>
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batting the dog with your paw as she dashed by you or jumping up on my </div>
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bed in the morning when you were tired of waiting for your food. Your </div>
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mischievous expressions, your meticulous cleaning skills and your </div>
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sandpaper tongue, are all set to memory as my favorite things. I’ll </div>
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fondly recall each day about 7pm, just after supper, when you curled up </div>
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on my lap on the sofa, constantly kneading and purring so loud I'd have </div>
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to raise the volume on the television just to hear it over your sweet </div>
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sounds. You, my sweet Tucker were not only a pure joy in my life, but </div>
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a constant companion; a safe place to fall.</div>
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Your favorite spot in our home was by the fire so close and warmed by </div>
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the blowing air from the fan, curled up toasty warm and purring! That </div>
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is how I’ll remember you my sweet girl, curled up, content and purring, </div>
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happy to be home.</div>
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Much Love Aways Tuckie, From Your Family</div>
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Thank you for everything.</div>
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Donna Speron</div>
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My loving companion for 14 years, Takoda came to me in a crate from Chicago Illinois (by way of Iowa City, Iowa, where he was bred) when he was just 10 weeks old. If I had a nickel for every time someone said "What kind of dog <i>is</i> that?" or "What a gorgeous dog that is!", I could retire by now. He once caught the eye of a famous Pacific Northwest photographer Art Wolfe and Takoda now resides in his book, Dogs Make Us Human. It felt at times as though I loved this dog more than life itself….at least I couldn't imagine life without him. My sun rose and set over Takodabear (as my boyfriend will attest to, but graciously knew you were in with us both, or not at all)….that's the way we rolled, and my only regret is that he's not still with me. He's free now of the wear of 14 years, God rest his animal soul. He was a special, special dog. Forever in my heart Takoda, I love you so. </div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 14.000000pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">When we first saw Tucker, he was tied
up to the front porch of the VFW Hall in Fall City
with a rope around his neck. He was about six
months old and already very handsome. We
were in town to celebrate Fathersʼ Day with our
annual fun run outing and the VFW Hall was
hosting a pre-run pancake breakfast. With our
bellies full, we exited the front door and there he
was. They were giving him away. Of course the
kids wanted him. The four of us took a vote, and
I abstained, which was as good as a yes,
because he was a cool dog. I wanted him, too.
We couldnʼt take him on the run, so we decided
weʼd do the course and if he was still at the hall
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smart. The people on the porch told us he was
house trained, they just couldnʼt keep him, but
he was a good family dog. You can tell by the
photo I took of him with Clare on that first day
how she felt about him.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">She about changed her mind when
people in Fall City were stopping her to </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">compliment her on her pit bull, because she was
scared heʼd turn ferocious. Truth is, he was always as gentle as could be. You could </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">have a tiny piece of chicken (which he went wild for) lodged between your fingers, and
he would edge it out of </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">there with his teeth and </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">tongue in a way that youʼd </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">never even get scared of
him biting you. Where on
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socialize him a bit, so he
didnʼt pounce on Lukas
when he was outside reading in the sun, or take
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that Tucker would mostly listen to him.
He didnʼt care about fetching that
much, but he loved chasing the
Frisbee. Zack and I got in a game one
day where we overdid it with him and
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Tucker sent Lukas off to school
every year from his first day in
kindergarten to when he left for
college.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">He loved to go on long runs with
us, and if Clare and I couldnʼt run
together, he would be happy to go out
twice, an enthusiasm that ended with
him having four knee surgeries. After
he got the cone off, we were on to
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">He was a smart dog, and he was his
own person. He agreed to do tricks, more
because he was a good friend than because
he liked to. But he learned a lot of them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">I noticed on our walks that he would be
turning around and looking at certain cars
when they passed. It took me a while to catch
on that they were always Priuses, which is
the car I drive. I developed a theory that if he
could recognize the shape of a car so quickly,
that he could also learn how to recognize the
shape of a word on a flash card. I just made
three: Sit, Lay Down, and Rollover. I gave him
treats for that and he learned how to read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">I got so close to him that I started thinking of him as some kind of dog version of myself. I would look at him sometimes and just know he was a human in a dog suit. He was so much my alter ego that I entered a self portrait into a contest one year that was a painting of him wearing a Pendleton fedora that my dad had passed on to me.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Many pieces of art were either made for him, such as old socks made into stuffed toys that the kids put in his Christmas stocking, or of him: drawings, paintings and
sculptures. Lukas read in the book on mourning pets that Dr. Rickman gave us that it </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">was a good idea to make artwork of your lost
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">I wrote this in my journal the night he
died: “When he wanted a biscuit, you knew it,
because he let you know it with all his heart. It
flowed through him and into you, and you paid
him that biscuit because he was one with the
wanting, and so you became one with it, too.
