![]() The grief I'm now feeling is tempered by the knowledge that I was extraordinarily lucky in having him as my best friend for so long. He was absolutely the best dog a dog could or can even hope to be. If they are right, William will be back again, this time walking on two legs. I'm not sure why Mongolians believe a dog would consider this a desirable reward but they do. I read one time that Mongolians believe that when a dog is absolutely the best dog he can be, that dog will return again as a human. ![]() ![]() His paw prints will remain on my heart for the rest of my life. Now there is such a void where he used to be and I know, while time might dull the emptiness I now feel, it will never subside completely. My constant companion, he never willingly left my side, even when walking had become almost too much-tor him to bear. Though he loved his family all, and was in turn equally loved by all, it was common knowledge that I had a special bond with him. William came to us as a rescue, but right now I would be hard-pressed to say exactly who rescued who. When he departed this life, he went as he lived, quietly, without fuss or bother, and surrounded by his family, knowing even with his final breath that he was deeply loved and cherished. William's vet told me a few months ago to begin preparing myself for the inevitable but even with this warning, and knowing that his life had been a long one filled with love and companionship, it still was one of the most difficult and emotional experiences I have ever gone through in my 54 years. He was 17, and the years had begun to rapidly take their physica1 toll though his spirit never This past Saturday, October 25, our beloved little dog, William went to wait for me at the Rainbow Bridge.
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