Just slightly over three years ago when Cass Liberman called me and asked to pick up a dog that was coming through rescue I never realized how that visit would change my life. We met a little tri girl named Cavvy the day before the 4th of July. She was very skinny and very shy. In fact when I bent down to pat her she bit me. We were also told that she had flycatchers. She was living in a box behind the television and the owner could only keep one of the two Cavaliers she had gotten at the humane society (they called her for rescue).
We brought her home and started to do our home study for Cass. Cavvy was still biting and actually had OCD - she was a varnish licker. She constantly licked the headboard and licked off a little spot down to bare wood. Because she was still biting, and licking and not too sure of herself Cass allowed her to remain with us. We renamed her Foxy Lady. She was sweet as can be and loving to a fault. As soon as she realized that her life with us was forever she became a totally different dog, barking clamoring for food and not looking like she was living on the street. She slept with us at the top of the bed on the bed above my husband's head on his pillow, still licking the headboard though. Less than a year ago her heart murmur worsened and about a month ago she went into congestive heart failure. We had hoped to have the same results as we did with our Jelly Bean. We had Jelly for three extra years. She died in February 2 weeks before her 14th birthday. Last night, Foxy Lady lost her battle. We think she had a massive coronary and died in her sleep. She was barking to go for a car ride at 6:30 and by 9:30 she was gone. We had no warning that her condition was so grave. We never treated her like an invalid. She was 9 1/2. I want to thank Cass Liberman for the opportunity of allowing us to have her in our lives. To Darlene Petralia and Carol Rose for bringing this gentle, sweet girl into the world( daughter of Redthea Grey Stone Precious Jannie, who died this year as well). It took a long time for Foxy to have her true space. I know that Jelly Bean, Jezebel and the puppies, who all left us this year, were at the Rainbow Bridge to welcome her home with her mom. She has gone off to greener pastures and blue skies forever. Part of our hearts have gone with her. Sharona ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