He steered you to the cookie jar, the one
where the biscuits were kept, and once he had
you standing there, he stood staring at the jar
until you stared at it, too. You were both there staring at the jar, waiting for something to
happen when you realized it was you who was going to make it happen, you with the height
advantage and the opposable thumb. You
watched your hand reach out and you began
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removes the lid, reveals the biscuits. You both
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">know what is going to happen next. His tail
is wagging furiously. You put your hand in
the jar, retrieve a biscuit, and bring it down
toward his face. He lifts his left paw off the
floor and clicks the nails down on the hard
tile simultaneously with the clamping of his
jaws on the treat. He runs to his rug by the
door, paws sliding as they try to motor
across the slick tiles, gaining just enough
traction to pull into a skid at his rug, where
he breaks the biscuit into pieces, each of
which he relishes as he crunches and
chews them up.”</span><br />
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think I was putting my shoes on for another
reason, only to learn from him that it was
because we were going for a walk together.
As he got older and more arthritic, we had
to shorten our route. When we got to the
place where we would usually start the
longer walk around Haller Lake, he
stopped me and stared in the direction of
the long path, expectant. I had to break it to
him that he wasnʼt up to it anymore, what
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Tucker put us through some scares over the
years. One time I was on campus getting ready to
teach a class and Meesha, the girl next door who
we could always count on to help us take care of
Tucker, called and said he was running around the
neighborhood, bleeding. My first thought was that
canʼt be true, I left him inside with all the doors and
windows shut and locked. Then I realized thatʼs
why heʼd be bleeding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The day before, he woke us up, talking to us
about something we couldnʼt figure out. We
thought there was an intruder in the house or that it
was on fire. When we couldnʼt see any cause for
his alarm, we knew that he must be seeing a ghost
we couldnʼt see. We never let him into bed with us,
but we thought just this once to calm him down.
We had an eighty pound dog spinning circles on
top of us. The vet took a blood count, and we
discovered that his low thyroid level was making
him psychotic. We got that regulated for the most
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">part with meds, but if he cheeked them
or puked them up outside without us
knowing about it, he could go into
another episode. One day I came
home to an otherwise empty house
and heard water blasting into the
bathtub. He was lying on the floor of
the bathroom shaking after heʼd </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">gotten into the tub and turned it on.
He had to go on Xanax to calm him
down sometimes when he got really
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summer. Usually a gathering with lots
of people would get him pretty
excited, so we knew something was
really wrong with him when all he
could do was lay on his side in the
cool grass. Our guests for Lukasʼs
graduation party thought he was
dying. I think it must have been a
seizure of some kind, from which he
bounced back. He got stronger again,
gained a bit more of a lightness to his
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">was getting greyer, but was seeming younger. We began to think perhaps maybe he
would live forever. He was here when Lukas came home from college for an early
spring break. Tucker was 99.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">He had another seizure and he wasnʼt bouncing back. He had always been so
clean in the house, and now he wasnʼt controlling himself. He couldnʼt stand up and he
could hardly walk. I lifted him up to take him outside so he could toilet before bedtime.
He did so, but then he took the long walk to the back of the yard, and lay down in the
bushes at the base of our white birch. He was ready to die. I couldnʼt leave him there
and picked him up to carry him inside. In the next couple of days, we decided to call Dr.
