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Rescued 7-14-2010
Passed 7-20-2010
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The hardest part of rescue is rescuing them too late to
truly save them.
Miss Aspen had a family that cared about her, she was
on her way to her new life. One with no more neglect, or
abuse.
But it was simply not to be...
She had recently had puppies, and still had her milk
sacks, and beneath still waters, she also had a uterine
infection. She was rushed to our vet Yesterday and set
to have emergency surgery this morning.
She passed over night.
There are many reasons we would like to see pets
spayed/neutered, this is another. Had she been spayed
this could have never happened to her.
We feel heart broken for the little boy that fell for her
on Sunday and wanted to be her best friend.
We feel heart broken for Aspen, to be so close to a
happy life, and not get it, even when you have done
nothing wrong.
Rest sweet girl in peace, until we meet again.
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Mojo
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Rescued 3-19-2009
With a heavy heart we laid him
to rest on 7-9-2010
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"We are Rescue"
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Until you have held a tiny puppy in your arms as it kissed your
face with slobbery puppy breath, and felt the love.
Until you have held an injured or severely ill dog in your arms,
and felt the wisdom,
And until you have seen and understood the look in a dogs eyes
that tell you their time on earth with you is over, and you
humanely let them go,
You will never understand the life of a rescuer.
We find beauty in the most incomprehensible places and the
otherwise homely faces.
It is our gift to see beyond the dirt, terror, sadness, and defeat,
and find the true soul that lives within.
Goodbye Mojo...you will live in our souls forever.
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In Loving Memory
Madison Mae Bradley
9/25/06 - 1/1/10
When you lose a friend, you lose a piece of yourself
Things change forever
You cannot go back, and it is so hard to go forward
You are racked with the “what ifs” and “if I would have only”
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REGRET
Slammed with regret
I should have been there more
I should have cuddled with you more
I should have told u how much I love you more
ANGER
Why did you have to leave
Why did your life end so short
You were too young
You never had a chance
Is it true what they say; God has a plan for all of us?
Sometimes that plan is not fair but you just have to follow
through
Everything happens for a reason
Some which we may not agree with
When u lose a friend you lose a piece of yourself
The “In Memory” tattoo can help mask the pain but does it
heal it?
No, it does not, but it makes you feel as though you will
never forget
Forget the good times and even the bad ones
It means that they will never fade
They are permanently a piece of you forever and always
Rest in peace to the ones I’ve loved and lost
I’ll never be permanent
But I’ll never forget
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These pictures were taken at Club
Paws where Bentley stayed until he
found his new home.
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Bentley was rescued 3-28-2009 from Barnhardt
MIssouri animal control on his last day of life
there. He was loved by all of us at Hope
Rescues. He was adopted to a nice woman and
her children where we thought he would find
happiness and love.
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Bentley was a wonderful dog with a personality to
beat the band. A big flirt, and most of all, a friend
to anyone who ever met him.
Good bye Bentley.
You deserved to live a long happy life.
xxoo
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Sloopy Girl Murray
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5-12-1996 - 11-15-2009
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Dear Sloopy Girl,
You were the one that always had a funny way of sitting and
laying down. I called you my "Funny Sit" and "Funny Lay'
because you always made me laugh with that goofy look on
your face. I also called you my "Goofy Girl".
The last few months you were in pain, but you still followed
me around the house, still liked to show off, and still made
me smile. You were very devoted to all of us here.
I miss you and will always love you and keep you in my
heart.
I prayed for the longest time that you would be with me for
at least another couple of years, but you were in such pain
and you wanted to go home to the heavens and to our
Creator. You are now pain free and with your sisters who
had gone before you.
I love you.
Love Mom
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Dear Callie Mae 1996-2009
Your fight with kidney disease has been a long one. I
am happy to have been the Mom of the sweetest kitties
even though you were having a difficult time in life with
loss of sight and all the other challenges you faced. I
miss your purrs. I miss your meows that sounded like
Mama. I miss you just for you. I pray that you and
Jenny Lynn will be at the Rainbow Bridge when I get to
heaven. I know that you loved me because you were
always here with me. When I couldn’t be at home, you
found my clothes and slept on them until I arrived
home. You couldn’t stand to be without me and now I
can’t stand to have you gone from my life. I love you
very much. I miss you and Jenny Lynn very much. I
know that you are with Jenny Lynn right now snuggling
the way you two did here in this life.
Love Mom
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Jenny Lynn Murray
This Beautiful Gentle Giant
befriended dogs, cats, and
humans alike.
