I was 11 years old when it happened so it has been a year. My Rhodesian Ridgeback older puppy had a habit of wrapping her lead around the porch and crying for help. This happened at every time of the day. Even in the middle of the night, we would have to let her out so she could do her buisness.
One day (May 2, 2005) it was early morning and I usually let her out in the morning since no one would be home the rest of the day. She was out there for a while and wrapped herself around the porch like I knew she would do. But by the time I was going to let her back inside my bus was waiting for me. "Can you let Fiona back in?" I yelled to my grandma.
My day at school went by. When I got home I had no greet from Fiona like she normally gave me. This reallt didn't come to mind though. When i walked into the living room is saw my mom crying, my sister smiling, (she was only three, so she didn't understand what was really going on) and my grandma with a straight face. So i really had no clue what was going on so I said, "Whats so happy, sad and straight?" My mom replied, "It's not happy, it's sad." I begged her to tell me what happened. Finally she said that she was with Grandma Barb (my grandma died a year before Fiona's death. My mom meant that she went to heaven.). I cried. Then i told her she was lieng but she shook her head no. I started beating myself and thought about commiting suicide because it hurt so bad. She said that she would take me to see her if i calmed down.
When I say her her eyes were opened and you could tell the life was gone. Her mouth had bleed and she had no cuts or gashes anywere else. I kept on telling myself it was a bad dream and I needed to wake up.
I miss Fiona so much and love her in ways words can't explain. She knew I loved her. I know God will take very good care of my little puppy dog and she will live eternally. When I die, I know that she will be there waiting for me. I will never forget my little princess. I never can replace her. I may only be 12 and may not understand many things in life, but wha I do know was that no one or nothing can ever replace my pupper dogs, Fiona. I love you girl.