Rickman to put him down. I was feeling guilty that the last walk I had taken him on, I had
rushed him too much. I wanted our last walk to be perfect together. I got a wagon to
wheel him around the loop one last time. He wouldnʼt go in it, and Lukas said he thought
Tucker would take a real walk with me.
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">This was his last gift to me: Tucker rallied and we went for a leisurely walk
around the block. I let him go off leash like he liked to and waited for him, letting him do
whatever he wanted, and we had our perfect little walk. He was light enough on his feet,
then he had nothing left when we got back. We had to carry him in a blanket to the living
room where we let him go.<br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">! </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">He was patient, and let us dress him up, especially for the holidays. Every year
we sent out Christmas cards that involved Tucker wearing some sort of hat, antlers, or
ears, and a bright scarf. He endured the pose in a stay, knowing that a treat was coming
after the photo shoot.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Zack brought Molly into our lives, and they together brought us Everleigh. Before she could talk, we would say “Tucker” to her and she would pant back “huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh” letting us know she was already well attached to this beast many times her size. They told her he was going to be with the angels the night Dr. Rickman came to visit us to put Tucker down. She had to ask twice, because she didnʼt like the answer to her question, “But heʼs coming back, right?”</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">We have lost a friend, a brother, a part of us. There is a huge hole in our lives where he used to be. It is so sad now to come home and not have him there wagging his tail to greet us, so<br />
hard for me even to go upstairs to my bedroom without helping him up the stairs so he can sleep by me. He was precious to us. We are grateful for having him as long as we did. Tucker, we will see you later. We love you. </span><br />
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I was lucky to have had my beloved
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attention. It seems like I only had him
in my life for a very brief time. My
precious sunshine has left me and I miss him so much.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My beloved Coco, you can now rest in
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<strong>See you later in Kitty Heaven.”</strong></div>
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Seattle, WA</div>
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15 years old</div>
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Edmonds, WA</div>
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May her memories live on forever - rest in peace.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Satchel Taylor-Ward </span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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April 21, 2000 – November
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Satchel was my best friend.
He got me through many personal trials, health issues and bad days. He was the perfect study buddy, the best road
trip companion and very good at reminding you that just because he was a dog,
it didn’t mean that he wanted to do things like “fetch” or “play in that water
falling from the sky.” He helped me
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Dogs are special. Dalmatians, on the other hand, are extra
special – which is sometimes difficult and sometimes wonderful - Satchel was no
exception. He was loving, kind and at
times he was sometimes a little “too” human. He
required a coat to wear when it was raining and would not go outside without
it. He would get offended if he wasn’t
allowed to sleep on the bed and he learned how to open doors – which Aaron and
I had discovered when he ate some of the food we had recently bought while we
were at work. When I found him at the
Seattle Animal Shelter, he was thin, missing patches of hair and scared. I was scared as well, painfully shy and
sad. I had recently gone through a rough
break-up. I needed him, probably more
than he needed me. He changed from a
distant, unsocial creature to one who would great every person that would walk
by and force me to do the same. He
helped me come out of my shell and be less afraid of the world. To Aaron and I, he is our “spotted baby boy” and we will
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Satchel crossed over with our love and help after struggling
with a long illness. We agonized over
the decision and want to thank everyone we have met and talked to over the
years who offered support, advice, laughs and comfort. Satchel is survived by his “wife” Dixie, who
we know will also miss him very much. In
lieu of flowers or cards, we are requesting that donations be made in his
memory to the Dalmatian Rescue of Puget Sound (<a href="http://dalmatianrescueofpugetsound.org/">http://dalmatianrescueofpugetsound.org</a>
