In Memory of Shadow
Gail and Robert,
I'm so sad to have to tell you that our pretty girl, Shadow, lost her battle
with cancer yesterday. She had a very short remission after her month of
chemotherapy, and we were so hopeful that we could buy some extra time with
her. But just two weeks ago, the tumor began to grow again, and when we
went for her check-up at the vet, her lymph nodes were very swollen. We
knew that the cancer had found its way around the medicine, and that it would
be just a matter of time. And so we filled her days with love, and
licorice, and rides in the car to the beach. We spent a wonderful, sunny
Easter Sunday with a picnic lunch on the beach and both our girls, Shadow and
Glady, had the best of days--it will be a forever memory in our hearts, as
will the love Shadow gave us all. We couldn't have asked for a better or
more loving friend. We only wish we could have had more time with her,
but realize there was a reason for her to be with us at this time of her life.
I choose to think that maybe one or both of her former "people"
(considering the fact that they were very elderly when they gave her up) have
recently crossed over to the "other side" or maybe will be going
soon, and they need their Shadow to be there with them. They must have
been very special people to have raised such a very special friend, and maybe
she is already with them, or will be waiting on the "rainbow bridge"
to greet them. There must be a reason she needed to go. Vince and I were
with her yesterday when she went, and our vet came here to put her to sleep,
when she began to fail so badly. I knew yesterday morning when she
turned down her favorite treat of black licorice, that the time was coming,
and by mid-morning she couldn't get herself down
the hall. It broke my heart. And poor little old Glady just lost
another good friend, but came in the house with us afterwards and amazingly,
she went crazy in our living room, playing a "pack game" with the
energy of a puppy, and it was as if she wasn't playing by herself. I know
animals have the extra sense that we humans have trouble with, and it surely
seemed as if she was playing with her good friends from the other side, and we
just couldn't see them through our tears. She was ecstatic, and couldn't
understand why we were so sad when both Shadow and Woof seemed to be right
there with us. We both believe that they were, and that they will
forever be in our hearts. You know that we will want to find another forever
friend to share our home and lives with, and hope that in time you will be
able to help us with this, and I'm sure that both Shadow and Woof will have a
paw in choosing our next friend. You know the kind of friend we'll be
looking for, one that loves rides in the car, walks on the beach, sleeping in
front of a fireplace in winter with all sorts of cats to hang around with, and
one that will like "pack games" with a bossy, old white dog that
needs another friend. It will be hard to find one that could adapt so
easily as our Shadow did, but I believe that there is someone out there
waiting for us. Keep us in mind and let us know if there is someone in
eastern Washington willing to relocate to Whidbey Island. We will be
going to Washington DC and Virginia (on the train! a true family
adventure) for 2 weeks as soon as school is out in June, so probably don't
want to do anything until after that trip, but hopefully by July we'll all be
ready. We were so looking forward to bringing Shadow and Glady to the
picnic this summer, (Shadow's favorite thing next to licorice was a full-blown
picnic!) but maybe there'll be another friend that wants to come with us, and
Shadow and Woof will be there in spirit.
Thank you both so much for your part in bringing Shadow to our lives. She will
always be our forever friend. Michele

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We just wanted to let everyone know that we got a new
dog named Shadow! She is a really nice and friendly dog and has moved
right in with all of the animals. She has some strange treats though! her
favorites are organic dried spinach pasta and black licorice!
Her old parents were in their 90's and couldn't take
care of her anymore. So she ended up at the Willow Run Siberian Rescue
Shelter. We first found Shadow online at www.petfinder.org
My name is Shadow. I'm 6 years old. I was born on March
27, 1996. I have all of my shots, and I'm spayed. My owners had to give me
to rescue, because they were in poor health. I love Vita Bones, cheese,
licorice, and dried spinach pasta. I adore people, and really want to have
an inside home like I had. I'm leash trained, and do need to loose some
weight (all that cheese, licorice and pasta really puts on pounds!).
Shadow is a sweetie. Her baby is pieces of cut up
jeans, which she carries around. She loves to carry on a conversation with
people. Contact: Gail at
willorun@crcwnet.com
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