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Dear Rain,

Thank you for being in my life. I will love you forever. Though it's impossibly difficult for me to believe that I'll never see you again, I have millions of memories of you that I will always cherish. I will miss you for the rest of my life. Thank you for getting to know me and thank you for showing me your love. Rest easy knowing that you made a huge difference in my life. Words could never express my eternal love for you. Good-bye best friend, little girl, Rainy-bop.

Your friend and Dad, Tim

reeses was a very good boy i trained him to help me for i am in a wheelchaire.he will be always missed and very loved.he is always in my heart.and my days are long without him in my life.

My name is David and this was my best friend Ripley, a female beagle. This was the last picture taken of her at 5 months in Nova Scotia where we live. She was taken from me after she broke her lead and was struck by a car, she was only ten months old. She was the happiest dog I knew and had more life in her than I have ever seen in any dog. I will miss her dearly.

12/27/02 
Rocket,
      My old man. You and Nick are almost the same age. I never really thought about a house without you in it. You always just knew the routine. You never were any trouble. Occasionally you got into the trash, but that was my fault. I wish we had better luck with the latest drug that Dr Erickson wanted to try. I know you have a weak back end and cant help the peeing. We have tried everything. I have an appointment tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock. It doesn't seem real. Tomorrow at 11:00 AM you wont be with me any more. I still have terrible memories of taking Big Easy in for this. Frantic eyes...gasping for breath. It cant be that way. I wont let it. There wont be any pain for you anymore. Cheeser will be there to greet you.

01/05/03 - I remembered something that was worth a try. Rocket had been on Rimadyl all summer to help with his weak back legs and sore back. He went off of it some time in the Fall. The peeing started in the Fall and has gotten progressively worse. I decided to put him back on the Rimadyl and see if it worked. I am also picking up the water bowl at night. It has now been nine days since I wrote the above pre-tribute and Rocket has not had one single accident!!!!

01/12/02 - Still no accidents! But Rocket is only eating about 1/4 the amount of food he usually eats. So he's getting less than a cup of food a day.

03/11/03 - Update on my old man. Still no peeing accidents!! The incredible cold has been very, very hard on him. We've had to pick up his back end and help him into the house many times. He is like a skinny, dainty Daddy Long Legs. His legs are always akimbo. My husband thinks he is a miracle to still be around. I think he doesnt want to leave his mommy  ; )   We go in to the vet on Saturday for nail trims with Baby (my great dane) Dr Erickson will be happy to see him there just for nails!

06/29/03 - You'd think I could write a fitting tribute after posting hundreds of others on this website. It's just too hard...and it makes me appreciate the effort of them all the more. My skinny old man died in my arms today. It shouldnt have happened this way. Not like this.

09/24/03 - It has taken me three months just to write down the facts. I still cant write him a tribute. Here are the facts -
I chose the finest kennel in town for our 6 day vacation. We left on Monday and returned on Sunday (I paid extra for a 'non-pick-up day') to find him 'hosed off', shivering, semi-conscious, caked with urine and feces, emaciated, a stress bruise on each shoulder and hip that had an open sore on the end of each stress bruise - these occurred from being 'stuck' on the ground and paddling his legs...probably for hours...trying to get up. Ashley and I took him home and I called the emergency number for my vet and left a message. Our whole family just sat dazed in the living room around Rocket waiting for the return call. Rocket's eye would open just a little sometimes, but we were losing him. Finally, the vet called and said to meet us at the clinc. We gently loaded him, bed and all in the back of my truck. He was put to sleep within the hour. I hardly remember our wonderful trip to the Ozarks. It's very hard for me to hear people say what a wonderful life he had when I have to live with the fact that his last week was the hardest of his whole life. And that that skinny old face was waiting for me to come through those terrible doors that I had led him through while I went on vacation.
I suppose I need to stop doing that to myself. And if I truly believe they go to a better place, then how it ends is not how they judge us. It is how they lived and were cared for and were loved. And I do know that. It's just still so hard. Big Easy...take care of him.

Rocky was the beloved friend of Len and Caroline and will be remembered always!

My sweet, sweet boy, you were with me during the most difficult times in my life. I want to thank you for being there for me. I had never felt loss so deep until the day I let you go...I felt you go boy, right through my heart and into the sunset. I will always love you Pooh!! My handsome boy Rocky. He was my first dog and the best pal anyone could ever want. Smart, funny, loyal and best friend. I miss ya Rocky Feller.

ruffles was my ouda baby. i looked foward to going to see him, i knew that for a few hours that i was the most important person in the world. my son and i kept ouda when he was a puppy for a week, it was very hard to give him back. he was a loving and caring dog and i will miss being ouda and loved by him. rest easy my friend. you have earned your place in heaven.

love aunt lin-lin

Ruffles was my Chinese Sharpei for 14 years, he went to sleep today @ Dr. Daniels on 1/3/05.  His nickname was Ouda, for Ouda mama's baby.  He was the best pet ever.  He was so smart even after he lost his hearing.  He would "Ouda" you when you walked in the door by placing his velvet muzzle in your hand.  My husband bought him @ Christmas, so his AKC name was Lord Nicholas McRuffles.  He continued to live w/my husband after our divorce but I visited often and he visited my home with my cocker spaniels.  He was an "old man", with total control of his environment and let my dogs know it in a certain manly way, not agressive.  He fathered my female sharpei that was put to rest last year.  Dr. Daniels gave Ruffles 2 shots today because he did not want to leave us and he is not gone forever.  We have too many beautiful memories of this beautiful mama's baby.  He was daddy's "buddy". Ruffles, I will never forget you boy, I'll never stop loving you.  Rest now, You lived a long happy life.  Love Mama

Russell was Bob's Black Lab. A little hard of hearing these days. A little blind, I think. Always a smile on his face and a wagging black tail. Many times when I would drive by the ranch, I would see Bob outside walking and two black labs running around. But Russell was Bob's dog. He had the kindest eyes and the sweetest face. Phoebe is lost without you. We miss and love you Russell.