Benji's Pet Memorial Guest Book at Rainbow Bridge

From: Mom & Dad
On: 5/25/24

Hi Mr Benj, our beautiful 'baby boy'. Dad has not visited you for a while on Rainbow, but he does talk to you every day at your shrine. Dad still has a great big hole in his foot, but that can't stop him - on your anniversary. Babe, it's 8 years since you left us and puppy man, there hasn't been a day when we haven't missed your smiling face. It's getting cold here and Dad still remembers how we used to snuggle-up on the lounge and Dad can still feel the warmth of your beautiful, lithe body. You were such a handsome babe and such a loving puppy. Oh babe, just to have you back with us - it's still your Dad's greatest wish. Dad just noticed that Aunt Camille's 'Winston' has just gone to Rainbow, please make friends with him, he was a sweetie, too. Dad just took out your lock of hair that he got, just before you died. The shampoo smell has long gone, but babe, your memory will never fade. Love you forever, sweet Benj, your paw prints are all over our hearts. Love, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 11/4/23

Hi our beautiful baby boy! Puppy man, we hope you had a good halloween, with Aunt Ginny's babes and Aunt Camille's babes. Dad knows they all loved halloween, but we never used o celebrate it at home. Mom & Dad saw you and Louie on your ISS spaceship, last week - it was so 'cool' and Dad could imagine your sweet little face peering down on us fro way up there in the sky. Just read your poem again, puppy. It still brings tears to Dad's eyes. Babe, it was such an awful time. But puppy man, the joy and love you brought us is still the most precious of memories fror us and Dad's sure you know that we will never forget you. Rest peacefully sweet Angel Benji, your little paw prints are stamped right across our hearts. Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 8/30/23

Our beautiful little puppy man, Benji. Babe, it is always sad for your old Dad to visit you at Rainbow. All those memories come flooding back. Dad still has encounters with 'things' that are strongly associated with you. Just the other day, whilst looking for something, I came across the last two vials of your insulin. Dad keeps them because they really connect us strongly, Puppy and Dad still shudders at the thought of the hell that you went through as we desperately tried to fix your problems. But babe, we were unable to do that. But baby boy, we sure have some sweet memories of 'the good times' and we thank God that we were granted plenty of those. You were just so wonder to both 'have around' and to 'be around', your fun was incredibly infectios and so many people were so impressed with you - as of course were your proud Mom & Dad. Rest peacefully, sweet Angel Benji, your little paw prints track right through our hearts. Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 8/1/23

Hi Mr Benji, our beautiful, long, floppy-eared baby boy. Babe, those months on the calendar just keep a flickin' past - seemingly, getting faster. Dad has tried to slow them down, but so far, hasn't been able to! Puppy an, we ha some really good food, last week and Dad set a little bowl aside for you. Dad still remembers the first time you had some chili beans. You were so insistent that you wanted some, by Dad was afraid of how the chili might affect you, so we gave you just a sample and Dad's guess is, that it really hit the spot! Puppy, that look on your face and the gimmed more - gimmeee more. Dad could hear your little brain - Wow, Dad - you guys sure eat some great stuff. Ahhh, puppy, the things we remember about you - things that made you just so special. You were simply - the Best! Rest peacefully, sweet Angel Benji, your paw prints are stamped right across our hearts - forever! Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Aunt Meal meal
On: 6/27/23

Good Morning my Sweet Benji Popping in on you today to give you a special treat to celebrate your life at the Bridge . My babies and and your Louie and all your angel friends are making sure this week is about celebrating you ,time goes by so fast but your Mom and dad remember that day you received your wings and went to the Bridge like it was yesterday …. So my precious Benji always know that your Mommy and daddy will always remember the joy you gave to them and the love you showed them while you were with them ,they keep you nestled in there hearts forever and always ♥️❤️💋 . You sit in mine also ,so my sweet heart have fun this week and I’m giving you a special kiss and lots of belly rubs too ,oh and a yummy treat ,give my babies a kiss for me all Gods Blessings to you .. love your Aunt Meal meal ♥️❤️🌈🌈💋💋💋🙏🏼🙏🏼🎉🎉

From: Mom & Dad
On: 6/26/23

Hi Benji the Beautiful, your Mom & Dad's baby boy. OMG Puppy, dad still can't believe it is so many years since you left us, but, a lot of our memories of you - seem just like yesterday. And that's what Dad tries so hard to 'keep alive'. Just memories of our ever-so-happy puppy, with an intense desire to be part of everything that went on around you. No sickness or suffering, just love and happiness. Dad has so many photos of you - and Louie - actually smiling. surely that is a sign that your Mom & Dad 'did well' for you, our precious puppies? Babe, it would be wonderful just to hod you once again, or snuggle with you on the coffee sofa - or to wake up on a cold morning to find you and Louie stretched out along my back and legs. We were such great 'pack buddies'! Rest peacefully, sweet Angel Benji, your little paw prints are stamped right through our hearts. Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 5/29/23

