Randy

My little rambunctious Randy,
I found you hiding behind trash cans in my backyard in August 2007, a very scruffy, burr-covered, scared and hungry boy. You provided welcome company for my father until I could integrate you into my dog family. You enjoyed the company of Vera (a shepherd-husky mix) and Trina ( a beagle rescued from Hurricane Katrina). After Vera passed away from liver cancer, you and Trina were companions for the next 7.5 years, until Trina passed from heart failure. As a small dog, you had a Napoleon complex, and sometimes bullied Trina, but like an old couple, your bickering was based in love. When we would go on walks, you moved so much faster than Trina that you would have to zig-zag in front of us to match our pace! I was amused by how much you loved your long fabric animal toys, biting their squeakers, tossing them in the air, and shaking them in your mouth, a terrier “worrying” its prey. When excited you would bounce up and down as on a pogo stick. You seemed to have endless energy and appeared indestructible! After Trina died, you started winding down. I thought you were depressed, but apparently your medically managed liver shunt problem was catching up with you, and you were showing signs of hepatic encephalopathy and dementia. When you started having seizures, I knew it was time to let you go. You had more vitality in your 12+ years of life than many dogs. I miss you so very much, my little guy. I hope your spirit has reunited with those of your canine friends and my father, and that I will see you in my dreams one night soon …

With much love for my little doggie,
Sandi