fritz03
01-29-2005, 06:34 PM
Our 1st dog Ruffles,a miniature poodle passed on to the Rainbow Bridge on April3,2002 and we still miss him a lot.Sometimes we slip and call Fritz,Ruffles,but I guess it's understandable as we had Ruffles for 15 and a half years.Ruffles was blind,deaf,wasn't walking right and couldn't stand for long periods without falling down so Dad made the decision as hard as it was to have him put down.He knew it was coming,so he built him a coffin ,put carpet in it and when the time come to bury him,he covered with a blanket as if he was sleeping.It was dad that took him that day,mom had to go our and deliver meals to Senior Citizens and I was the only other person home.I took him outside for one last time and he did what he had to do and then brought him in.Dad had to have him there by 11:30 a,.m.i did see him leace in my car at that time ,but I could still hear him.After a few minutes of hearing nothing I checked and he was gone.Dad had taken him when I saw the car go and I really was upset i didn't get to say that last goodbye.Dad had to bring him home in the coffin,one of the hardest things he has ever had to do.He buried him close by and didn't even know he did it.I try and talk to him every night before i go to bed and it sure helps.We didn't tell anybody for a few days as it was really getting over the loss of Ruffles.We weren't going to get another dog for a while,but dad missed Ruffles so much ,that 4 months later we went and bought fritz.It was the best $800 we have have spent.he has been the best little pal you could have next to old Ruffy.