[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Quiet musings amid the ashes of the day....
- From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 22:32:55 -0400
Well, now you've done it... need tissue again :) Happy birthday Kiz... I
hope there are many more.
Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA
Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away
from themselves. ~Author Unknown
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On Behalf Of Dawn Restuccia
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 10:01 PM
To: gsd
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Quiet musings amid the ashes of the day....
Where did the time go? The years have brought extra pounds, multi colored
hair, readers and a cane....and through it all, she has been ever at my
side. There is no judgment in her gaze; her love is unconditional. She asks
for nothing more than the pleasure of my company....and I need nothing more
in life than the pleasure of hers.
With the hubby having toddled off to bed, and her kids quietly noshing their
evening treats, Kiz and I celebrated the end of another year just the way I
wanted... she and I, acknowledging the passing days; she treasuring the
sweet taste of her Frosty Paws...me, taking in the sight of this magnificent
dog who has forever changed the course of my life.
I wrote the following the day I received her ROM plaque from the GSDCA; and
while it was a few years ago, it has not lost its ability to
describe what it has meant to share my life with her. Thank you to Fred
Olsen for breeding her...to Sally Ann Robbins for helping me find her...and
always, to Kizzy..."I'm everything I am because you loved me"....
"....her eyes are not as bright as they were that day at Fred's when we
first spied her in the pasture romping happily with her sister; her steps
are slower now and her girth wider than my vet would like....but the smile
she wears tells of many years of love and devotion; both human and canine.
This one's for you Kiz...
Still grief stricken from the loss of our sable beauty, Shandra, we had
motored to Fred Olsen's Red Rock Kennel in Connecticut with hopes of easing
the pain for both us and for Krunch who had become inconsolable since
Shandra's passing. He spent his days wandering from room to room, sniffing
her toys and searching my face for answers I did not have.
Arriving at Red Rock, we were led around to the back paddock to meet
Fred's two sable bitch pups. I carried a photo of Shandra with me; hoping
that one of these little souls would ease my aching heart. They were totally
engrossed in "the chase game", floating around the huge grassy enclosure,
when the darker of the two suddenly spied my husband standing there laughing
at their antics. Instantly, she broke away from her sister and flew to his
side; wrapping her paw around his leg as if to say "HERE I am!!! I've been
waiting for you!"....He pointed to her and said "You'll do..."....and within
moments, she was in our van with her new found friend, Krunch making the
trip that would begin our journey of the next nine years.
We named her Kizmet....for it was surely kismet that brought us to her.
Her arrival in our lives changed more than the number of dogs we had....it
brought us to a new home on Cape Cod...enabled us to forge new
friendships....gave me new insight into the lives of these amazing creatures
and enjoyment beyond my wildest imagination.
We have had quite a journey, Kiz and I. We grieved together at the loss of
her beloved Krunch...and rejoiced with the birth of her puppies. Together
with Dallas, she has given me the dog people wait a lifetime for...and for
that I shall be eternally grateful. With just two breeding's, she has
succeeded in achieving her ROM.....this girl who got a very late start in
the whelping box at five years old.
Her days of puppies are behind her now...her life consists of quiet walks
around the cranberry bog, rides in the car for no reason, and ice creams
whenever the mood strikes her. She has more than earned it....and as I look
at this unbelievably beautiful plaque, with her sitting at my feet..her
cloudy eyes are saying once again..."Here I am!!! I will ALWAYS wait for
you..."
I love you Kiz....you will always have my heart."
Happy, Happy Birthday baby girl...mema loves you.
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