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In Loving Memory of Sparkies
Our beloved
Frenchie went to peace on November 4, 2008, at 10 and 1/2 years old. He was our
faithful friend, companion and source of untold joy. Sparkies came to us
in such a unexpected way, we went to a dog show and met a lady showing a
Frenchie and asked her about the breed. We talked and soon discovered
she lived here in town, and we followed her to her house after the show.
During the drive, my husband Will told me we would just look and then take the
time to think about it due to the cost. Well, as they came around the
corner, holding him, gangly, wiggly and almost 5 months old because he
was pet quality, too long in the back and the extra large version, I
knew we were going home with that guy. My husband left me there and
dashed to the ATM to get the cash before we could come to our senses.
How
do you share the tender lo ve
that grew in our home, with Sparkies becoming inseparable from my
husband after his heart attack. They were a pair, errands arranged
around where Sparkies could go, the stores that knew him by name, that
devoted love so evident between him and us. My husband would nuzzle him
and Sparkies would fold into his arms, receiving all that attention and
more.
We long for his
presence. Our regret is with tenderness that 10 and 1/2 years were not
long enough. He was the picture of health, robust, strong and infallible
until a brain tumor swiftly stole away his remaining years. The breeder
so rightly said they will steal your heart. Sparkies did, and he will
always own a place deep in our souls.
Carol Stevens
Bulverde, Texas
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