Willy
RIP Aug. 15th 2014...Willy you were only with us a short time but in that time you grabbed my heart with both your paws and you wouldn't let go. I selfishly wanted to keep you but I knew you were better off going to the rainbow bridge so despite my pain I sucked it up and let you go. To say I miss you is an understatement but I know we'll meet again some day and then you can show me all the things that you and Brucey, Heidi, Buffy, Roxie, Rocky, Tasha, Petey, Gizmo and Lucy Wo-Wo have been up too....I miss you and love you. Diane Irwin

Pretzel
Sweet Pretzel crossed over the Rainbow Bridge today. Thomas sent us this about her: "She was a wonderful friend and enriched our lives so much." -- She will be missed!

Callie
RIP sweet sweet Callie...we are so sorry that puppymill never allowed you to be the kind of dog you could have been...sweet girl...loved always

Sterling
Sterling was our first baby, and we mourn the loss of a member of our family since he died on Saturday, May 10 after nearly 17 years with us. We have had him since he was a few months old, and when he came home, he was trembling with fear, but I wrapped him in a blanket and held him in my arms, and he soon became calm. He left us, calmly, in my arms on Saturday. He's always loved being tucked in blankets and burrowing. He survived two successful back surgeries for IVDD, and when, in 2011, he became unable to walk again but was in no pain and happy, we got him a wheelchair, which he used for many adventures. About the time I got my youngest child out of diapers, in 2011, he needed diapers because the spinal damage prevented him from holding his bladder. He demanded our attention, and I learned how NOT to spoil my human children by spoiling my furry ones. He loved us all. You can see in the photo that he felt the need to protect my babies, and would visit them to sleep on their blankets or lick up spit-up if necessary. He was too old when they came along to play, but he cuddled with them as long as they weren't rambunctious. In the other photo, he has a towel under him to catch any accidents, is wearing a diaper, and has taken my spot in the bed. He didn't mind when I pushed him over between my husband and I though, and he laid his head on my pillow and slept. ~ Mary Ann

Lucy Wo-Wo
RIP March 22nd 2014. It's taken me this long Lucy to write this, I just couldn't bring myself to do it because I just didn't want to think you were gone. You came to us when your family had to give you up, came in with Wilma but you captured my heart immediately. So many dogs go through this house and many of them leave paw prints on my heart BUT you left huge ones so huge I was going to keep you but I never got the chance. That Sat morning you were fine but by a few minutes to 12pm you came and found me(you were blind)to let me know you were not feeling good, by the time I got you to the vets and they did xrays they said it was a lung clot and the lung had clasped....nothing they could do...I didn't want you to go, I wanted to keep you with me longer but I also didn't want you to suffer so the decision was made to let you go. And you were as hard to let go as my Brucey. RIP sweet girl, tell Brucey I said "hi" and I'll see you both some day soon. Diane Irwin president, AADR