Bobby and Max
our Dogs of the Week!
Fundraising, Rehoming, Information and Events for Needy Dogs
If you have had a Dogs Friends dog that has sadly passed away and would like to pay them a tribute on this page please email tizmelou@hotmail.com
Snowy Peacock 20.03.00 to 06.06.09
This page is dedicated to Snowy Peacock without whom Dogs Friends would never have been born. He was very much loved and will be always.
Pom Pom
Pom (also nicknamed Pombear and Plonky due to her wobbly walk) arrived like a breath of fresh air in our lives towards the very end of her own. She smelt delicious - of hot toast - and looked like a cross between Basil Brush and a red squirrel! Elderly, independent, almost toothless, she had a range of Dame Edna expressions. She staggered slightly, with her arthritic gait as though she had been on the sherry! Her favourite times were snuffling around for hidden treats and pottering for a few minutes on the green or in Ashton Court where she was mistaken for a puppy with her thick, brushed coat and pink Dogs Friends harness. She settled in as though she had come home and loved being groomed - trotting off when she had had enough. Towards the end it was clear she was starting to suffer and on Tuesday 22nd September, after spending a day doing the things she loved she was put to sleep in the afternoon. Home isn't quite the same without Pom - it still brings tears to our eyes when we remember her - gorgeous girl
Shandy
RIP Shandy. He came to Dogs Friends in a very poorly state. His foster carer took very good care of him but we were unable to make him well enough to be rehomed. He did however end his days being well loved and looked after.
Rainbow Bridge (for Beloved Pets)
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigour. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.
Author unknown
Rainbow Bridge (for Stray or Abused Pets)
There is a bridge connecting Heaven and Earth. It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its many colours. Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge, there is a land of meadows, hills and valleys with lush green grass. When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always food and water and warm spring weather. Those old and frail animals are young again. Those who have been maimed are made whole again. They play all day with each other. Some of them here by the Bridge are different. These pets were beaten, starved, tortured, and unloved. They watch wistfully as their friends leave one by one, to cross the bridge with their special person. For them there is no one, no special one. Their time on earth did not give them one. But one day, as they run and play, they notice someone standing by the road to the bridge. This person wistfully watches the reunions of friends, for during life, this person had no pet. This person was beaten, starved, tortured, and unloved. Standing there alone, one of the unloved pets approaches, curious as to why this one is alone. And as the unloved pet and the unloved person get nearer to each other, a miracle occurs, for these are the ones who were meant to be together, the special person and the beloved pet who never had the chance to meet while on Earth. Finally, now, at the edge of the Rainbow Bridge, their souls meet, the pain and the sorrow disappears, and two friends are together. They cross the Rainbow Bridge together, never again to be separated.
Author unknown
