Guppy

Guppy was a dog that I got from the local shelter. She was THE best dog I have ever known....She would talk and talk and talk for hours on end if someone was willing to sit and listen. She had the spunk and attitude only a mother could love and boy did we love her with all our heart and soul. I think she made an impression in everyones lives that knew her.A year after I got Guppy, I had my first child. Guppy was SOOO great with her, she would never hurt a fly.

She developed breast cancer April 2001 and had surgery to remove the cancer and all looked good. But three months later it came back. Guppy couldnt get up one morning....=(

It had spread to her spine. When my little girls would come in the room Guppy would be soo brave and get up, in apparant pain, and go see her little girls and not let them see her in pain. When she was just with me you could see the pain in her eyes and watching her try to move around was horrible. Yet she only cried and told me of her pain when my girls werent around.

I had her put to sleep 3 days after we discovered the cancer had spread to her spine. Holding her in my arms at the vets as she took her last breath was the hardest and most painful experience I have ever dealt with. I wanted to be selfish and just keep her around a little while longer but I knew the pain was unbearable for her and it was time for her to go...

My heart still hurts for my little girl even though she gave us 8 yrs of her life... She is so missed and I hope she understands that when we got another husky it wasnt to replace her because she is irreplaceable...but it was to help ease that emptiness in my heart that was left when she left this life.

You are now pain free Guppygirl and Mommy misses you soo much. You play and have fun and Mommy will be there one day soon =)