Hi Little Buddy. Dad made a mistake - he said you were gone 7 years, but it is in fact six years. Still a long time without you, babe! Dad still has that fantasy that one day, he will look out the patio door and see his puppy man, sitting there patiently, waiting to be let back in. Ohhh, Puppy - if only it could happen.. Come and give Dad one of your great, big, sloppy kisses and we can snuggle on the sofa. Remember how we used to put you and Louie to bed and, now that's cold, we used to have your little rugs that Gan had crocheted for you - with your names in the corner. Such beautiful memories! Love you Puppy Man, the light of our lives! Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 5/27/23

Our Beautiful Baby Boy, Benji! Babe, 7 years ago, you left us to go join Mr Louie at the Rainbow Bridge. It's a long time, but Puppy man, there has not been a day when your Mom & Dad do not think about and indeed, talk to you. Dad was just looking into your eyes at the shrine where we keep your ashes. That pic captured that 'gleam' in your eyes and it is uncanny to stare you int the face - it feels as if you are looking right back. Dad also took out your lock of hair, but sadly, he coconut shampoo smell has faded completely. That smell was always 'you', puppy, a bit like brut33 after shave. Puppy, all the things your old Dad remembers about you. Dad still has the last 2 vials of your insulin, it's not a nice memory, but it helps Dad understand the nightmare that you went through at the end. So much pain. Rest peacefully, sweet Angel Benji, you were the light of out lives and puppy, you still are. Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 4/25/23

Hi our beautiful baby boy, Benji! Puppy, yet another month has flown by and still we yearn for you and Mr Louie. Dad found some old photos, one where you were sitting in the coffee room, right by Dad's chair, looking right at Dad taking the photo. Oh puppy, Dad could see that 'look' in your eyes, the effect of the diabetes kicking in and it was making you hungry and we had to control what you ate to stop your sugars from skyrocketing. Babe, for someone like you, you were such a 'gourmet' and you really loved your food. Puppy, Dad knows it was so cruel for you. Dad still has your last w vials of insulin - and on your 'anniversary', Dad gets them out and has a little cry - remembering you puppy and how awful things were at 'the end'. But Puppy, the joyous times we had in some ways 'make up' for it. We did have such fun times, and babe, your smiling face is imprinted in our memories - forever! Love you, sweet Angel Benji, the light of our lives! Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 3/25/23

Hi beautiful Benji, our gorgeous 'baby boy'! Puppy, Dad was just talking to you at your shrine. At your #2 shrine, the picture of you is so amazing - it captured the 'glint' in your eyes and every time Dad looks deep into those beautiful big eyes, it seems that you are really there, looking back at me! Babe, wouldn't that be a treat? Your old Dad would leap for joy. But sadly, my beautiul Babe, that little urn says that it's never gonna happen - despite your Dad wishing it would! But Puppy, your Mom & Dad will never give up hope. Perhaps, one day, the Good Lord will grant us a miracle? Mom & Dad are thinking that maybe, one day, we will take a trip back to the beach house. We haven't been since you left us. But we're not too sure if it might be to depressing to be at a place that you and Louie loved so much. Sigh! Rest peacefully, sweet Angel Benji, your little paw prints are stamped right across our hearts. Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 2/27/23

Hi Beautiful Benji. Puppy, I guess you know by now that Dad is gonna tell you he misses you so? Puppy man, it's true, we do miss you so much and Dad has borrowed some words from that song 'Honey' - where life is just an empty stage - where puppy lived and puppy played .. And Babe, that is just such a good analogy. Our home is like a theatrical 'set', all the props are there, the only thing needed to make it come alive - is our Puppy. Dad knows he is supposed to be getting over it, but I don't think I ever will. Our love for you and Mr Louie, well, it was just so great. And, we just didn't want it to end. But it did! But Babe, that's what you have Mom & Dad for - to keep your memories alive! Rest peacefully,seet Angel Benji, your little paw prints are stamped indelibly through our hearts. Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 1/26/23

Hi Mr Benj, our beautiful baby boy! Puppy man, we're well into a new year - the sixth since you left us! Babe, as always, Dad gets perplexed by the passage of time. Six years seems a long time, but so many of our memories of you are so fresh, you could have been here yesterday. Ohhh, to see that gorgeous face oncemore and to sit with you, on Dad's sofa, remember how we used to 'snuggle? Dad can still fell your body warmth against my side and how when I'd look down at you and get my face washed by that enormous 'face-washing' tongue, Babe, you were such a sloppy kisser, but babe, Dad misses it sooo! And Dad's secret fantasy is to one day, hear you scratching at the patio door - awaiting to be let back inside. Ohhh Puppy, if only it could be. Love and miss you soo much, sweet Angel Benji, your pawprints are stamped right through our hearts - indelibly! Love, Mom & Dad

From: Lynne
On: 1/14/23

Hi Mary and Andrew, I have just visited the Memorials of Benji and Louie. Both such beautiful boys. I had to have my daughter, best friend and soul mate put to sleep on 4th January 2022,but only found this site in late December 2022. I have decided to scroll through the hundreds and thousands of people who have lost furr/feathered children and am contacting all of those from Australia. I can tell by your words and poems that you too feel the depth of love for your furr children, like I do, which is a blessing while they are alive, but the most heart wrenching pain when their time to be put to sleep is inevitable. I still have other furr children, and sometimes, I wonder if I am just putting myself out there for constant pain. But, then again, the years of delight are still worth it for me. I am and will always be grateful that each and every one of them came into my life (especially Topsy).My thoughts are with you both.