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Tricia Murray who lives in Texas, lost her beloved
German Shepherd mix girl, Jenny Lynn Murray.Tricia's
sisters Barb and Sue made a donation to Hope
Rescues in Jenny Lynn's memory to help a homeless
pet in need get the care they deserve.Jenny will be
missed, and will always be loved. She left her sweet
paw prints on the hearts of all who met her.
Dear Jenny Lynn - 1996-2009
Your sister Callie Mae is now with you. I miss you very
much too. It was only three months after losing you that
your sister Callie Mae is now gone from my sight too.
Please let us all meet at the Rainbow Bridge. You
were my gentle giant always with me. You hardly
barked, but loved to snuggle with Callie Mae. You
always had a wet kiss and a cold wet nose when you
saw me. I miss your kisses and your cold wet nose. I
wish you were here because I love you and miss you
dearly. Love Mom.
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Kelly Marie Lee
Passed February 27,2009
at 17 years old
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Kelly lived a long life with our family. Nearly two years
ago she was diagnosed with Congestive Heart failure
and only given six months or so to live. Because she
and Kendra were so close we rescued a puppy beagle
to help Kendra with the grief process after the passing
of Kelly.
However, Kelly would have none of that, and actually
seemed to defy the odds and come back to life for a
time. So instead of one hyper howling beagle we
suddenly had two.
Kelly had seizures, Was incontinent and did not even
know most of the time that she was pooing as she
walked. Eventually she had to live at the kennel
because she could not hold it any longer in the home
while we were out. We spend most of our time there
anyway, so we could watch over her.
On the morning of February 27th, 2009 Kelly could not
get up any longer, her spry outlook was obviously gone,
and we knew it was time to let her go.
She went peacefully at the vet’s office later that day.
Kendra was still at school and we decided it would be
best to let her know after she got home.
Kelly was Kendra’s Best friend, and Kendra Kelly’s.
We hope that Kelly finds Tommygirl and the two of
them get to run and play as they did in life.
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Losing the guessing game...
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Eastwood and Wayne
rescued from Barnhart Missouri
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Sometimes rescue can be a hard, hard thing.
Who do you save? Who is too sick to save? Those are
questions we have to ask ourselves every time we
rescue. The only pets we have ever turned our backs
on even when we have room are the one's that try to
bite us and the one's who appear to have something
that could harm the others in our care.
Yet, there are times when you just don't know for sure
until it happens.
Sometimes, we have taken a friendly dog, only to find
out they are NOT so friendly, but have waited to bite us
until after rescue. Other times we have picked up what
looks like a healthy dog only to find them sick within 24
hours of rescue.
This time we did not get to see the dogs before rescue
in person, we saw their pictures on the web and chose
to save their lives. Upon meeting the transport driver
we knew Wayne and Eastwood were very sick, and
they were rushed to the vet. They seemed to get
better, they were in quarantine for ten days, then
started to play and the cough was going away. For
about two weeks...Suddenly a puppy died, why? NOT
parvo, test was negative. Then another, and we had to
find out what was going on.
Eastwood and Wayne got worse, and had to be taken
back to the hospital. The second puppy was sent for
an autopsy. The autopsy came back,
Distemper...Extremely deadly, who brought it in?
Eastwood and Wayne. We unknowingly exposed our
babies to something that could kill them. Eastwood
and Wayne were fighting it the entire time and
spreading it like wildfire through the puppies. There is
no true test on a live dog, and when they appeared to
get better distemper was ruled out. Until they got sick
again.
They would die too, someday, but their immune system
is more developed so they could appear to have
survived this only to relapse again two months from
now and the enitre time be spreading the virus.
What do we do? How do we stop it? What other life at
our rescue would we be willing to risk to continue this
attempt at rescue with the beagles ? We looked at
every face we have, every face we love so very much,
and thought of Eastwood and Wayne. However much
we cared for them, there was only one answer, for we
could not risk the life of even one more pet for them, we
just couldn't.
On 3-3-2009 the Board of Hope Rescues voted to not
allow the beagles to come back, we voted for the first
time ever to euthanize over treating to save the rescue,
to save the lives of the rest of the puppies in our care.
We cannot tell you how hard this was, we will never
forget these beagle boys, for we loved them, we truly
did.
Hope has nine remaining puppies, four of who have
symptoms, we will treat and pray for them, and hope
this nightmare ends soon.
Bless you Wayne and Eastwood.
Good bye, sweet babies...
