[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "And they called it puppy love"
- From: "robert dir" <dir@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windwych@xxxxxxxxx>, "gsd" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 00:39:44 -0500
OH DAWN! What a touching story. Thanks. Sandi
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From: "Dawn Restuccia" <windwych@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "gsd" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:08 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "And they called it puppy love"
> Krunch was our first love...gangly, floppy eared, longer than a freight
> train; he stole our hearts. He was the quintessential German Shepherd...he
> lived for us and no one else. While he tolerated the occasional stroke
> from passersby, it was evident that he did so because we asked him to. As
> time passed, we realized that he needed more than what his human
> companions could offer....he needed a mate to commiserate with; to share
> his day to day life. Enter Shandra; a 12 week old red sable tornado.
> Krunch was instantly smitten with her, and while it seemed that her
> primary goal in life was to torture him, he never left her side.
> When Shandra developed mesenteric torsion and it was clear that her time
> with us was going to be limited, Krunch washed her face; licked her wounds
> and protected her with his life. He was her constant companion; ever
> mindful of her fragile state. That summer, they shared quiet times in the
> sunshine on the deck. No one could tell me that he was unaware of what was
> happening to her. When the fall came and it was her time to leave this
> earth, Krunch lay in a corner and was inconsolable. While his humans were
> bereft, we had each OTHER to comfort us....Krunch was alone in his grief.
> Kizzy arrive in a whirlwind...five months old and one of the DRIVIEST
> dogs I have ever lived to see. Life bloomed once more for our boy....and
> they were blissfully happy together. They slept next to each other, shared
> toys, and generally had the life any dog would dream of.
> When Krunch started to display signs of the dread DM, Kizzys protective
> mode kicked into high gear. She fetched his ball when he couldnt, walked
> slowly by his side, and on the days we could take them both for a walk,
> strutted her stuff in front of him; making sure no one took advantage of
> her mate. She washed his face, licked the holes that developed in his
> hocks, insisting that the bandages I placed on him were NOT good enough
> and required her minstrations. She would place a foot on his shoulder and
> push this 31" 100 pound boy over to give him his puppy bath; and he let
> her. There was no separating them...Kiz would eventually refuse her walks,
> since Krunch couldnt go. We would get to the top of the hill and she would
> turn around and scurry home as fast as she could.
> We realized that it would be unfair to have this wonderful girl live the
> rest of HER life alone, and so decided it was time for her to have pups.
> Thru the fall of that year, Krunch detiorated dramatically. Kiz by his
> side, he struggled to rise to relieve himself. To watch the dog you have
> loved with your whole heart loose his dignity was beyond explanation; but
> seeing the loss thru Kiz's eyes was worse.
> The day that Kiz went into whelp, Krunch was lying in the living room.
> She walked in; stood in front of him for a few minutes just
> staring....licked his face and with that simple act, turned and walked
> away. We knew it was time and that his faithful companion had said her
> goodbyes. Krunch left for the Rainbow bridge that day and in 24 hours, Kiz
> had new life by her side to comfort her.
> Oddly enough, the first puppy out was a massive black and tan male. He
> came into the world screaming; all one and a half pounds of him. Krunch2
> has become the embodiment of his namesake; displaying SO many of the same
> traits of our lost love that we KNOW he has told us "I'm okay....and I'm
> waiting for you"....Krunch2 was a gangly, floppy eared colt.... he stole
> our hearts...and changed our lives. He and his Mom are inseparable; and so
> the cycle continues...
> There is no one who could convince me that our beloved GSDs do not love,
> grieve, rejoice, and experience all of the emotions that their human
> counterparts do....they are just unable to give voice to their feelings.
> Does it make them any less real? I have had the privilege of being part
> of the lives of these amazing creatures; they have included me in their
> joys and sorrows. While the papers say that I "own" them, the fact is that
> I do not....they are His gift to me...and it is my pleasure to provide
> them with all I can give for as long as they are with me. Their time here
> is so pitifully short. I saw a sign in the vets office yesterday...it
> read:
> "Do not cry because I am gone....smile because I was HERE"....I have so
> much to smile about.
> Dawn Restuccia
>
> Dorothy, and no this aint Kansas
>
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