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Jackson was given to me for Christmas as a tiny little Boxer pup, the size and color of a loaf of bread, by my fiancé Larry, a New York City Firefighter. We had been living together for a few years and were ready to take the next step of commitment: raising a hyperactive, crazy-powerful young dog. Together we took Jackson running in Central Park, threw balls for him on the Rockaway beaches, and tried unsuccessfully to teach this growing powerhouse to heel and stay out of our bed at night. He grew into such an elegant, regal dog that on more than one occasion a stranger would stop their car, back it up, and offer a compliment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jackson was a constant presence at the Squad 18 firehouse. He accompanied the men on the rig on several runs when he was too young to be trusted not to fall down the pole hole if left alone at the squad. No one who knew Larry well can think of him now without thinking of Jackson. When 9-11 claimed Larry’s life, emptiness consumed me as one thing after another fell away—my partner, my house, my car, my job, my life. It was my responsibility to Jackson and his limitless devotion to me that kept me going and saw me through the pain, moment by moment. He was all I had, but he became my everything: My running buddy, my bed warmer, my travel partner, my reason to get up in the morning and leave the house, my enthusiastic ever-loving supporter at the end of a rotten day, of which there were many back then.</div>
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Over time I reluctantly found my footing again, a new place in the city, a better job, sanity. But my work hours in advertising were horrendous, and they took their toll on myself and Jackson, who spent many long lonely days on his own. For a while I took him to a doggy daycare facility. And one stormy night I turned the corner after work to retrieve my companion to find the building he was in engulfed in flames. In a city of thousands of firefighters, it was one of Larry’s close friends who went in and got Jackson out safely. The daycare facility gone, I switched to a dog walker who became so smitten with him that he began to take Jack and keep him for the day, bringing him on on his dog-walking rounds, to his house, to his son’s little league games. After a while I noticed Jackson was putting on weight. I was perplexed until my dog walker inadvertently revealed the reason why: “You wouldn’t believe how many hot dogs that dog can eat!” So much for Jackson’s carefully regulated diet.</div>
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In time the work hours wore me down, the solitude of Jackson’s days were weighing on me, and the realization came over me that I was now the same age as Larry was when he died. I shut down my life, bought an XXL dog crate, and moved with Jackson to Europe—that canine paradise where dogs gnaw on marrowbones presented by white-gloved waiters on little silver trays while their human companions enjoy canard confit on the table above.</div>
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Jackson and I roamed the back roads of Europe: He ran unleashed on the invasion beaches of Normandy, lapped water from the Fountain of Youth in Brittany, ate pommes frites on the streets of Belgium, went shoe-shopping in Saint-Tropez, splashed in the Mediterranean Sea in Nice, and kept my feet warm under bistro tables on busy Parisian sidewalks. He rode the U-Bahn in Munich and scrounged pretzels and bits of weisswurst off the floor of German beer halls. At Christmas, Jackson and I traveled in a sleeper car on the Orient Express to Austria where we spent the holidays in the wintery Tyrolean Alps. There we ate giant wiener schnitzels and apfelstrudel in alpine chalets after long snowy walks. The chamber maids would watch him if I wanted to do a bit of skiing, and in the evening, Jackson and I would make our way to the bar, where he would make a nest in a pile of discarded coats and I would enjoy a nightcap with my fellow travelers and newfound friends.</div>
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In the spring we headed to the south of France, where we were ogled in Avignon, befriended by a truffle-sniffing dog in a cave in Chateauneuf du Pape, sunbaked in the Roman arena in Arles, and cooled by a shared lavender ice cream in Nice.</div>
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After Paris we returned to New York and spent a few months in the small town of Kismet on Fire Island, a place where we had enjoyed many of our summers together. On Fire Island, Jackson was something of a minor celebrity and was doted on by many. His dramatic collapse on a Kismet beach and the successful CPR efforts of a resident (which included chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth) earned him a role as himself in a book published by a local writer. On Fire Island, Jackson roamed the beaches at sunrise, disappeared over many a dune in hot pursuit of a deer, and refreshed himself in the rolling surf on hot humid days. In the windswept fall evenings, he would crawl awkwardly but determined into the lap of me or my housemates (or anyone else who would have him).</div>