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July 2008
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Adopted by Sara & Chuck Yeager
12-14-2006
Passed July 27,2008
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Moe and Santa
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Moe loved
Tigerman
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Patches
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Rescued from Ohio Gas
Chamber 10-2005
Passed 9-26-2008
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Patches in the
Edwardsville
Halloween parade.
2007
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Our Patches was a sweetheart, who loved everyone,
smiled for all, and really liked hats!
We estimate his age to have been 16 when he
passed away. He lived out his days in our rescue,
and left this world in our arms. To say he was like
one of our own would not do him justice, he was an
angel her to teach us about love, tenderness, and
compassion.
Good-bye Patches you will always be in our hearts.
We love you!
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Hope Rescues Angels
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Izzy and
Mattie
Boggess
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Maggie May Denton
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Mia Ponkauski
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Callie Puppy, Puppy Paul
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We will never
forget you.
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These beautiful babies all had wonderful homes to
grow old in, but that was not to be.
Losing them all one by one, has changed our view on
the rules we have had in place for our puppies.
The most important lesson you can take from a
complete tragedy as this is to do all in your power to
prevent it in the future.
Parvo took their young lives away. Parvo broke the
hearts of their loving families. Parvo broke the heart of
Hope Rescues too.
Rest in peace angels.
We will love you forever....
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Our Beloved TommyGirl
Marie Spiker
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Born 10-10-1998
Parted this world 3-27-2008 4:12 pm
Born October 10, 1998 to Golden Mercedes and Sir
Randolph. At eight weeks old she came to live with
Jackie and her name would be TommyGirl, for she
was a tomboy at heart, yet a stunningly beautiful girl to
look at.For nine wonderful years Tommy played with
her tennis balls, of which she must have had
thousands over her lifetime. Even as she became
less mobile from arthritis she would always try to temp
you to throw that ball anyway. Those sweet brown
eyes were hard to resist.On the days when things
were bad, she would come lay her head on your
shoulder to console you. On the days when things
were good she would run around begging for a car
ride to nowhere, just a ride anywhere would be great
for her.On her last day we gave her both, her favorite
ball, and a last car ride. She smiled the entire
drive.She passed away in our arms on March
27,2008 at 4:12 pm. She left this world with her tennis
ball right next to her, for that was how it should
be.Though we have several pets, our home suddenly
feels empty. We put all her tennis balls away for now,
though I often pull one out to sniff myself so that I can
smell her one more time.Our decision to not allow her
to suffer just because we were not ready to let her go
was the hardest we have ever made. It took
everything from us emotionally just to face the truth
that she was dying.Hemangiosarcoma (cancer of the
blood vessels) took her life.More than words Tommy,
we love you more than words.
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Tommy's Video...Click Here
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Beloved companion of Sue and Bob Kurilla
Sasha became a member of our family on December
28th, 2006. She immediately won the hearts of every
member of the family, including her “big brother”
Juneau. Although Sasha was the younger sibling, within
days she showed what she was made of and began to
rule the whole house, including mom and dad. Sasha
was always full of energy, zipping from one end of the
house to the other, trying to keep everyone under
control.
During outside time, Sasha had a spot on the hill in the
front yard where she could keep watch over the
comings and goings of all the neighbors, and she let us
know when anything was amiss. In December 2007
Sasha was voted Cutest Pet in a contest at Lincoln
Middle School. She was also very smart and quickly
learned to sit, to dance, and at night time to go to bed.
Sasha loved having visitors, and usually rewarded an
unwary guest with kisses and tinkles, earning her the
nickname of Sprinkle Toes.
In mid April, 2008, we began to notice something was
not quite right with Sasha. She became very lethargic
and most days had to be coaxed into getting out of
bed, she had vomiting and diarrhea, she urinated in her
bed, and she would often fall. We also noticed that she
had a head tilt. After three rounds of antibiotics and a
myriad of blood and urine analyses, a spinal tap
indicated that Sasha had encephalitis. A tentative
treatment plan that included months of chemotherapy
was discussed, but the odds of recovery were not in
our favor.
Sasha left our world on May 10, 2008, and took a
piece of our hearts with her.
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Some of you may remember our"Hawkeye", an older
man left to die at animal control.
He was worn out, tired, and had given up hope when
we arrived to save him.
Hawkeye was 12 years old when he was rescued, he
was already in the death room at animal control for they
had written him off.
But our Volunteers Steve and Sarah, decided he
should have a home in his twilight and that is what they
gave to him, and he responded with smiles, playtime,
and even enjoyed his bath time.
