R.I.P Precious

My sweet pomeranian joined the rest of our former pets in "animal heaven" today. Needless to say its been a pretty tough day for me. I was lucky enough to not get the news until after church this morning....I was dropping my nephew Christian back off to my sister and she came out and told me she had something to tell me. At first things didn't sink in when she said, "Precious is dead" because her tone didn't match the news she was springing on me. Then she went on to tell me that when Dj (her husband) went to check on her and feed her this morning he found her dead in her kennel. He also found a baby copperhead (also dead) in her kennel, so one can only assume she got bitten by the snake and in return killed it. All I can say right now is I hope that rotten snake's death was slower and more painful then her's. It still took several minutes for what she was saying before it all sunk in and that's when the tears came pouring like the floodgates had just been opened. This sucks for various reasons...1. I was on the way to lunch with my friend Meridith whom I hadn't seen since her wedding in April. 2. Obviously I was driving when the tears really started flowing which is dangerous for EVERYONE on the road. 3. When I left a voicemail for my husband Jamie I was so hysterical that he couldn't understand me, so he called back freaking out thinking I had wrecked or that something happened to Christian after church. (The only words in my message he heard clearly were Christian and dead....not a good combo!!)

Overall I was able to stay sane today. I didn't cancel out on lunch with Meridith and I'm so glad because she is a total sweetheart and made me feel better. She also helped me clear my mind for awhile while we caught up on all the positives of my life and ate an amazing lunch at Newk's (although I ended up bringing the majority of my lunch home and finishing it here because I was talking too much to actually eat). Then I came back to my dad's and had an interesting time while laughing at his expense (lol he told me he'd kill me if I post what was making me laugh so I can't post it). So as you can see...life goes on. But if you're an animal lover like me you can definitely understand the ups and downs I'm feeling today while trying to get a grasp on what happened to my dear sweet baby.

R.I.P sweet Precious

Anyone who has ever had an animal that has become part of their family can understand what I'm going through...it really feels like you're losing a child or other beloved family member. :(

Precious was hands down the most hyper out of any of the dogs I've had in the past, and that is saying something!! I would often joke that she must think that she is descended from kangaroos because she loved to jump....and boy could she jump HIGH!!! I kid you not when I say that she almost jumped up to my shoulder once...and that was when I was standing!! I got her from a woman who had rescued her from an abusive home. The guy who had owned her kept her tied up in his backyard and would go out every morning and kick and hit her. Don't even get me started on how I feel about this guy!! Because of this abuse she was very scared and skiddish of any guy she didn't know. The night I brought her home she HATED my dad and brother, and when I introduced her to Jamie she didn't like him either. Lol I'm pretty sure the feeling was mutual at 1st...he couldn't stand her and all her yapping! By the end of the first night he had her bribed into loving him though (he gave her half of his BK burger lol). She was always full of life...hyper, LOUD, friendly, and very loving.

Now I have to admit the one thing that will haunt me for quite sometime about her passing. I feel awful as her "mommy" because I didn't spend nearly enough time with her. Because of the living conditions at our house (its very small and cramped with all of  our things and some of my dad's and brother's things that haven't been moved out yet), and the fact we don't have much of a backyard at the moment (tornado damage from 4 yrs ago) she was being kept down at my grandmother's in the garage. Because of the fact that she was being kept there Dj was normally the one feeding her (they have 3 dogs of their own so they all get fed at once). The last time I actually spent some real one on one mommy-to-puppy time with her was back in late spring when I took her to the park and walked her and let her play. Besides that our time together was me walking to the garage and saying hi to her and petting her, or taking her out at my grandma's and letting her run in the backyard. I'm sure she didn't feel neglected because there was a house full of people there feeding her and taking care of her, but I definitely feel like I was neglecting my time as her owner. :(

Once I had a "friendly arguement" with two of my friends over if animals have souls (my defense...."Animals have feelings too!!"....meaning how could they not have souls since they show different emotions just like humans?).  If I'm right and animals DO have souls I can only hope that Precious is amoung those waiting for me in Heaven and when I go home to be with her she will have all my love and attention. Until then maybe she can play fetch with Jesus! (Don't hate on me for having that 5yr old mindset on this subject...you know you want your pets to play ball with the J man too!!)

So until we meet again...R.I.P sweet Precious! <3

                                      ~Shay~