Barkley

NOV 1989- JULY 15 2000

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BEST BUDDY "BARKLEY". YOU WERE MY BEST FRIEND AND COMPANION.

THE DAY WE WENT TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER, KATIE WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. YOU HAD TO BE VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE OUT OF ALL THE MANY PUPPIES THERE, SHE PICKED THE BEST ONE "YOU". BARKLEY WAS A KIND AND GENTLE DOG THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE WAITING AT THE DOOR FOR US. SHE WAS GIVEN A PERFECT NAME FOR SHE WOULD ALWAYS BARK TO LET US KNOW SOMEONE WAS COMING. BARKLEY, YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR MOMMY THROUGH THE ROUGH TIMES. SHE LOVED WIENERS, SLEEPING WITH MOMMY, LICKING KATIE AND BEING BUGGED BY DADDY. BARKLEY I ALWAYS TOLD YOU THAT I WOULD NEVER LET YOU SUFFER.

BARKLEY, WHEN YOU BECAME ILL YOU LOST YOUR SPECIAL SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES, YOUR CRAZY BARK AND WAGGING TAIL. BARKLEY, MOMMY DID EVERYTHING SHE COULD TO HELP YOU. THE DAY YOU STOPPED EATING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD I KNEW THE TIME HAD COME. ALL THOSE NEEDLES I GAVE YOU, I PRAYED THAT THEY WOULD HELP YOU, BUT AS TIME PASSED I COULD FEEL IT IN MY HEART THAT IT WOULDN'T BE.

THAT DAY , YOU BECAME OR SO WEAK, I TOOK YOU TO THE VET. THAT DRIVE WAS THE WORSE I HAVE EVER FELT. YOU LOVED TO COME WITH MOMMY AND KATIE FOR DRIVES IN THE CAR.I WOULD NEVER LEAVE YOUR SIDE BARKLEY, THE VET PUT THE NEEDLE IN, I TOLD YOU HOW MUCH YOU MEANT TO US ALL AND THAT WE WOULD LOVE YOU FOREVER .

YOU LOOKED AT MOMMY AND CLOSED THOSE BIG BROWN EYES, GENTLY LYING YOUR HEAD ON MY ARMS.

BARKLEY, THAT WAS THE SADDEST DAY. I TOOK YOU HOME AND WE BURIED YOU NEXT TO THE DECK, SO WE COULD ALWAYS TALK TO YOU. KATIE WANTS TO PLANT SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR YOU. WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, YOU WILL BE IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES FOREVER.

BARKLEY, PLEASE WAIT FOR US AT RAINBOW BRIDGE. GOD PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BARKLEY UNTIL I REACH HEAVEN .

ALWAYS WITH US

LOVE MOMMY, DADDY, KATIE ANGEL THE CAT AND PAL THE GUINEA PIG

PS ANGEL IS LOST WITHOUT YOU AND I LEFT A BONE CLOSE TO YOU WITH YOUR FAVORITE BLANKET TO KEEP YOU WARM UNTIL I CAN ONCE MORE . I LOVE YOU MOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!