This past weekend we lost a much loved member of our family. To those of you who have a great love for dogs like I do, you can understand what a great loss this is. Baloo and Kiara were suppose to have a fun-filled weekend staying with Mema while we took a little weekend camping trip. The puppers loved going to memas ... she has a huge fenced in yard for them to run around in and be crazy. Friday afternoon, only hours after we dropped them off ... I got a phone call. The kids had left the dogs outside to play, when they went to let them in, they found Baloo in the pool but couldn't find Kiara. They made a quick search of the pool for Kiara but didn't see her in the cloudly water so the neighborhood search began. After searching for over 2 hours, they decided they needed to do a better search of the pool ... my mom found her. The dogs would have never jumped in the pool on their own, especially not Kiara, she wasn't especially fond of the water. Our best guess is they were playing around and fell in. Unfortunatly, it seems Kiara must have gotten hurt during the fall ... our hearts are breaking ... Baloo and Kiara both are very much a part of our family. Kiara has always been "Mama's Baby." She's my little shadow, always protecting me ... the whole family. When Alyssa would cry, Kiara would rub on her and literally cry right along with as if to feel her pain. Kiara would have been 1 year old next month ...
Below are a few pictures that we have taken of her life with us ....
The day we brought her home ....
Christmas 2009 ....
22 weeks ...
Spring 2010 ...
A few weeks ago ... rough-housing with her brother ... Baloo is having such a difficult time as well, he is really missing his sister.
My sweet baby girl ... always so happy with those sweet trusting eyes. She is so missed and loved. The house feels so empty without her.
1 comment:
Angie...I am so sorry for your loss. As the "mom" to fur babies, I understand the empty space that is left behind. We had to put our much loved dog to sleep a year ago, and I still feel the empty spot in my heart. I wish there was something I could do to ease your pain. Hugs to you and the family.
Tricia Austin
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