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born November 2002
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Lat night, at around ten past seven, the life force that had bounced little Rover - Mr Onederful! - through life for almost fifteen years, left him. We were both with him, talked to him, stroked him, and comforted him, and his big beautiful eyes were still looking up at us, as he took his last laboured breath.
We had one last day in the sunshine together, as he watched me prepare the vegetable garden, and he still enjoyed a large bowl of his favourite food, and we had come to accept that his seizures, sometimes just two a day (or night) but often more, would continue, but that he would always recover and be his beautiful, loving, wonderful self again.
This time it was not to be. Death is never pretty but his was as short and painless as any of us can ever hope for. From the time he lost consciousness until his eyes became unseeing, it was little more than a few short minutes. It was so quick, in fact, that the reality that the house will be so much emptier without him hasn't quite sunk in yet.
We placed him in his little sleeping box, covered him in his favourite jumper, and gave him a tearful burial minutes before midnight.
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Good-bye, my friend, and rest in peace. We will never ever forget you.
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ℬy the edge of the woods, at the foot of the hill,
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Tributes
From Margaret and John in Sydney:
"Dear Peter It is with much sadness I read of your loss. Our pets give so much joy. Be comforted in knowing that you gave little Rover the best life possible and that you were both blessed to have your time together. I hope you can find some sunshine and reflect that he has no suffering now. Condolences to you and Padma."
From Helene and Othmar in the Bay:
"Sad to hear that Little Rover has left you, but one day, you will meet him again and together you will be be happy again."
From Reg in Wollongong:
"So sorry Peter, It is astounding just how close we become to our pets, particularly an all forgiving totally tolerant dog who is always loyal and always a friend despite the occasional vagaries of their master. Our irreplaceable pet has pride of place in our back yard under the bird bath, he too lasted a little over 15 years and was a wonderful animal."
From Andrew in Mackay:
"A great companion gone to the other side. May he rest in peace."
From Frank in Sydney:
"Sorry to hear about Rover. It’s always a tough time and one we have been through many times so can relate to how you must be feeling at the moment."
From Jeff up the lane:
"Sorry to hear the sad news of Rover. I'm sure Suki will welcome him to Doggie Heaven."
From John on Lombok Island:
"So sad Peter. I hope you get another puppy. I have two in Lombok; one rescued from a crazy monkey which had already killed two puppies; the other abandoned on the beach to die, both having a better life now."
From Chris in Canada:
"You have the good memories which are few in life. Cherish them, my friend."
From Colleen in Sydney:
"So sorry to hear about little Rover, but peace is now with him. Poor little puppy – sounds like he did a lot of suffering recently and while we don’t want to let go, we don’t want them to suffer. Think of the wonderful years and love he gave you, and really, could Rover have asked for a better life? He will be smiling in doggie Heaven!"
From Ian in Mackay:
"You have indeed been fortunate to have had such loving pets come into your life. The joy, happiness and pleasure cannot be measured - it is a treasure forever embedded in your divinity."
From Bozenna in Greece:
"Dear Peter and Padma, it's difficult to witness and enjoy the entire life span of a beautiful creature only to see it all end. I am sorry for your loss."
From Chris in Switzerland:
"Sincere condolences for your loss."
From Urs in Brisbane:
"I am sorry to hear of your loss my friend, it is always hard to lose a companion like Rover, dogs give us so much and do not ask for much in return, I guess this is why we miss them so much when they are gone, my thoughts are with you and Padma at this difficult time."
From Renate and Jürgen in Germany:
"Mein lieber Freund am anderen Ende der Welt, Dein lieber kleiner Wegbegleiter ist nun auf dem Weg in den Hundehimmel. Glaube mir, ich kann Deine Empfindungen nachempfinden, wir haben das hinter uns gebracht, einige Male."
From Margaret and Clayton in Canada:
"We were so sorry to hear Rover had passed away, and extend our most heartfelt condolences to you both. Our furry friends are beloved family members and bring us so much joy. Rover will certainly leave a void in your lives; may the cherished memories of all the wonderful times you spent together bring you solace. Our thoughts are with you both during this difficult time."
From Des in the USA:
"I concur your feelings which we also had for our Benji when he passed on at the age of 17. We also said no to another until Leo came into our lives. They are truly mans best friend"