From: Mom & Dad
On: 12/25/22

Hi, our beautiful puppy man! Babe, another Christmas with out you. We still have your photo (and Louie's) sitting under the little tree. After you left us, we just never felt right having the big tree that you used to love so much. All that excitement, when you and Louie would inspect the parcels under the tree - but never touch them. The one day Mom & Dad would shout - 'Christmas' - and you'd both race off to the tree and start ripping those parcels open! Puppy, just too cute - and something we will never forget. Love you our sweet little Angel, we will always miss you puppy, you were our Christmas star! Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 11/25/22

Hi our beautiful baby boy, Benji. Yet another month has passed, but babe, Dad never gives up hope that one day, he'll see you sitting at the door, waiting to be let in. Dad knows it ain't gonna happen, but just imagining that moment, well, it would be just the sweetest thing Puppy, Dad can't hide the fact that your vibrant personality simply 'lit up our lives' and when you left us, our joy of life went with you. Of course it was wonderful to have shared that time with you, and we really hope that you enjoyed us, too. Your Mom & Dad lived just to make you and Louie happy. Babe, we're lucky Rainbow only allow us 1k messages to you - Dad could go on and on and on about your special qualities. Love you sweet Angel Pup, your little paw-prints are stamped all over our hearts, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 10/25/22

Hi, our beautiful Benji boy! Puppy man, even after all these years, it is still so hard to believe that we just can't reach out and touch you. You were such a happy babe, and it sure was infectious. You were our little ray of sunshine and you definitely brightened everything up when you were around. Mom & Dad still have a little giggle when we think of how you used to walk down the hallway - like a 'high-fashion' model - with your little butt swinging from side-to-side. Such a swagger, but Babe, you did it so well, a natural-born star. Remember when you used to go to puppy training class? You were so impressive, the trainer said - this boy is a star! Oh Puppy, just to have you back again, that's all your old Dad needs. Rest peacefully, sweet Angel Benji, your paw prints are stamped forever in our hearts, love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 10/4/22

Hi my beautiful Benji! Puppy, Dad has just been looking through some old photos and videos of his boyz. Babe, we still miss you so much. Babe, you always tried to please and your outgoing personality lit up our lives. If only we could get you back, our world hasn't been the same since you left. Tears for you, our sweet Angel. Love, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 9/25/22

Our beautiful Benji boy, Mom & Dad here to give you lots of love and hugs and generally make a big fuss of you. Babe, you always loved being the center of attention - and it showed, but babe, it also suited you so well. When you were with us, on your walks, everyone would stop and talk to you - you were like a 'people magnet', everyone was just drawn to you. I guess it was your overwhelming friendliness and joyous exuberance that drew people in. Of course, Mom & Dad loved seeing their babe getting accolades from everyone, but it was also refreshing to see that you never let Mom & Dad ever get out of your sight. You were secure with us and babe, we get a lot back in return from you. Which is why we still miss you so much, our beautiful baby boy. We still talk to you every day at your shrine and it is so wonderful to look into that beaming Cavalier face again. Rest peacefully, our sweet little Angel Benji, you are in our hearts forever. Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 8/25/22

Hi our beautiful baby boy! Puppy man, dad has just spent an hour trying to get your candle running, It had been playing up for a while, so dad thought he'd use the #2 candle - only to find that the battery had leaked. Dad thought you might have to have a night without your candle - but he finally got it going. We've had that candle burning for you and Mr Louie - ever since you left us and Mom & Dad still remember our tears of fear that as you'd lost your vision, that you might not have been able to find your way to heaven. But now, we know that God carried you there in His arms. God knew too, that you were a very special puppy! Rest peacefully, sweet Angel Benji, you littlle face still lights up our lives. Love you, Mom & Dad

From: Mom & Dad
On: 7/26/22

Hi little puppy man, our sweet baby boy, Benji! 62 months today, puppy. So amazing, the passage of time. Some things we don't want to remember, but our puppies, well, we just want them to stay fresh in our minds - forever! Puppy, Dad knows that 'the ending' was terrible for you and it still hurts us to know that you suffered, but babe, the joy you brought us was so inspirational. Dad still recalls your exuberance and your athleticism. Babe, that day you went 'wild' down at the puppy park - just running, full-speed from end to end. Dad still doesn't know what made you so dynamic that day, but it was fantastic to see. Such were the things that made you sooo special. Rest peacefully, sweet Angel Benji, your little paw-prints are etched eternally in our hearts. Love you, Mom & Dad