Beauregarde Butry
2/9/90 - 6/14/99

Mr. Beauregarde came to us in April of 1998 through Pug Rescue of Maryland of which we are members. He had been forgotten by his previous owners... they forgot he was there, forgot to feed him, forgot to let him outside, forgot his thyroid pills, etc. When Pug Rescue received him he had lost 95% of his hair, had a horrible ear infection and had loss the use of his right eye, plus he was terrified of men...Six months later we received a call and met him for the first time. It was love at first sight.

In the beginning he was strictly devoted to me, but with patience and a lot of love on my husband's part Mr. Beauregarde finally accepted him. For 14 months he was our "pretty boy" and our beloved "Grouchy Old Man" of our pug threesome. On Sunday, June 13th, he sat next to my husband on the sofa for well over an hour and basked in the glory of having being petted, kissed and talked to. The next day, Monday, he spent the day with me and the other pugsters, walking through the yard, barking at butterflies, chasing birds. At 4:00 pm their dinner was served and Beau got his normal dose of pills (thyroid, lasix) in his favorite treat. By 7:00 he was panting slightly, I turned up the air conditioning and gave him fresh water.

Within 2 1/2 hours, we were at the vet's office where I work...his trachea had totally collapsed and he was bleeding internally from what we believe was a tumor behind is missing eye. At 10:30 we knew it was time to help him pass peacefully. Our veterinarians are wonderful, compassionate people and helped us through this very tough time.

He is now with our little Katie, who passed on 11/17/98. Rest in peace my sweet, sweet boy.

Ken and Karyl Butry