Zoe, my sweet baby..

Zoe( toy poodle) is going to the groomers tomorrow morning. She doesn`t know that yet. She won`t know until the very last minute. If she gets the smallest idea that I`m going to put her in the car she thinks she going to the vet ..to be poked, prodded and jabbed. Poor little thing has been through a lot this past few months. She has a collapsing trachea and its so sad to see her trying to get her breath, but the vet has her on some meds that seem to be working so well, she hardly ever has a spell with it anymore...( I sound like Grandma saying " spell")
Anyway I know she`ll think we`re going to the vets in the morning but really she`ll wind up at the pet beauty shop.
I know a lot of people don`t give a thought to animals and I didn`t either until I had my first pet ( another toy poodle) named Tessa. Oh , how I loved her. She was my best friend and she seemed to know when I was down..she`d come and sit by be so quiet and still and just look at me. I was fortunate enough to have her for 7 yrs. One day she started getting sick and within a week she was so bad that I had to have her put to sleep. I was with her to the very end..whispering to her what a wonderful friend and pet she was , that I loved her and I was so sorry this was happening to her. She was so still. I think she was tired of being sick and I hope she knew that I was doing what I thought was best for her ..to end her suffering. It was November and the ground was so hard . It took hubby most of the afternoon to dig her grave, My neighbor had built a little coffin..beautiful, with a cross inlayed on the top for her. I put a new blanket inside for her, along with some of her favorite things and a picture of us all as a family..me , hubby , her and Zoe, and a lock of my hair..I also took a lock of hers. Maybe it sounds silly to some folks but I really loved that little hair ball.
That was a hard thing to do, to part with her..it was harder to think of her there under the grape arbor.
Its always hard to lose someone you love ..human or animal.
God Bless.