Minnie Ringleb's Rainbow Bridge Pet Loss Memorial

Welcome to Minnie Ringleb's Rainbow Bridge Memorial Residency

Memories of Minnie Ringleb

Our Minnie "Mouse," Puppy Min or Min-Min (my little Brown baby)
She loved walks. Being fiesty. Barking at dogs.
She loved food and when I made lunches for the kids - eating the crust
She loved cheese, pizza and all food
She loved squeaky toys
She loved to squeak at you if she did not get her way or was ignored and would bark profusely if ignored
She loved walks outside and begging for treats - when she was little, she would walk on her hind legs all the way down the room for a treat
she loved car rides and sticking her head out the window
She was sweet and loved head rubs -- she would force her head against your feet and once you rubbed her head -- she would squeak until you did it more
People thought she was mean but she had to fight for her food - Sadie is not so innocent
She let me dress her up for Halloween
She loved the kids and protected them
When she was little, she would go crazy for anything squeaky and destroy it if found
Could get any rabbit or squirrel
After the removal of the tumor on her mouth, her little tongue always stuck out
She and Sadie had an indented track in the grass all the way around the backyard
She let me bite her ears and played back
Bennett called them the "pies"
Up until the end, she was my baby and I loved her so much. I miss her every single day and hope to one day be with her again. I will look forward to, one day, mowing the lawn, listening to country music and seeing you lay in the grass. I will look forward to waking up with you outside the sheets because it is too hot or jumping up on all furniture when you were little.
I hope you are sleeping with the angels now. I love you sweet baby

10/5/2014 - It has been a week my beauty and I miss you with my entire heart. My puppy, my heart and always my sweet girl. You are with Our Savior and rolling in peace but I can't help but miss you so so much

2/11/2015 - at 10pm, we lost your best friend, Sadie. I know you are there waiting for Sadie Bear. Please wait for me, we will see you someday. My girls will never be forgotten

A Dog for Jesus(Where dogs go when they die)

I wish someone had given Jesus a dog.
As loyal and loving as mine.
To sleep by His manger and gaze in His eyes
And adore Him for being divine.

As our Lord grew to manhood His faithful dog,
Would have followed Him all through the day.
While He preached to the crowds and made the sick well
And knelt in the garden to pray.
It is sad to remember that Christ went away.
To face death alone and apart.
With no tender dog following close behind,
To comfort its Master's Heart.
And when Jesus rose on that Easter morn,
How happy He would have been,
As His dog kissed His hand and barked it's delight,
For The One who died for all men.

Well, the Lord has a dog now, I just sent Him mine,
The old pal so dear to me.
And I smile through my tears on this first day alone,
Knowing they're in eternity.
Day after day, the whole day through,
Wherever my road inclined,
Four feet said, "Wait, I'm coming with you!"
And trotted along behind.

- Rudyard Kipling

10/7/2014 - we arrived home from new mexico and I hoped, with all my being, that it was all a nightmare and you would be there, waiting for me. You were but in spirit. I miss you.
Missing You

I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying. You found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the shops today. Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said "It's me."

You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.

It's possible for me to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."

You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...
in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.

The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning
and say "Good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.

I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out... then come home to be with me.

- Colleen Fitzsimmons

9/28/2015
We lost you a year ago today and they said it would get better, that the pain would ease and I would find a way to forget my life with you. I miss you everyday. I miss you insistent bark, sitting at my feet when i made their lunches & your laying on top of the quilt instead of under the covers because you were hot. You would not like the new house because your & Sadie's yard is gone but I hope you enjoy watching Willa and Stella and their backyard antics. We will all be together someday and know you are with me each day and in my heart always.

9/28/2016
It's been 2 years, so hard to believe. I love you mouse, can't wait to see you. You will love meeting Stella & Willa xoxoxoxoxo

9/28/2017
It's been 3 years, I miss my girl. Oh how you would love the 3 girls with us now - stella, willa and lola remind me of you an Sadie - your adventures and your love for me. I love you mouse and will see you again someday.

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