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03-01-2013, 01:26 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: California
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| Said goodbye to my Fiona yesterday We had to put Fiona down yesterday morning. She'd had a very bad night and we knew she wasn't going to get better so we took her to the beach one last time and were both there with her when they put her down. My heart has a big hole in it and it's going to take a long time to come to terms with losing her. Our household revolved around Fiona. She was around 17 years old. We don't know her exact age because I got her when she was about a year old. Here are some memories of our very special Fiona: She was found by a good friend of mine in Arkansas - she was only 4 pounds and was trembling in the middle of a street, stopping traffic. My friend got out of her car and picked Fiona up. She had a hot pink collar on but no ID. My friend ran ads in the local paper, called all the local shelters with information but no one ever claimed her. After no one claimed her, she called me to see if I would want her. I drove 16 hours from Colorado to Arkansas to meet Fiona for the first time. That night, Fiona chose to sleep with me. It was like she understood that we were going to be together. The first time my future husband came to my house, he immediately fell in love with Fiona. And as I watched him holding her and petting her, I immediately started falling in love with him. Fiona has been with us our entire married life of 13 years. I know that if she hadn't liked him, or if he hadn't liked her, I never would have married him. We introduced Ike, our Miniature Schnauzer, into the family when Fiona was about 4 years old. We made sure he understood that she was the alpha and that's they way it was. Our whole household revolved around Fiona, she was such a sweet dog but had a very strong will. She never really took to Ike that much, but toward the end, she would seek him out to lie near him. Ike and Fiona hiked up a 14er with us in Colorado - that's a mountain over 14,000 feet! I bet she's the only Yorkie ever to have climbed Handies Peak. She loved to hike and she loved the beach when we moved to California. She liked to chase bigger dogs. We usually had to keep her on a leash at the dog beach because of this. But one time, she was off the leash and started chasing a big dog - the dog went toward the water and Fiona followed him but froze in her tracks when she realized she'd landed in the water. It was really funny because she didn't like to get wet. The look on her face was priceless. I've never had a dog that could tell me what they wanted as well as Fiona. She would just look at me and I'd know what she wanted. It's like she was talking directly to my brain without making a sound. She rarely barked but when she did, it was usually because she could hear an animal outside. She hated the deer that would come near our house in Colorado. She loved every person that ever came into our house and would cry when visitors left. Her senior years were very hard but that didn't stop us from loving her every second and I'm going to miss her for the rest of my life. |
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03-01-2013, 01:37 PM | #2 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| I'm so very sorry for your loss. RIP Fiona. She'll remain in your heart forever...
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03-01-2013, 01:41 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I am so very sad to hear you lost your dearest little friend today. I remember your introduction to Fiona thread and she was so beautiful in her picture. You will always miss her, but will have all your wonderful memories to sometimes put a smile back on your face.
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03-01-2013, 01:47 PM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I am so very sorry for your loss, but your tribute to Fiona is so touching. You, your husband and Ike have many fond memories of your baby. May Fiona rest in peace, and you all take comforting in the countless memories of Fiona.
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03-01-2013, 02:15 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I am so sorry for your loss.Rest in peace Fiona
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03-01-2013, 03:06 PM | #6 |
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| I am so sorry for your loss. RIP Sweet Fiona.
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03-01-2013, 03:30 PM | #7 |
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| What a great life all of you enjoyed with Fiona! What a blessing! The paw prints she left on your heart were certainly meant to be. RIP Fiona.
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03-01-2013, 03:52 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: California
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| Thanks, everyone for your kind words. I know even more now why they say rest in peace. She put up a very big fight to hold on to life for a very little girl but it was time for her to rest. I miss her so much I'm in a total fog today. |
03-01-2013, 03:56 PM | #9 |
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| I am sorry for your loss. Thank goodness your friend found her and called you. It sounds like Fiona had a wonderful life with you, your husband and Ike. These sweet furbabies bring us so much joy and fill our lives with love. My deepest condolences to you and your family. Giod bless the new Yorkie Angel Fiona. The author of this poem is unknown but the sentiment is beautiful I haven't left at all I saw you gently weeping as you looked through photographs You paused for just a moment at one that made you laugh. But as you turned more pages the tears began to flow You whispered that you missed me but I want you to know; I softly licked those stinging tears that down your cheeks did fall I want to help you understand I haven’t left at all. On those days that you are overcome with sorrow, pain and grief I rest my head upon your leg to offer some relief. When you take our walking path I’ve seen you turn around Because I know you surely heard my paws upon the ground. At night while you are sleeping I snuggle at your side You stroke my fur as you touch that place where I used to lie. You said it’s just your heart playing tricks upon your mind But rest assured I’m really there, my spirit’s left behind. I know your heart is hurting; it’s like an open sore You think my life has ended and you won’t see me anymore. But for those of us bound tight by love, death is not the curtain call; It’s really the eternal beginning that waits for us all
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03-01-2013, 03:59 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | I am so sorry for your loss. I can also tell just by the words you've written here how very much Fiona was loved. There's really nothing like a Yorkie's love. May you always cherish the wonderful memories you have & smile.
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03-01-2013, 03:59 PM | #11 |
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| Your love for Fiona has really touched me. It will be three years in June that we lost our precious Ashley close to her seventeenth birthday. It was difficult to care for her with dementia, but we grew to love her even more than before. I don't think we will ever get over her loss or of her sisters, but the pain has lessened in time. Their memories keep them alive in our heart, and the love lasts forever. I thought when we lost our first Yorkie that I would never love another one like her, but Ashley showed me that I was very wrong. I am so very sorry for your loss. I understand how much you hurt and I really care
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03-01-2013, 04:14 PM | #12 |
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| You have such beautiful memories of Fiona's wonderful life. Thank you for sharing them with us. She sounds like a very special girl, and she will undoubtedly be missed. Rest in peace little Fiona.
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03-01-2013, 04:21 PM | #13 |
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| I am so sorry about little Fiona. I understand how you hurt and I want you to know that Fiona is whole again and waiting to meet you again some day. We lost our darling Gina three years ago and still miss her and always will. When the time is right you might want another yorkie but you might feel like you would be replacing her which is impossible. I felt that way and when I got Zoey I didn't feel I loved her in the same way as I did Gina. I don't love her the same as their personalities are very different so my love is different for each of them. Hold those wonderful memories of Fiona and know what a terrific she had with you and your husband.
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03-01-2013, 04:26 PM | #14 |
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| I am so sorry for your loss of Fiona...RIP sweet baby
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03-01-2013, 04:34 PM | #15 |
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| I am so sadden by your loss. I know each of us will have to see our little loves cross that rainbow bridge one day. I know your sweet Fiona is waiting for all her yorkie and fur friends. We will be at peace knowing she is there wagging her tail!
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