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Lucky came to us 7 years ago, blind and with heart worm. We fixed the heart worm but tried and could not fix his eyes. He literally bumped into our fence in the middle of the night and we let him into our yard and our hearts. He was so sweet and tolerant. It did not matter that he was blind, he was happy and knew his yard in Concord, NC. He loved that yard. He would go to the back door and scratch. We would let him out, no guidance. Down the steps he would go and off he would wander within the fenced yard which was easily 40 by 70 feet. He would snoop and poop and just walk around smelling the smells and hearing the sounds of the birds. He was not going to let being blind stop him. After a little while he would wind his way back to the deck up the steps and scratch on the door to come in. I would watch this amazing sightless boy find his own way. He would run with me and another dog Sam. He would trust me to know where I was going and would gallop. One day we were running and I was looking straight ahead as Lucky turned into me. Crash down I went with a scream. There was Sam standing wondering what happened and I turned to Luck and there he was sitting with his ears back and down. He was so sorry. All I could do was hug him. The poor boy was such a trooper. He had a stroke and we thought we would lose him but with some TLC he recovered. He was so attached to us that when would leave him for even a day or so he would start to shut down. He loved us and we loved him. And it breaks our hearts that he is gone. I will make a collage of pictures of him and he will join our sanctuary/memorial for all our dogs from nearly forty years. There is another hole in my heart right now without Lucky but I know like the other doggies, that hole will be filled with memories and stories but right now it hurts. We saw a cloud in the sky and the shape was of that flying dog from the movie Neverending Story and I knew that symbolized Lucky for now he can see, now he can run, now he can fly. He is such a good boy. Luck by now you know Jake and Sam have joined you. All you three boys who were with us during happier times in NC. We miss you so much Luck and losing Jake in Aug and Sam just now only highlights how much you were treasured. Always know you are in our hearts. Fly high Hey, Lucky we always think of you at this time of year. It has been five years, since then we have moved, there is another little grandchild, and we lost Sam, Jake and just recently Luke. You did not know Luke I don't think. He was a sweet boy like you. We have lost so much Lucky since you had to leave us. Our hearts are scarred and while you think they are healed they are just scarred. I look at your pictures every day. We miss you everyday. We love you still, every day. Hey Lucky it is that time of year as we watch softball and remember that we made the mistake of going to Oklahoma city to watch the tournament and left you with Bobby and Lori not realizing how much you would miss us. Miss me I suppose. We learned from that and never left Jake, Sam or Luke. Did you know Luke? He is there now too. So you have so many play mates but needless to say we miss you being here with us. We have lost so much. We still have little Harley that you did not know. He is trying to fill our hearts but it is hard. We have all your pictures on the wall in our sanctuary and I will look at the video of you barking with Sam and Jake. We miss you ... we miss all of you. Love Dad 2022 Another year Luck. We look at your pictures and talk about you often. You are missed but I know that you can see again and that you finally really get to play with Sam and Jake. I hope you have met Luke and Kenzie just arrived. Both are really sweet. Thanks Luck for all your love and gentleness. We miss you! Another year and can our reunion be that far away? By now hopefully you have met Harley. He could not hear and so you two would make a great team. We also rescued Beau who is also blind and you really helped us know how to care for a blind doggie. He is sweet and chaotic. I often just stop by the shelf where your ashes are to touch your hair. It is still as soft as ever. We miss you Lucky. |
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