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Ernie
Many of you knew my
Ernie, and for those of you who didn't, he was a wonderful
friend to me for 5 years.
I met him in November
2002 when I was to foster him for the holidays. He came to
me with many health problems, but was the happiest boy
despite his ailments. It was as if he always had lived with
us, so we adopted him Christmas Eve, 2002.
Through the years, he
became a healthy, beautiful boy who was as gentle as a Teddy
Bear. Ernie was friends with everyone, children, dogs,
veterinarians, cats, the word stranger never entered his
mind. He loved his stuffed animals, and always placed them
in a little pile on his various beds. They were his little
babies and he was ever so gentle. He had the sweetest face
and when he would look at me his eyes always were filled
with so much love. Food was also a priority with Ernie, in
fact he never knew the word "Full" when it came to eating.
He was always welcoming unsuspecting visitors to give him an
infinite amount of cookies.
He helped me
through my divorce, comforted me when my Stanley ( a cocker
) died, and just this last year helped me through my
cancer. He was diagnosed with Lymphoma in April, 2006 and
fought a hard fight with quality of life the entire time
until the end. All the doctors thought it was a miracle
that he lived this long due to his aggressive cancer, but
the medicines kept working. He had been given 6-8 weeks to
live by the Oncologist a year ago January. He was one of
their favorite patients at South Paws and Pendervet.
I will miss him
terribly, but I am thankful for having him in my life for
the past 5 years. I want to thank OBG for rescuing him and
allowing me to have the pleasure of loving Ernie and being
graced with his love for me. I know he is healthy again
and running freely with his other cocker buddies, I just
wish he could have lived forever with me.
Until we meet again
Ernie, I love you.
Your Mom
Debbie
& Dudley (OBG alumni, 16 years old)
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