What is going on?
No sooner had we lost the Sponge after 13 terrific years, than we heard about poor Michelle, whose 6 month old St. Bernard puppy had to be put down because of heart problems.
And another friend’s 3 year old Yorkie broke his neck during a freak accident with a dog walker.
It’s been 6 weeks since I found Sponge dead on the giant bed-a heart attack- but I still break down in tears at odd times.
This recent trip was the first time in decades we returned home without being able to look forward to seeing the furry member of our family.
Sponge was always great at the dog sitter’s but so happy to come home she would be speechless. She literally could barely bark when we would pick her up for the ride home.
After one trip she was so thrilled to be back home she made a flying leap from the top of the stairs to the middle of the bed….and lay there in doggy heaven. It was an impressive feat, considering English Bull Terriers aren’t most athletic of breeds.
We had hoped to pick up our new puppy from a Kentucky breeder sometime this month, but we will have to wait a while longer. The first puppy we had picked out turned out to be deaf.
That can be a genetic complication in white English Bull Terriers. She was terrific , but has been placed with a family better suited to dealing with her special needs.
I give the breeder high marks for doing all the testing before placilng his puppies. That’s why you deal with reputable breeders and not puppy mills.
The next litter is due mid-month. If Oasis gives birth to a white female, we will make plans to drive south in June to pick her up and add her to our pack.
It’s going to be a long, quiet and rather sad 8 weeks… but the summer should be fun.
Mary Ellen Beninger
