FAREWELL ROSIE

 In June of 2017, we received a plea from a North Carolina shelter. 

 A blind, mostly deaf Albino Pekingese had been turned in to the shelter. 

 Would we help her?  Could we give her a place to live out her life, with love and comfort?

 Yes we could.   Barbara and her husband offered to foster her.   We love these seniors and we feel they need our help as much as the younger ones.

 Barbara felt that Rosie was a little star.  ⭐

 Her little eyes would shine and she would look up at you trustingly.   She would never strike out.  Barbara realized she could see some, and she would squint her eyes outside.

 She never snapped, she just looked at you with a sweetness that made Barbara so glad they could give her a loving final home until it was time to go to the Rainbow Bridge. 

 Rosie had over 15 months of love. 

 Rosie loved her little area.  The door was open, so she could come and go, but it was her special space. 

She didn't really show interest in toys-- but they did make a good place to put her head.   She would find soft places to snuggle.  

 Rosie loves to be brushed and she would sit still for her daddy to brush her.  Maybe it was for the treat he gave her when he was done.   She would chomp on those treats with gusto! 

 Recently, Rosie began to show discomfort and she would cry and whine.  She was getting disoriented and would get stuck in places. 

 She had been able to show her strength and determination to overcome many obstacles, but she wasn't able to overcome this. 

 Barbara remembers her walking across the yard, with her little white tail wagging back and forth like a rudder.  Maybe it helped her keep her balance.   🌝  But, she couldn't really walk anymore.

 Rosie was over 16 years old and she had so much love in the last year of her life.   In rescue, we don't always have them that long, but the love is great, and the decision to let them go is very difficult.   Rosie let them know she was ready.   It was time. 

Barbara and her husband wouldn't give up the time with Rosie for anything, even though they knew at the beginning it would be short.  They loved her.   She loved them.  She was met at the Rainbow Bridge by so many who have left us recently.   Barbara's Paws and Charley met her there.  And BeeBee and Floyd and Starlight.  Run free with your friends, sweet Rosie.  You will be missed.  💜