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In time I found love again, and Jackson welcomed my new partner with the same enthusiasm he showed for all things wondrous in his life. Jackson was the ring bearer at my wedding in Central Park. And he suffered a cardiac collapse in the middle of the ceremony (from which he thankfully recovered). On the first day of my honeymoon, he had a bout of explosive diarrhea all over the back seat of the car. Too much wedding cake, I guess. Bless my new husband Charlie for his tolerance. </div>
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Jackson, Charlie, and I moved back to Manhattan, this time to an apartment right off Central Park so every walk was filled with grass and trees and birds and squirrels and other doggy friends. He welcomed our first son Ben into the world with an inquisitive and thorough sniffing. He was as intoxicated by that new baby smell as we were. Two years later, he welcomed interloper number two, my second son Graham. Through the years he patiently put up with the pokes, pushes and pinches of toddlers, and never balked at the little fingers that were always in his ear or up his nose or grabbing at his tail or paw.</div>
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People who didn’t know better were often afraid of Jackson because they mistook him for a pit-bull, of which there are many in Manhattan. But the truth, while he was intimidating in his muscularity, he was as gentle a dog as ever there was. Our apartment was burglarized one night when we were out. The thief came in off the fire escape and tore the apartment apart, taking jewelry, my computer and my camera. Jackson was there the whole time and clearly did nothing to deter the burglar—he probably just gave him a happy snort and showed him where the good stuff was.</div>
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When our growing family outgrew our apartment we traveled west. Jackson rode between the two boys’ car seats as we took a leisurely 3-week drive across the continent. Together we explored the Great Lakes in Canada, the wind farms of Iowa, the Badlands of South Dakota, and the cowboy hats of Montana.</div>
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For the last couple of years we’ve called Seattle home. Time and disease have worn Jackson down: Cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, seizures, Cushings disease, hypothyroidism, ruptured spleen, liver cancer, two torn ACLs, arthritis. He was slowing down but still had a spring in his step and enjoyed his daily walks around Volunteer Park and the antics of our two young boys, especially their sloppy eating: every toddler meal was a banquet of spilled yogurt, runaway peas, and splats of oatmeal for dear old Jack.</div>
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In the last year his walks became shorter and his time sleeping become longer. But he was in reasonably good shape when his 14<sup>th</sup> birthday arrived at the end of September. Still perky-eared, bright-eyed, and eager to greet anyone and everyone with a wriggling body and happy tail. In November he declined rapidly over a period of weeks, in the final days losing muscle control, the ability to stand, walk and eat. In the end he was trembling and restless despite a daily cocktail of three different pain medications. The last sleepless night was the worst, and the time had come. On November 15, at the age of 14, our sweet old dog passed on.</div>
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With Dr. Rickman’s kind support, we let him go at home, in the grass, in the sunshine, with my body wrapped around him and my face pressed close to his while I rubbed his supple neck. Those who knew him well will be warmed to hear he was snoring like a bear when he passed, adrift in the deepest, most contented sleep he has known in months.</div>
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When he was gone, I stroked is puppy-soft fur for the last time; it was so warm and glossy in the late afternoon sun. And I was overwhelmed by a deep sense of gratitude. Thank you for giving him to me. Thank you for giving me this beautiful, strong dog who kept the candle burning in my soul through the bitter, dark days and months after 9-11. This friend who touched the lives of so, so many people during his 14 years. How many Fire Island laps did he warm over the course of all those summers? Probably as many as the trains he boarded on our months of travels through Europe. He had an insatiable appetite for affection, always the 80-pound lapdog, always at the center of everything.</div>
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After Dr. Rickman had taken him away, I sat quietly on the sofa with a stiff single malt in my hand. So still. Just breathing. And I swear in that silent moment I felt his paws thunder across my chest with the vigor of a joyous young pup on a spring-loaded energy tear. <o:p></o:p></div>
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With Larry, the night we brought him home from his Brooklyn breeder. 1998.<br />
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My triathlon training partner in his early years. 2001.<br />
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With Shake, a couple of Vermont mountain lions…beware little bunny rabbits.<br />
