Love to you all..I have not forgotten any of you, IT warms my heart to know that all of you (and more) put up with me the past 2 years as I talked and talked about my little buddy ''Elmo'' He was as close to a child as you can get and he will be remembered and loved for the rest of my life.. He made me laugh and now he makes me cry.. I hated to see him go but I knew it was coming.I have been on the edge of my seat for the last 5 years wondering if this will be the week I lose Elmo..
After returning from Ukraine and seeing him I knew that the time was drawing short So I tried to make his last days as comfortable as I could.He slept with me everynight until his death putting his little arms on my left arm as I laid on my side.. He never had a problem showing love .He has been my constant companion since 1999.. And he has made plenty of friends in those years..
A couple of nights ago I was awakened by a slight ''thump'' hitting the bed and just for a minute I woke up thinking it was him coming to bed just as he has done hundreds of times before... I don't know what really happens to family pets that have passed away,All I can hope is that I will see him again one day when I die.. And if I do I am sure we will go deep into the woods once again so he can hunt squirrels and play in the leaves as I chase him around..
I still have not found his body so I can bury him with his little fur coat and baseball cap he always wore when we would go riding in my car..I guess he knew how bad I would take it if I had to watch him die..So he waited till the right moment and walked out of sight and silently drifted away.........................................................................
Sleep well Elmo your suffering is over