Tuesday, October 4, 2011

RIP Bay Leigh

It is hard to believe that less than 24 hrs ago I was writing about one dog's birthday and now I am writing about the other dog's death. This morning Bay Leigh (our chocolate lab) was hit and killed by a car.
Right now all our family feels is a hole in our hearts. We took off the day from school & work to grieve and bury her. Rocca has spent the day pacing back and forth trying to figure out where she is hiding I think.
Thank you to everyone who has sent their condolences and prayers. They mean the world :-) We lost one of the BEST dogs in the world today.


RIP Bay Leigh Dorito Eckenrode
10.20.09 to 10.04.11
(just shy of her 2nd birthday)

I am borrowing this from Jody's blog
(thanks girl)

The Rainbow Bridge
inspired by a Norse legend
By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.
For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.
No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.
They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.
For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.
The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

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