Corrinne - Thank you... Thank you... I was just telling my wife about your first responce and also about a responce I made on this site yesteray to a lady who's dogs were playing on a pool cover. I breifly told her of our tragedy and asked that she be careful and not repeat our loss. She wrote back to assure me that she was aware of the danger and that she had suffered the loss of her younger brother years ago and was now an advocate for pool safety, etc. I told my wife that even though I have no desire to become a celebrity advocate like John Walsh (America's Most Wanted), after the story about her brother and your kind responce, maybe my story of Spike's misfortune could be turned into a good thing - but where / how? Your second responce gave me the shove that I needed to turn this around for Spike's sake! I will be taking this to the next level and I thank you for your encouragement to do so. And for what it's worth, this revelation of how to somehow find the silver lining in this dark and dismal rain cloud has helped to free some of the guilt that's been trapped within my thoughts for days now... You have no idea how your kind words have taken part of the load off of my shoulders at last!
On a lighter note... My wife and I struggled with the thought of getting another dog as a companion for poor Gypsy and the shoes that it would have to try to fill. One thing is for certain - there is no replacing our beloved Spikie! He was the greatest little friend that either of us have ever had without a doubt! He has set the standard for us by which all dogs will be judged and we have said from the moment he came into our lives how very lucky we were to have gotten Spike... That having been said, we are very happy to announce that we have a new addition to our family! In honor and loving memory of our precious Spike, we would like to introduce Spike, Jr., or "Junior" as we call him, to everyone who has read and supported us through out this ordeal. He is an 8 week old male Yorkie Poo like Spike was, and within minutes of meeting him he reminded us so much of Spike at his age with his attitude and personality that we knew it was the right thing to do. He is quite a pistol! Gypsy isn't too sure about him yet - once she came to the conclusion that he was a puppy, too, now she can't understand why this little fur ball won't play with her?! In spite of her gentle pawing, barking, nose nudging and hopping around like some sort of retarded rabbit or ?? he still just won't play her games! I wish I knew how to tell her to be careful what she wished for and that soon enough he would make her life hell just as she had done to poor Spike not too long ago, but I guess Mother Nature will soon be showing Gypsy that "Payback Is A Bitch!" I will try and post some photos of Junior soon. |