Love Letter To Your Dog(s)

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They are all beautiful.
I am crying at work

and Val,
There is NO WAY I could write mine at work. I am already a sniffing mess, and that is just reading everyone elses!!!!

[finn's mom]

Dearest Finn -

I know how much you have to do, being a labrador and all, so, I'll try to keep this short. I remember that you were the only dark yellow in the bunch, and, the first I'd ever seen of that color. It was chilly, and, I held you close to me, pulling my sweatshirt up over your tiny body. You fell asleep in my arms, and, I fell in love. I knew you were right for me and that I was right for you. A stranger summed it up when she said that we looked alike! She must have just meant that we looked like we both were missing the same thing...eachother. And, she couldn't have been more right.

You have been my constant, ever laughing, strong companion since the day we met. You've already been with me through five homes (I promise one day I'll settle down!), and, have traveled far, without a complaint or hitch. I know that no other creature will ever replace my Bruno, as my heart still aches to see his sweet face. But, you have filled my soul and life with such energy, such love, such spirit, I know, even after only sixteen months, that no matter who I meet in my life or the next, no will ever compare to you. I love you, Huckleberry.

Always......Kari

[finn's mom]

everyone's letters are so sweet, I've gone and read most of them. i think this thread was a great idea, and, thank you val, for bumping it back up!

[k9krazee]

Shadow,
I never dreamed of owning a dog as special as you, I remember the day that you were born, Aunt DeAnna called in the middle of the night and said that you would be arriving soon. I had no idea that 8 weeks later she would surprise me with you. I was gone at camp but suddenly had to come home, in the driveway you sat. I was very confused and it had not yet set in that you were mine, I had no idea but I am very very glad that she decided not to keep you. You were such a sweet little girl, mom did daycare and you put up with all the pulling of your ears and being used as a pillow. When you were little mom was afraid to buy you toys because she thought you would ruin all of our stuffed animals, well remember the day I brought home that purple dinosaur for you? You carried that thing everywhere and was so gentle with it. Soon you had a whole toy box of toys and never once touched one of ours. I would take you for walks and get funny looks from people, you had gotten so big and I was a 6 year old kid. People would slow down and ask whos walking who! You are now 10 years old, you have been a huge part of my life and I love you more than anything in the world. I know we kind of got carried away and added a few more members to the family within the last three years but you are so special and I try to show you everyday what you mean to me. I love how you dance around and go under peoples legs, we know that it is your way of giving us hugs but some people are affended by it. I love to wrap my arms around you, sometimes if we say "Aww" you will gently growl back, people sometimes think you are big and scary but I know that you would never hurt a fly (well maybe a fly, but unintenionally) Oh, and the big dog that wasn't allowed on the furniture, you busted that rule really quick. You always slept on the foot of my bed, you started to get bigger and bigger and so did I, but the bed seemed to shrink! You would just stay long enough for me to fall asleep then you would retire to the cool basement. Oh and so many good times we shared! Shadow, I love you more than anything and I hope we have many more wonderful years to come!
Love ya lots,
Ashley

[finn's mom]

has everyone written their letters? i just think this thread is too good to be pushed off the first page, at least for now. i love reading all of them!

[beeniesmom]

Dear Beenie,

Even though you were not my first little baby, I want you to know that you have brought your daddy and me such joy. You may not know this but I had been bugging your daddy for over a year that I wanted a little fur baby. I missed my Dee Dee that had passed on in Italy, where I used to live.

I still remember the day he said ok.

I jumped on the internet searching for you. After many months of searching for you in shelters and in the paper, I was getting very upset. I thought that I’d never find you. I was sitting home one day and got on-line. There was an ad for Boston terrier puppies. I knew that daddy really wanted one of your kind because he grew-up with one. I wanted a poodle mix because that was what Dee Dee was. I hope you’re not upset when you read this.

Well, I called the number and got an appointment for that evening to see you and your siblings. Daddy and I were sure we weren’t going to find what we were looking for.

When we arrived at your house, we were horrified that there were over 20 of your brothers and sisters roaming the house. Daddy picked you out from the bunch because I would have taken all of you home. We paid the lady and the next day reported her to the proper entity. We don’t know what happened to your siblings. We think they were taken away from the filthy place that they and you were in. Hopefully they were all adopted into good homes.

You were very sick for the first several months of your life. You had bad worms and fleas. I hope you don’t remember that awful time.

We were already so in love with your expressive eyes, your sweet smile and warm kisses that we couldn’t bear to lose you. The thought still haunts us.

Before getting you, daddy and I promised each other that you’d never sleep in the bed. Well you know that didn’t last one minute … if you aren’t snuggling with us, we can’t sleep.

We love you so much Beenie and can’t imagine our lives without you.

That evening, you were calling to us to save you.
I really want you to know that you have saved and given us more than we could have ever imagined.

