Good Morning L., I am so sorry for your loss. I understand completely the heartache of losing a furry family member. It's not something you forget easily. Our first pet was a cat, Panda, pure black and very independent. A Neighbor shot her in the leg when she was about 4, it got very infected before we found her and we had to put her down after alot of medical care that didn't work for her.
Our first dog Nikki was a German shepherd. She was 6 when we had to put her down ourselves. We had moved to our first home and wasn't able to have a fence yet. Nikki broke her back when she got tangled in the chain.
Two years later we were given a beautiful male Sheltie, Toby. He was such a sweet little guy, he got out of the fenced in yard with the neighbors dog the night before a Fall Festival. Never saw Toby again, I looked every where, posted pictures offered reward Nothing. Every time I heard a jingle I ran outside thinking it was Toby's collar and he came home. Neighbors dog came home. They said they saw Brutus come back figured Toby did too so didn't mention it.
Didn't want another dog, so we got a cat Sammi, she was a doll of a cat. Patches was one of Sammi's kittens, she stayed for a long time then took up residence at the local nursing home, those people fed Patch and really loved her, so we didn't feel right about taking her back.
Then there was Solomon and big Retriever, lab mix. We had moved again and had a privacy fence, he was alot of fun, but that tail could put a bruise on ya quick. We lived there for 6-7 yrs then hubby was transferred to TX. We couldn't take Solomon with us, a huge dog just wouldn't work in a 2 bd rm apartment for 2 months. My Aunt took him for us. They eventually had to put him down after several years, they took in troubled boys with mental conditions and one let Sol out, some one shot him in the rear quarter and he couldn't walk or even crawl.
In TX we had the chance to get a Shih Tzu for a lost less then the others sold for only because they needed to let her go quickly, they were going to PA for Christmas. That was my Molly, the sweetest, most lovable little lady ever.
She was my constant companion, followed me everywhere, went in the car with me, sat on my lap when reading or just watching tv. Every where I was Molly was right there.
Then Bubba came along, he was a brother to Molly with a litter in between. What a funny little guy, he had that snaggletooth look and when he shook his head his little jaws flapped.. We lived in TX 6 yrs then returned to KS with Both Molly & Bubba with us.
We have been back in KS 11 years, 3 yrs ago my hubby found my precious Molly 16 yrs old in the backyard. She was going blind, her hearing wasn't as good anymore. Her coat was getting thinner and sticky. He wouldn't let me see her at all, wrapped her in her favorite blanket and buried her in her favorite place in the Wildflower garden.
Bubba seemed so lost without her to play with or irritate her taking her toys.
By then we had gr kids, the two youngest then Asher 4, & Corbin 3, were in the yard playing and opened the gate and Bubba 15, left. We looked for over a month for him, called vets, humane society, posted signs, drove back roads, looking and knocking on doors, we did everything we could think of, no Bubba. He was such a cute little Shih Tuz we figured someone found him and took him home to love. That is what I want to believe anyway.
Now I have my sweet silly little Amber, Tan & White with Amber colored eye's, another Shih Tuz, She is Completely differnt coloring from my other two Shih Tzu's I didn't want another to look like Molly (white & Black) or Bubba (brown). I found her online and drove an hour away to get her. She is a silly little girl, takes receipts from my purse and eats them, loves to grab the tissue on the roll and pull it through the house. She is getting better at not doing that as much, she will be 2 in March. She has had a Nose job, one nostril was almost closed, spayed, and chip implanted. I am not taking a chance of losing another pet with a gate left open. Amber goes right to her kennel when told to at night, loves to play and lick Zane, runs from Corbin...lol She is a good vaccum cleaner too loves fish crackers as much as the boys do.
I have had a lot of Pets in my married life and several growing up, all of them hold a piece of my heart. Blackie a spaniel when i was little, Sluggo a chihuahua when I was in HS.
As your little girl Emme will always be with you in your heart, they are never replaced, we just add more love to our hearts when we find another furry friend we know will be a forever friend.
God Be with you L., Emme will always have a special place in your family.
K. Nana of 5