Hawkeye was finally loved the way he should have
been his whole life, and for once he was happy and
safe.
He left this world today at 13 and we will never forget
his face, nor his sad eyes when we first met him.
We will also never forget some of his pictures in his
new home, for they showed a truly happy dog who had
found his forever family.
Thank you Sarah and Steve for loving our Hawkeye.
For enduring the inevitable with his age.
Our hearts break with yours today.
Jackie, Kim, Kendra, and everyone at Hope Rescues
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Farewell Cass....
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Cass was only 6 years old when cancer claimed
her too soon. I try to find solace in the life she led
once she joined our family. She was 2 years old
when she was pulled from the pound. She'd been
dumped there because she was too timid to hunt
coyotes. It seems that some hunters think of dogs
strictly as equipment, rather like a shotgun shell. If
it's a dud, toss it. Until you know it's worth to you,
keep it stored in it's box. To be sure, Cass had
very little socialization. I suspect she knew very
little, if any, love in her first two years. When we'd
had her a year, I told myself that she'd known love
for at least a third of her life. After 2 years, I
celebrated that at least she'd known it for half.
When 3 years had come and gone, I found comfort
in realizing she'd known love for longer than she
hadn't. By the 4th year, I hoped that she didn't
remember what it was like to live without it.
We miss that crazy little girl so much. We loved her
madly. She was an undeniably odd dog that made
people fall in love with her BECAUSE of her
considerable quirkiness rather than despite it. She
was such a tickle... such an odd-bird... so
unabashedly "Cass", that she simply left you no
other choice but to fall head over heels in love with
her and celebrate her for exactly who she was.
Cass adored my son Austin, and the feeling was
mutual. He was the first person she bonded with
when she came here. I think she found him less
threatening than adults. He loves to cuddle with the
animals, and Cass loved to be hugged and
spooned and kissed all over the face. That girl
was always up for a full-on love fest, and Austin
was always ready to serve one up. He misses her
a lot too.
I learned more from that dog than I have from a lot
of the people in my life. And she didn't just teach
me about dogs, she taught me about so much
more. On one of her last nights, I was lying with her
and talking with her about how much she taught
me. At the time, I told her that I guessed the last
thing she had left to teach me was always the
hardest thing of all...knowing when to let go. I was
wrong. It wasn't the last or the hardest thing. The
hardest, I'm finding, is learning how to let go. I'm
finding that it wasn’t the last thing she had to teach
me either. The more I contemplate “all that was
Cass”, I’m realizing that if I'll pay attention, she’ll
continue to teach me lessons for a long time to
come.
Hunter grabbed my heart the first time I saw him,
but I wasn't able to sponsor until now. If ya don't
mind, I'd like to have him either sponsored by
Austin Rees, or In Honor of Cass. She truly was a
dandy.
Thanks everso,
Kath
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Nine little souls
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Grace Kelly
11/10/2007 - 11/30/2007
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Rosie O'Donnell
11/10/2007 - 1-5-2008
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Fred Astaire
11/10/2007 - 1-7-2008
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Marilyn Monroe
11/10/2007 - 1-10-2008
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Desi Arnez
11/10/2007 - 1-8-2008
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Chevy Chase
11/10/2007 - 1-11-2008
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Woody Allen
11/10/2007 - 1-8-2008
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Before you were born your mommy was left,
By a cold blooded fool with no heart in his chest.
In animal control your took your first breath,
The first sound you heard was of misery and death.
We remember the day we saw you there,
With no one to hold you, no one to care.
When we picked you up you screamed in fear,
Is this your last day? Is your death near?
You looked quite surprised as we carried you out,
Wagging your tails, and looking all about.
We tucked you in to your new little place,
We bid you goodnight, then kissed your face.
The next day we woke, to find you in pain,
With every breath we felt you strain.
That cold room where your life had begun,
Had rattled your chest and filled your lungs.
To the doctor you were all rushed,
Our hearts racing, our hopes crushed.
10 little souls, on the verge of rescue,
10 little souls, what do we do?
For 20 days, and 19 nights,
We stayed the course, fighting the fight.
For one little soul a second chance ended there,
But a will to live still filled the air.
So onward we pushed doing our best,
Little did we know this was the smaller of tests.
9 little souls were spared and kept,
Still for the one our hearts they wept.
In no time at all they all had their chance,
To find love, live, and dance.
Tragedy was yet to come,
And one by one it all came undone.
The grim reaper came to visit one day,
Our 9 little souls he hoped to take away.
To be continued....