Love mommy and daddy

[pipersmom]

Dear Piper:

My world had fallen apart.

My husband decided I wasn’t good enough anymore-that he was throwing away ten years of marriage to be with someone he’d known only a few months. I couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep and only got out of the house to go to work. My life, I thought, was as good as over.

You had already found a home when I answered the “Free to a good home� ad. I figured disappointment was par for the course, but left my number anyway in case it didn’t work out. Surprisingly, my phone rang two weeks later and your new home hadn’t worked because you wanted to lick the new baby in the face.

I loved you at first sight. You were so fat and furry, you looked like a little stuffed sheep. You hopped right up in the truck and licked me on the face as if to say, “Thanks Mom for coming to get me.�

Thank you, my sweet, quirky little boy, for the sight of your little paws on the side of the bed as you stood staring at me intently as if to say, “Quit feeling sorry for yourself Mom. It’s time to get up and play.� Or, on days when I was especially down and didn’t respond, you would poke me with your paw until I moved.

*Because of you, I got out of bed each day even when I didn’t want to because you wanted to play or go outside.
*Because of you, I went for walks in the park, because you needed the exercise.
*Because of you, my tears didn’t last long, because you licked them away as quickly as they fell.
*Because of you, I laughed again because you gave me no choice with your comical little ways.
*Because of you, I felt loved and needed again.
*Because of you, I am alive today because BEFORE you, I had lost the will to go on.

*Because of you, my fuzzy-faced little Pie-Pan, I stayed around long enough to meet and marry your new Daddy, who loves you every bit as much as I do. Our lives are blessed each and every day because we have you and I thank God for sending my little angel to me 3 years ago when I needed you the most.

I love you little boy,
Your Mom

[luvofallhorses]

Dearest Buster,

When I asked my mom to go get you, I never thought she would. She brought you home and you were so small and oh so cute! I knew from right then you'd be part of the family. You were such a character. My parents brought you to wal-mart in a baby sling thingy. Everyone thought you were a big hit and you were little man. You didn't stay small for long and boy did you grow into those ears of yours You're a year and some odd months now but I wouldn't change you for the world. It's so funny that you just kiss with your whole nose and not your mouth. That whine of yours is something else, it's cute I love how you just follow me and stare at me and just be my friend. I love you so much baby boy!

Love,

Mommy

Dearest Rocky,

You are such a sweet boy. I thought it was funny before Christmas when I got you a nylabone you opened the package. I knew you were smart. You love biting the water and swimming in the lake and just being a loyal companion. You are much loved by all of us and I know my dad would be lost with out you. We all would be. When you got hit by a car, I had to be postive for you even though it was hard, boy. You recovered and you're my miracle dog. I am so happy you're alive today and even though you're 8 years old you're still a puppy at heart. Don't ever change sweet boy! I love you!

Love,

Mommy

Dearest Ginger,

When my aunt brought you home, they were hiding you from me. How could they do that, girl? You were my grandmother's and you were such a cutie and you are precious now I am so glad my mom inherited you when your own mommy passed away. You had to live here because my parents inherited my grandmother's house, also. You were supposed to go with my aunt but you didn't like her dogs, they were too much for you, huh Even though you and Buster get into it sometimes, which is to be expected, I love you dearly. You're my mom's dog and all but you will always have a special place in my heart. I love you bunches, honey!

Love,

Mommy

[luvofallhorses]

This is to my RB Colby:

Dearest Colby,

Oh how I miss your sweet face You were my heart and soul. I can't believe that you bit someone, he must have provoked you. I remember that kids would point their fingers at you and pretend to shoot you How could anyone do that is beyond me When my parents said you had to be put to sleep I couldn't take it. It felt like someone tore my heart out and stepped on it into a million pieces. It was either you or we got evicted. How come people have to choose between a loved one and a house. It's not fair! I just miss you so much and I will see you again someday. I love you my sweet border collie boy.

Love,

Mommy

This is also to another RB, Buddy:

Dearest Buddy,

I miss you so much I wish you never got away from us in Nevada. That took a toll on your life. Why did the kid feed you lunchmeat when he had his own dog ? That dog attacked you and you had to be rushed to the emergency vet and have so many stitches in your back I helped my dad wash you everyday so you'd get better. You did and you were a fighter. It hurt all of us when you went downhill before Christmas. You were such a sweetie. I miss that little bark of yours and that sweet face of yours. Until we meet again...I will love you always!