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Tearing up the beach with me on Fire Island. Sabrina calls this picture "Free".<br />
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Etretat, Normandy, France: Jackson 2006… </div>
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Stepping out in St Tropez with the yachts and the glitterati.<br />
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A rendezvous with Sabrina in the City of Light.<br />
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Daybreak on Fire Island…the grey is setting in after our EU sojourn.<br />
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It's hard to believe it's been 14 years already. I still remember that summer day in Grandpa & Grandma's back yard. I heard a squeaking noise in the garden. I went toward the apple tree by the fence and there you were: a beautifully marked little kitten. It was like you found me. I scooped you up and you melted in my arms. You always loved being held like a baby. I was reading Julius Caesar at the time. At first I thought you were a girl so I named you 'Portia' after the female lead in the play. But we soon figure out you were really a Caesar. You sat on my lap the whole drive home. You curled up on my chest and slept. You always hated it when I left; I'd come home to sounds of you whining. We started out in that tiny apartment with the fire escape, and then we moved all the way down to LA. You got to stay in motels. You always found your food and litter box. You adapted well to life in LA, but we were both lonely there. You comforted me--my best friend--through those confusing and angsty years in my early-mid twenties. You loved me no matter what I did, or how I looked. You just wanted to curl up beside me and have your chin rubbed. When Dan came into the picture, you were threatened. It took you a long time to warm up to him, but when you did, it was a beautiful thing to watch. The three of us would sleep soundly, all with the help of your purr lulling us to sleep every night. Remember when your tail caught on fire from the candle? We had a lot of fun memories in that apartment, didn't we? Then you got to move into a house, which you loved. So many new places for you to curl up and burrow. We got you a harness and leash so you could go for walks in the backyard. All you wanted to do was eat grass. You loved grass so much! The only human food you'd ever touch was yellow fin tuna. Only the finest for you. When we moved into our current house, you immediately made friends with the basement. We decided to make the guest room off limits so guests with allergies could get a good night's sleep. You were persistent, though. And now, of course, it's your room, your oasis, your hospital. You've always been a fiercely independent cat, an only child with particular tastes. You taught me how to take care of something else, and to think less about my own needs. You reminded me that staying in on a Friday night was just fine. I'll always think of you hiding in cupboards, sleeping on your favorite round chair, walking on our heads at night, and swiping at the dog. I'll never forget you, little guy. I love you so much.</div>
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Rest in Peace Dear Winnie<br />
January 2, 1997 – June 9, 2012<br />
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Winnie was born and spent the first 5 years of her life in Pendleton, OR.<br />
She was adopted by Jayde in March 2002, and began a life of new adventures<br />
in Montana. Later, she moved with Jayde to Portland, OR and finally<br />
Seattle.<br />
In her younger years, she loved running (especially to chase squirrels),<br />
playing, hiking, camping, and wading in the shallows of rivers. Her later<br />
years in Seattle found her often at Greenlake, and exploring the many city<br />
parks of Seattle.<br />
While quiet by nature, Winnie was also a very social dog, always up for a<br />
party, and loved having guests to greet and make welcome. Her love of food<br />
and treats, especially salmon treats and carrots, is legendary. And in<br />
her senior<br />
years, a good treat always trumped arthritis pain and got her moving again.<br />
Winnie was a wonderful companion and friend to many, but especially to<br />
Jayde, whom she emotionally supported through graduate school, multiple<br />
moves, and her first few professional jobs, and to Josh, to whom she<br />
wholeheartedly gave approval as Jayde’s future husband. Her invariable<br />
supervision of all cooking procedures and sweet, joyful presence will be<br />
missed.</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Today my house is quiet and missing a major source of energy and joy. Kenai passed away this morning. We were grateful for several weeks of reprieve from the cancer but, inevitably, it caught up with us. Kenai was my heart dog and I know she was the same for Vince. She quite literally changed our lives when she charged in. She was a girl filled with boundless love and enthusiasm which she happily shared with anyone in her vicinity. Enjoy the photos of my best girl! They should make you laugh — because that’s the kind of a girl she was! </span></span></div>
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