Hope Rescues
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Casanova
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They were a perfect match.
Today, Jerry's heart and ours was broken.
Casanova passed away in his own backyard from
a massive heart attack. He was a gentle giant,
with a big old heart of gold.
Goodbye Cass, you have left paw prints on our
hearts.
xxoo
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Today we lost a good friend
Casanova came to us on November 17th, 2005 as
Junkyard.
He was heartworm positive, 7 years old, and huge.
This was no junkyard dog though, this was just a
large teddy bear. We gave him a new name,
dressed him up all the time and he never
complained once. He donated blood to save other
dogs while he waited for his chance at a home. It
must have been hard on him to watch all the young
dogs get adopted while he sat perfectly well
behaved in his kennel. His time did finally come
when Jerry Ellis, a retired gentleman came looking
for a mellow dog to hang out with.
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Gonzo went to the Rainbow Bridge on July 31, 2006.
On December 31, 2005, he was diagnosed w/
congestive heart failure. By treating him w/ Lasix and
visiting our vet often, we enjoyed 7 more wonderful
months with our boy. Gonzo was 14 yrs old. When we
rescued him, Gonzo was laying upside down in a turn
lane with bloodcoming out his nose. We took him to
the Animal Emergency Clinic here in Springfield, IL.
They did x-rays and everything was OK and gave us an
antibiotic for him and would not charge us because we
were such good samaritans. Gonzo was so sweet, we
didn't have the heart to give him away and he has
touched the heart of so many people. The same night
we found him, we were on our way back from choosing
which yellow lab puppy we wanted in Dawson, IL. So,
we ended up w/ 2dogs in September 1995.Our yellow
lab, Cassey (12 yr old), was so lonely w/o Gonzo, as
well as ourselves, we decided to start looking for
another dog. We found Hope Rescue's sight...we have
adopted 2 dogs from them, Tootsi in August 2006, and
Cinnamon in November 2006. The dogs are
wonderful. I can't THANK Hope Rescues enough for all
they do every day to save an animals life and for
allowing us the opportunity to adopt 2 of their dogs.
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Our "friend" Poppy has
gone to the rainbow bridge.
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Poppy and her sister Polly were rescued from Mount Vernon
Animal Control where they were scheduled for death. The
King family met Poppy at Petco and soon made her a family
member.
On Easter Sunday while Poppy was out for her walk she was
attached by a loose dog. Her family did all they could to get
her to safety but the big dog proved more powerful than
they. She was rushed to the Animal Emergency Center
where it was discovered that she would not be able to
survive her injuries.
She passed away shortly thereafter. We grieve for her and
for the King Family.
Please light a candle to help Poppy find her way to the
rainbow bridge.
People who allow their pets to roam free should be
punished for the damage their pet does while running free.
Poppy was a happy, playful girl, who only wanted to be
loved.
Goodbye babygirl,
Polly, The king family, and Hope Rescues.
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In memory of our
"Peter Pan"
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Peter Pan was cremated and brought home to
Hope Rescues. We never want him to be
alone.
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Peter Pan was born on January 1,2007 and for the first
eight weeks of his life he lived in our home with his brother
and sisters. We played with his feet, his ears, and rubbed
his belly. He gave us lots of puppy kisses in return. He was
sensitive and sweet,and we loved him very much.
He was a gift, a living breathing gift and we wanted the very
best for him and his siblings.
On March 2, 2007 we called his new family to check on him.
We were told that he hadn't eaten in two days. Two days? If
you have a puppy please heed this warning, if your puppy
misses even one meal get him to the vet.
Peter was rushed to us so that we could take him to the vet.
He was behind the eight ball to begin with having not eaten
for two days.
Tuesday March 6, 2007 at 1:37pm our Peter Pan Passed
away.
Believe us when we say that there are no words that can
express our sorrow at the loss of this little man.
He deserved more than 10 weeks and a day to live...
He was a gift, a living breathing gift.
We will miss you Peter Pan,
Kim,Jackie, and Kendra. Abby,Lilo,Stitch,Ariel,
Minnie,Daisy,Cinderella and Mulan
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Sonny was rescued with his sister Cher from Mount
Vernon animal control. Sonny had a wonderful home
waiting for him and his sister.
However this furry little teddy bear did not get the
chance to go home for he passed 2/23/2007 at our
vet's office.
Though he was with us only a few days we loved him,
and hoped very much to give him a better life.
But that was not to be...
Today it rained here and it started as he passed
perhaps it was the angels crying with us.
