loss.

Just after midnight on Monday August 20th, my favorite dog in the whole world, Sadie, had to be put to sleep. She had an enlarged heart and was experiencing arrhythmia and constant seizures. Once she got sick and had her first horrifying seizure last Thursday, things progressed from bad to worse very quickly and at the advice of the vet, she went to sleep forever, lying in the laps of her (my) mom and dad, her tail still wagging until the very end.

sadie loved to fish, loved to swim and was the smartest dog i'd ever met. she loved her biscuits and putting on her "jewelry" (collar) so she could show it off to everyone. she was more human than any human being i've met except that, unlike humans, sadie loved us all unconditionally. i will never forget her and neither will anyone else who's life she touched, i know that for sure.

i am crying as i write this, i have been since i found out about her death and probably will cry many more times to come. she is being cremated and i believe we will scatter her remains at the lake, her favorite place. mom and dad can't even bring themselves to look at the dock, let alone walk down there.

there's a very big empty place in our lives that sadie once filled. i miss her so much.

goodbye for now, sadie girl...