Love,

Mommy

[beeniesmom]

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[k9krazee]

Oh Jack dog,
The time was not right, we never dreamed of owning five dogs it just kind of happened. It has been almost 4 months since you became a part of my life and now I don't know how I ever lived without you. I love you soo much and I know that you love me more than anything in the world. Yes, you can be a huge pain and are always trying to get into things, you have eaten many shoes, tore up sweet Shadow's bed, ate Many socks, and many many more things were destroyed by you. You are such a goofball and I love to watch you roll around and play with your toys. I have also always wanted a retrieving water dog and boy did I get one! I love the way you are always so excited to see me and your whole body starts wrigling! I love your sweet funny seal bark and the way you wake me up in the morning. You are a special little guy and I know that we will share many many more years together. You are a small dog in a big dog package, you don't always realize that you aren't small enough to walk on end tables or do the things the little dogs do. I love your rough tounged kisses and I always know that if I lay on the ground I will get some loving from you! I love the way you can play gentle with little Kyra and barely touch baby Jasper but can play rough with the big dogs. Overall you are a great dog, the dog that I always dreamed of sharing my life with! I love to watch you run through the fields and do zoomies around the yard.I love the way that you will lay on the couch and lazily fall off, you put a smile on my face each and everyday, what am I ever going to do when I leave you for a month! I am dreading that day and will think of your goofy self all the time! You are my special lttle nut dog and I am sure you will grow up into a loyal companion and can't wait to start agility with you!
Love ya lots Goof!
Ashley

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Well, after sobbing through the first two pages, I figure it's time I write my own.

Abby--

Like a lot of other furmoms and dads, I BEGGED and BEGGED to get a dog. That was ALL I wanted, I even told my parents they didn't have to ever get me anything ever again. Well, they forgot that comment, I see!

I was only 12 when you came into my life. I remember picking you up, miles and miles away... and how daddy seemed so strong and manly and wouldn't let you know how cute you really were, until you slobbered all over his face when he picked you up. You had his heart right then, girl. You knew it too.

My brother and I argued the whole way home. Well, you SLEPT the whole way home, and Jake and I argued over who would get to have your head in who's lap! Eventually I won, being the big bossy sister I am! Sorry for disturbing your sleep as we flipped you over so you could lay in my lap.

That night you chased the kitties, chewed on the chair, and wouldn't go potty when we took you out, but I loved you since the moment I saw you.

Then the day came where Mom and Dad callled us into the living room and broke the news that mommy was moving out.

Please understand it was hard for me and Jake to comprehend, and I have never cried harder in my life, and how scared you looked to see me, Jake, and daddy all sobbing on the couch and mommy just staring at us. Mommy never even flinched as I cried, Jake cried, and Daddy cried quietly. I'm sorrry. After that I just held you and cried in my room because I didn't know what else to do. You let me hold you without complaint, something very odd because you were never a lap dog.

So mommy left, and I cried myself to sleep every night for the first two or three months, but you just stayed right there, right by my side. I know that your mommy left, and you didn't get walks as often. We were all in shock, and I'm sorry if you've ever felt scared, nervous, or afraid. I'm so sorry for anything I've ever done wrong or to hurt you.

I love you more than my life, and would put myself in harms way to make sure you emerge without a scratch. I hope you know that.

You're sitting next to me right now with your head on my lap because once again, I am crying thinking about the day we all cried on the couch. I love you, baby girl. More than you know.

-Mom


*sob* That was really hard.

[Jamieejo85]

Chico~
Mom didn't want me to get a dog but I had to have you. You were going to be put to sleep and you were just a pup. So I called up grandpa (Also landlord) and we went to the Humane Society together and got you.

You were such a calm boy and you still are, surprising for a one year old lab. We have never had a dog that has been as well behaved as you. Within two weeks, you were able to sit, lay, and high five on command. Big brother Omar just loved you. I could tell how sad you were after Omar got hit by a car. You didn't have a canine playmate to run around in the backyard with anymore. After a little bit of begging and proving responsibility, Mom let me get another dog. Who knew he would be so small?? Guapo (chihuahua) only weighed 1 pound when I brought him home and I wasn't too sure how you would do with him. But you have done great, even letting him boss you around a little bit. It is so funny to see a 80 pound dog and a 2 pound dog playing together. I am so happy that you have a friend to play with.

But I don' t think I have ever told you that you are my best friend. I don't really feel comfortable talking to friends and family about certain things but you are always there for me to wrap my arms around and cry and cry when I am upset. You never judge me, and you never argue with you, you are just there to listen. I am so thankful for you friendship and I love you Chico.

Maybe when I am done bawling, I will write Guapo's......

[akaspaddero]

(quote) *Because of you, I got out of bed each day even when I didn’t want to because you wanted to play or go outside.
*Because of you, I went for walks in the park, because you needed the exercise.
*Because of you, my tears didn’t last long, because you licked them away as quickly as they fell.
*Because of you, I laughed again because you gave me no choice with your comical little ways.
*Because of you, I felt loved and needed again.
*Because of you, I am alive today because BEFORE you, I had lost the will to go on. (quote)



How true...Thank you all for sharring. I needed to cry and boy did I.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Just bumping up this wonderful thread.