In Memory: Bev (Adopted 5/2013)

Earlier this month, we received this tribute to Bev.  Bev was already an older girl who had recently had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor when she was adopted in 2013.  It takes a very special person to adopt a senior dog; we are so grateful to Bev's family to have given her such a wonderful home in which to spend her golden years.

Hi, It is with great sadness that I tell you that my beloved Bev collapsed and died Monday morning on our dog walk. Her health had been declining due to degenerative myelopathy, Horner' syndrome, and worsening Cushing' disease. She had a large mass on her spleen that ruptured suddenly. We didn't even know she also had hemangiosarcoma. Yet she was a happy girl! She never, never complained about anything! These photos were all taken the last couple of weeks; you can see how happy she was!  And  since they finally put our new sidewalks on our block, I etched out a small memorial to Bev.

In Memory: Tessa (Formerly Tess, adopted 7/2008)

In October 2015 we received this lovely memorial from Tessa's family.  Not only did they give Tessa a wonderful, loving, truly forever home, but they also opened their heart and home to ADR's Gunner when they adopted him this fall. Thank you to Tessa's family for giving her such a wonderful life.

 We lost our sweet Tessa on 7/17/15. We miss her terribly but could not let her suffer. She was such a patient and loyal friend to me and Moppins. We did a lot in the 7 years we had with her: we moved to Florida and back to Minnesota, saw the ocean, bought a house, welcomed 2 noisy boys into that house, and had so many great walks and trips to the dog park. While in the depths of our grief, I have wondered how we'll ever be able to get another dog, knowing the inevitable pain that losing them will bring.  Then a wise man at the dog park told me, "It's all worth it because dogs fill a bigger hole than they leave."  

Thank you to everyone at All Dog Rescue for giving my girl a 2nd and 3rd chance at her forever home.  I love peeking around the ADR website to find her picture.  I think I have found her on 6 different pages :)