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Petey
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Petey was rescued from the gas chamber by Ann
Gardner, a dear friend of Hope Rescues and countless
animals hoping for a second chance.
This big beautiful boy never had the chance to find his
"forever home", but he was cared for very much and his
smile will live on through the sun that shines in the
springtime and the stars that shine in a summers night.
Thank you Petey for that smile...
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Sampson
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This is Sampson, and though you may have never met
him, please try to never forget him. He was a gentle
soul who once had a family and kids to play with each
day. But his family could no longer care for him so they
took him to Animal Control. How hard that must have
been for him.
Sampson was only a year old and had so much love to
give. But a new home never came and he left this
world lonely and confused.
Please remember Sampson always, for he symbolizes
the reasons why we are here. For every pet we rescue
we know that somewhere others perish.
Make you way to the Rainbow Bridge Sampson and
when we come, we will help you cross. Never to be
alone again.
And though we never met you.... We do Love You.
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Rosebud
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Rosebud was a throw away dog, a dog with no chance
to start with because of her breed. She was listed as
a pit mix which meant she could not be adopted out of
animal control. She went straight to the back room,
the room where the dogs that are next to die go, the
room next to the gas chamber.
When we walked in that room and saw her and her
sister wagging their tails and coming up to the gate to
greet us they touched out hearts. We begged animal
control to allow us to rescue them and give them a
chance. They agreed to do so even though allowing
them to leave alive was not their policy. Rosebud was
sweet and kind to people, even though she had not
been treated that way herself. She was gentle and
loving and looked up to us for help.
The vaccination she got when we rescued her was
probably the first one she had ever had in her
four months of life. It came about three months too late.
She passed on January 19, 2007 and on that day our
hearts broke.
We are mad, hurt, and disappointed with the way she
had been treated. Ignorance, and
irresponsibility cost this angel her life.
Rosebud was a throw away dog......
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Chester
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Lisa, one of Hope Rescues' volunteers and a very
dear friend lost her cat "Chester"of 17 years... Bless
Chester on his way to the "Rainbow Bridge"
I had Chester for 17 joyful years. His last year wasn’t
so joyful, as he battled hyperthyroidism and a possible
mass on his liver. I did all I could for him as he went
from 19 pounds down to 4.4 on his last day. His
memory will forever be in my heart and I miss him
dearly.....one day my hope is that we will meet again.
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Boxer Zeffert went to the rainbow bridge to wait for his
beloved family on November 18,2006.
He was Ann's walking partner.
Bob's buddy.
And Sarah's best friend from childhood.
Boxer will be missed by everyone who ever met him.
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Mackenzie
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On September 4, 2006 one of our homeless pets,
Mackenzie, lost her battle with heart worms. She was
rescued in January 2006 in St. Bernard Parish in LA.
When she arrived at Hope Rescues she was given a
full checkup and as many of the pets abandoned there,
she did
test positive for heart worms, a gallop in her heart beat,
and a murmur. She was immediately started on therapy
but unlike dogs.. There is no real treatment for felines.
She was doing very well on her therapy, she would
greet anyone who came into the Kitty Room and had a
thunderous purr but the battle was too much.
Mackenzie, you will be greatly missed. Your rescue
mate Manhattan still looks for you while he waits for his
“Forever Home”. She will be laid to rest at the LaBest
Cemetery at 4933 Indian Hills Road next to Maggie
May.
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Maggie May Spiker. Born 1991. Our Maggie May went
to the rainbow bridge on August 8,2006 to wait for us.
She was a member of the dance for treat team at
dinner time. She was President of the meet and greet
at the front door to welcome all our guests. She will be
sadly missed by all who knew her. She is survived by
her fellow four legged family members TommyGirl, CK,
Dexter, Kelly, Buster, and Lacey Jane.
She will be laid to rest at the LaBest Cemetery at 4933
Indian Hills Road.
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Lacey Jane's Brothers and Sisters.
Click here to read their story
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5 sweet puppies. Born December 19, 2005 with ecoli
poisoning from the waters of Katrina. Bless you all.
Rest in peace little angels until we come to carry you
across that bridge...
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Shelby - Passed away from a respiratory infection
shortly after she arrived. She was never given the
chance to find her "Forever Home".
"Bless her on her way to the Rainbow Bridge".
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Our friend Ann desperately wanted to save these
babies but it was not to be. The entire litter of eight
puppies passed away from K-9 Herpes.
Light a candle to help them find their way to the
rainbow bridge.
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Click here to learn more about the
HERPES in dogs
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