Animal House Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The house is eerily quiet. My bed feels too big for me. There's no Staffy bum parked next to my pillow, no feet in my back in the middle of the night, pushing for more room. No face watching me intently each morning for my eyes to open, and when they do, pricked ears and a hopeful look, before a stinky breath slurp and lots of tail thumping. There's no head cheekily poking around the door when I'm on the loo, waiting to be invited in for pats.There's no feet dancing up and down on the kitchen floor while I get breakfast ready. No slurping of the water bowl, leaving a trail of tiny puddles. There's no head shoved in the fridge door when I open it, inhaling all the food smells, tail madly wagging. There's no dog stretched out beside me when I have a drink on the verandah enjoying the cool breeze after another hot day. No sharing of zooper doopers, no puppy dog eyes watching me eat pizza, well, eat anything really. There's no tripping over tennis balls which magically appear throughout the house and yard. There's no one laying on the bathroom mat contentedly while I shower. There's no throwing of balls, endlessly brought back with a wiggly bum. There's no scruffing of soft toys, one of your favorite things to do. No playing hide n seek, seeing your happy face when you found me. There's no Staffy ears to rub, or give belly pats, no more stroking of your boofy head. There's no slurping of the cats face after he's eaten, despite his protests. There's too many 'no mores' to list. There's no you, my shadow for 13 years, my dog, my friend. I'm going to miss my cat poo eating, floor cleaning, icy pole eating, farting, snoring, ball obsessed, happy faced, wiggly bum beautiful girl. Run free at the bridge Minty, Charlie would have been there to meet you, with lots of face slurps and bum sniffing no doubt, before running off to see what you could get up to. I wish I could have been there to see it. Minty my darling girl, it was a privilege to have been your human. Minty was adopted through ARF (ACT Rescue and Foster) as a 9 week old puppy. ARF had rescued the heavily pregnant Mum 'Cookie' and her puppies were named after sweet things, Oreo, Fanta, Minty etc etc. Another Doler adopted one of the puppies as well. For 13 years and 4 months, Minty has been a part of this family, she adored her fur brother Charlie, who passed away 2 years ago at age 16. Since then, she has been my shadow, literally. I'm so grateful to have had her in my life. She survived her Spindle Cell tumour removal, outliving the 2 year prognosis by 7 months. Unfortunately a Mast Cell tumour was hiding in a fatty lump, and surgery to remove it wouldn't have got clear margins. So we opted for Palliative care at her age, lots of spoiling (more than usual) and we were thankful for every day we had, which ended up being 2 months. On Friday the vet came to our house, and helped her over the Bridge. I miss her so much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Oh Minty! What a beautiful girl you have been! Run free and do all the things you love with gay abandon until you and mum meet again! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Ohhhh.. What a wonderful bundle of Minty energy she was!! I am so sorry AH ...... they go all too soon , and leave such big holes in our hearts from their scratching around,........ I'm glad she had you as her human for all that time . Run free, gorgeous girl - that smile will charm everyone . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Oh Animal House I'm so sorry for your loss. What a gorgeous girl, a gorgeous life. I'm sorry you and your family are aching for her loss. Big hugs your way. Run free Minty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarasMum Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Run free sweet girl. Sorry for your loss AH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Desperately sorry Animal House, we share your feeling of loss and grief. Rest in peace Minty, beautiful girl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I am so sorry Animal house, she was your beautiful best buddy. Have fun over the bridge Minty-girl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamum Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 RIP Minty you beautiful girl. I'm so sorry for your loss Animal House. That was such a lovely tribute which really captured what it means to have a dog as part of your life for so long. It may have made me tear up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpette Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Oh AH I am devastated for you at the passing of Minty. You are so right the list of no mores is very long. May your heart be filled with all those wonderful memories that are Minty. She will live on in your heart until you meet again. Huge hugs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Thanks everyone, I figured most of us have lost pets, so you'd know what I was going through. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellnme Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Beautiful words for your girl. A mast cell tumour took my girl quickly too. Minty will be in that little corner of your heart where all good dogs live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Avanti* Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 I'm sorry for your loss Animal House, such a beautiful girl. RIP Minty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 What a sad and beautiful list of memories. Made me teary. I could picture everything Minty did; written so eloquently and full of emotions. so very sorry for your loss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) Thanks PM, I miss her smiley face and soft ears, but I had the privilege of being owned by her for over 13 years. They take a piece of your heart when they leave, but it's a small price to pay. Edited April 17, 2019 by Animal House 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks @Snook, she sure was one of a kind. I think about her everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 8:30 AM, *Avanti* said: I'm sorry for your loss Animal House, such a beautiful girl. RIP Minty. Thank you Avanti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 7:53 PM, stellnme said: Beautiful words for your girl. A mast cell tumour took my girl quickly too. Minty will be in that little corner of your heart where all good dogs live. I forgot to reply to your post, sorry @stellnme. I'm sorry you lost your girl too. Thanks for your kind words, there's quite a few dogs over the years that are tucked away in that corner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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