Well Snoopy it's been 14 years since I first held you . I was worried then as you had problems coming into this world as you were without oxygen for 15 min or so. I picked you up to make sure you were OK & I watched you for days. Your Mommie & Daddy kept pretty good taps on you tho. But because of it I know you were retarded. You always acted strange & your Daddy "Toby" protected you til the day he died. He must have known you needed help.
When I think of you I remember the time you got lost.
It was in 1989, someone left the gate open & you all(7) took off. Everyone came back except you. I spent several days & nites driving around in the car & calling. I know the neighbors wanted to kill me at 4 in the morning when I was out there in the car yelling for you. I think I reported it everywhere & even ask the TV stations to watch for you in their helicopter. Then I got a call that you were sitting in the median on Interstate 81 and looking like you owned it. I knew that was you. You weren't bright enough to know there was danger. I could picture you sitting there " Proud as you could be". I jumped in the car but you were no where to be found. I drove all over & No Snoopy! Then the next day I got a call from the Point Mall. They said they found a dog & called in the license to see if they could get the owner & then they called me. I had broken my hip & was on a walker , but when I got out of the car you ran to me and almost put me on the ground. But I didn't care as I was so happy to see you.
You got in the car and cried like a real baby. I never heard such sounds from a dog. You never tried to go near the gate again.
You pretty much stayed to yourself & wanted to play but didn't know how. You were one of a kind but a sweet & loving baby.
You were the only one who ever bite anyone. And that was the vet when he cut your nails. We couldn't believe you did it as you were such a good dog. But it didn't take long to know you would have a muzzle when you got your nails cut.
I was so worried I would lose you because of your lung troubles and when you went on this last medicine you were doing real good- no coughing or any problem.
And then you got that little red lump on your toe & had trouble walking. The doctor said he would have to remove it & your toe. You did great & came home the same day walking great. And two days later you could hardly walk. I took you out to the doctors & he kept you for a week & put you on steroids. When I called Saturday he said you were worse & I visited with you for an hour. You even talked tome when I talked to you & I cried. You were so full of life from your waist up & your back legs wouldn't move at all.You just dragged them & I had to hold you up with a belt. I guess that lump was cancer & it spread real fast to your spine. It was so hard to say "yes" as I wanted to keep you for a while but we were afraid you would be in serious trouble real soon, maybe with your kidneys & such so before you had to suffer any more I did what I
thought was best for you. It was so hard & I loved you
But I could not see you in misery & your were so unhappy - you couldn't walk.
I will always love you Snoopy & miss you.

Now you can go with your daddy "Toby" & your brother "Mitsu" and one day your sister & I will be there - so wait for us. We Love You!!