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Daisey Mae, 5-28-2000 - 5-29-2015

I adopted Daisey Mae 13 years ago after my Samantha died. It was never my intention to have another dog. My heart was so broken. But Daisey came into my life and everyone in our family fell in love with her from the very first day.  She was the sweetest most loving dog we had ever had. She also had us all wrapped around her little paw. This was her house and we just lived in it. I wanted to write the perfect tribute to her but words just could never truly express how much she meant to me, to us.  Running to meet us with her little stuffed baby.  She wouldn't greet us unless she had yellow baby. I can't go to sleep at night without shedding a tear. When I wake up in the morning I still reach for her.  This little 11 pound shihtzu took up the whole bed as I slept on the edge. I'm still sleeping there.  Keeping the blanket that she died in close to me. I don't know how to function without her.  I look back to make sure she has gotten through the door when I go out. The pain and emptiness I feel is the same as I felt for Sam. I hope they are together being pain and sickness free. We tried everything to help Daisey get well. I wish the Rainbow Bridge had visiting hours. I'd be first in line to see her and all my other pets that have gone before her. For now I will continue to feel her and watch her videos and thank her for giving me 13 years of smiles and tears but mostly love.  I miss you Daisey Mae.  I try not to cry but it's just not working. I know that's not what you want.  You will be in my heart forever.


Daisy Doo, 9/10/2002 - 11/12/2015 Small Cam

Daisy, to say that I miss you is an understatement. I cry because I miss you. Thank you for all of the fun,sassy,and toy playing years. Your companionship and unconditional love is missed now and always. Your bed is still in my bedroom and your toy is waiting for you. I love you so very much, you were a real trooper but in pain. I know it was time to let you go. Mommy will see you later, play and wait for me.


Dani California - Cali, 9/26/07 - 12/8/15 Small Cam

My Precious Cali - You left us suddenly and much too soon. We don't understand why God took you from us. I look at your pictures and long to touch you. We miss your beauty and the joy you gave us every day. I miss sleeping beside you, cuddling and feeling your warmth. All who met you were drawn to your vibrant, unique personality and they never forgot you. You are missed by so many, but I miss you the most. You were my baby..I love you so. I will see you at the Rainbow Bridge. Be looking for Mommy...

We miss you,
Daddy, Mommy, Krissie, Corey, and Winston

Dejanu, August 11,1999 - September 6.2015

My precious four legged child, I don't know who rescued who in 2002 but you were such a blessed and special gift to us.

There are so many wonderful memories we will cherish always and you will always be in our hearts. I will always believe that one day you will run to greet me at the bridge and we will have a wonderful reunion.

I can't believe how amazing you were and always will be. You overcame so many obstacles such as IBD, seizures and even Cushing's Disease. We were told in 2010 that you might live two years with Cushing's, but no not you, you actually overcame and did not need medicine for it for the last two years of your life. Such a strong willed, determined little girl and yet so cuddly and lovable.

If you listen closely you will here me sing you your night time lullaby Soft Neuty, Warm Neuty.

Remember you are loved always!!!

Mom and Dad


Delta S, 2002 - 10/9/2015 Small Cam

I found you at the shelter almost seven years ago.  I prayed to
Bastet to find me a cat to spoil after my Delphine died.  A nice lady at the shelter pointed you out to me.  A little six year old owner surrender in need of a home.  You were all over me purring and rubbing my hand, soaking up the attention.  You were not afraid when you came to your new home.  You explored the apartment from floor to ceiling, even checking out the bathroom sink.  That night you slept with me.  Pretty soon I learned you were an opinionated bossy little girl who had something to say about everything. . . and you wanted to play : "My human grew a tale," "Iron cat," three foot jumps, volley (toy) mouse, evil string.  If you felt you didn't get enough play time you would roll over and cry until you got more play or more attention.  You were the best hostess, too.  When an elderly neighbor came over for a holiday dinner he was shy because he had not gone to one since his wife passed away. You meowed at him and climbed on his lap and spent most of the afternoon entertaining him. I never saw him smile so much. Pet sitters and vets loved you because you flirted with everyone. You even liked the pet cams at animal planet and tried to get behind the computer monitor to find the birds, puppies and baby chicks.  For nearly seven years we were joined at the hip.  Last week you suddenly were using your entire body to breathe. When I rushed you to the emergency veterinary hospital the vet found fluid on your lungs.  The vet cardiologist gave you two months to live.  I took you home with your medications hoping to keep you comfortable for whatever time you had left.  That time came too soon.  Within an hour of your arrival, you suffered a massive stroke and collapsed in my arms. I brought you back to the hospital but you were gone.  My sweet little gymnast cat girl, I know you are safe at the rainbow bridge.  I will come to find you someday. Find Delphine Althea there and wait for me.
Dixie Mae Thompson, 08/25/2015 Small Cam

Dixie was left at a shelter in Alabama, pregnant and with a litter of puppies, she had been abused and used as a puppy machine.
A Pointer rescue group brought her and her puppies up to Michigan. After she gave birth to the next litter, they allowed her to stay in their house along with her babies. They dubbed her Mommy of the Year.
They adopted out both litters of the puppies.
Dixie was bounced around a little, then ended up at a foster home in Grand Rapids. That's where we met her, when our first English Pointer passed and we knew we had to have another.
She was afraid of everything, it seemed, but eventually with years of caring, came to be a normal dog.
She had life threatening health issues during her 8 years with us, both of which she survived with gusto.
I called her my 'Little Pointer', because she was smaller than our first. But little did not describe her heartiness and determination. Her looks were certainly deceptive when it came to her strength.
When we got the heart wrenching diagnosis of bone cancer back in June, we knew we would have only a couple of months with her at the most.
This past Tuesday we made the decision to end her suffering, we never knew how much pain she was in, but to us a little was to much for her.
It was so hard, but we were both there when she went to the bridge..
I was telling her that she was free and that someday we would all be together again.
She went from a scared dog, that hid in the bedroom all the time to a quirky, barky dog that did a twirl dance when we came home or when it was time to eat.
We learned a lot from Dixie:
Strength, determination and never give up
She learned what a loving family and a forever home was.
I am so glad we shared 8 wonderful years with her.
She was special needs dog, that was special in so many ways.

