by Pamela Muncy
My husband, Brian, and I bid goodbye and say thank you to our 16-year old beloved Pekingese who crossed the rainbow bridge early Sunday morning. A part of us died with this feisty cutie pie but she left us a part of her that will always be alive in our hearts.
Tiny was 6 years old when my husband got her, she was blind in her right eye, a result of a terrible accident while she was earning her food as a breeder. Her previous owner thought she was too old to be a part of his puppy factory. My husband and I got married April 2001 and since then Tiny went with us everywhere, she specially loved going to garage sales with us, helping us find dolls looking for new homes. My husband would say, "Tiny let's go ba-bye" and she would stretch and run to the door as fast as her short old legs can carry her. She would smell and check out every doll that came in the mail to live with us. And how loud she snored, we can hear her snore in our sleep. She adored my husband and my husband thought the world of her. I'm just so thankful that they let me become part of this wonderful relationship.
It was particularly heart-breaking that we lost Tiny exactly 40 days after my beloved mother died. I was born in the Philippines so I was not there when my Mamang passed away. My husband and Tiny were my sources of comfort when waking up in the wee hours of the morning and realizing I have no more mother would hit me the hardest. Tiny was with me 24 hours a day, she was my companion and cheer leader during those days when I was dying inside following the loss of my mother and my husband had to go to work. She made me feel so needed and gave me, along with my husband, a reason to start healing.
Our baby was so attached to my husband that when we first got married I joked to him that I was the other woman in our relationship. But little Tiny had such a huge heart and she gladly shared him with me.
Tiny was our baby, our beauty queen, our very dear friend, a special member of our small family, and my most precious doll. We knew that someday she would bid us goodbye but when it came, she left a gaping hole in our hearts. Life goes on for us but it will never be the same without Tiny. Thanks for the good times, little girl, sleep well.