I am sure Dixie has found our first Pointer, Masey at the bridge and together they will wait for us...my two beautiful Pointers.

Lori Thompson

Django, March 22 2001 - May 4  2015 Small Cam

Rest in peace Django
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...


Dobby, 2006 - 02/15/2015 Small Cam

Dobby was a Rat Terrier who came to live with us when he was two years old. He loved to steal shoes, stuffed animals, digging through trash, stealing food...pretty much anything he could put in his mouth. He loved pretty much everybody except his cat-sister, Luna (who loved to attack him). He would get so excited when visitors came over that he often peed himself.

His favorite person in the world was his Anna. He would follow her from room to room, waiting outside the bathroom door for her. He would miss her terribly when she wasn't at home.

Dobby left us unexpectedly on February 15th, 2015. We will love and miss him forever.


Dolly, 10 September 2012 - 15 October 2015 Small Cam

We arrived at the house of the family that was selling you because you were no longer wanted by them, they did not even know your birthday or where your papers were.  They promised they would forward them on to us but they never did.  They even put the price up when they knew we were interested but that did not matter to us we just wanted to get you as far away from them as we could and would have paid whatever.  So we gave you your birthday of the 10th September  2012.  You looked more like a bedraggled white fox than a Westie some would say a real ugly duckling!!  You came with a very bad haircut but with love and nurture and good grooming you blossomed into a beautiful little Swan.   Little did we know then special Dolly what a massive impact you would have on our little family.  We wanted a soul mate for our Dog Diva and you fitted into your new home like a hand in a glove and you never looked back.

You bought us so much joy and pleasure in your short little life there was never a dull moment.  We referred to you and Diva as Yin and Yang you took to each other from day one you were never apart. You were the life and soul of our home always getting into mischief and very inquisitive.  We never knew where we were going to find you next!  You loved your walks and always told us and Diva when you wanted to go by going and fetching your harness, and off we would all go to the park – where you would play and run about and trott around like an equestrian horse!! You came with no bed and no toys but soon took over all of Diva’s toys and your own – your favourites being Bob Bear, Susie Sheep, Christmas Pig and Wally Whale – the noisier the better for you!  These toys had to be taped up on numerous occasions with duct tape as you would tear them and try and get the squeak out of them.  Every Thursday we would return home from shopping only to have your little head going in and out of all the shopping bags looking to see if we had brought you a new toy home. 

We will never forget the time we took you over to Mom’s Mom and Dads Nanny and Grandad to you we had a lovely meal, and Nanny had made a beautiful cheese cake, she had placed it on the table and we had all became distracted the telephone rang and we all had to go and say hello to the caller, when we returned to the table luckily just Mom and Dad our niece Elle-Mae there you were in the centre of the table licking away at the top of the cheese cake you took your first bite and Mom dived towards the table to grab you – we were laughing so much.  The three of us decided not to tell Nanny and Grandad.  Mom smoothed the cheese cake over as best as she could and we all had to sit down and eat it.  To this day Nanny and Grandad never knew!  Just one of the many things you got up to.

You had lots of nicknames Dolly – Yang from Yin and Yang, Tiny Tyke, Tynsie, Dolce, The Doll and the main one being Dynamite Dolly.  Because to us you were our Dynamite Dolly.

On 10 September 2015 we celebrated your third birthday at our Caravan overlooking  Brean Sands in Somerset, little did we know that within 6 weeks heartbreak would rip through our simplistic lifestyle and our Dolly would be snatched away from us in a blink of an eye.

No indication no sign that a tumour had been festering and growing within your tiny young body they treated you for a high temperature until a return visit diagnosed something more sinister.  Mom and Dad arrived on your surgery day for what turned out to be our tearful farewell to our little girl, within two hours of those tear stained kisses we planted on your gorgeous black nose you were devastatingly taken from us.

No words can describe the horrendous loss of our Dear Dolly, a sack full of sobs a bucket full of tears and oceans of tears have been shed in the past weeks.  We have returned to our caravan by the sea for a few days to celebrate a short but wonderful life we shared with you Darling Dolly.  We stroll the beach with Diva, we have your ashes for comfort, your spirit lives on, you are there running alongside pawing at the soft sand.  It’s November, bleak and deserted, grey skies as the tide comes in but the gloom is lifted by the spirit of ‘The Doll’… never will we forget the tiny bundle that lightened up our lives and enriched each and every day.   Now go and join your four legged friends at Rainbow Bridge, thank you Dear Dolly until we all meet up again xxx

‘all the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle’


Doodles, 09/08/2007 - 04/25/2015 Small Cam

Doodles was the love of my life, she went to heaven Saturday after she had struggled with her trachea issues . She was always full of life and she was the queen of the house. She is missed and loved very much and will never be forgotten.


Dory Hood, August 29, 2003 - March 13, 2015 Small Cam

Our little golden girl Dory.  You mean so much to mom and dad.  You are a little sales dog who melted us with your warm eyes and perky ears. You fought hard and did everything asked of you. We are so grateful for the 11 years and 7 months of memories we created together.  It's really hard but we know how sick you were and loving you so much means we have to part for now.
We miss you so much!  Wait for us sweet girl!


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