In Memoriam: Paws
October 3rd, 2008 at 4:54 pm
If you have not heard, our eldest family dog passed away yesterday, October 2nd. Paws had been a furry friend by my side for nearly half my life. At 10 years old, he outlived our past family dogs, Spinks and Becks, by quite some time. Paws was very special to me. I still remember the day we went to the Norfolk SPCA and found this spunky little dog looking cute with one of his paws raised in the air. He was so happy to find a family that loved him. We later came to assume that he had been previously abused by a past owner since his raised paw actually contained a minorly broken toe. As many of our family members know, Paws quickly overcame his fear of humans. He was always ready to play with a tennis ball or towel in his mouth. Over the years, I always thought Paws aged rather gracefully. The gray patch on his chin grew in size, but his spirit never aged. It makes me sad that I have been stuck in Rochester these last few days, but it was better in the end that I missed seeing Paws grow weak. In my mind he will always be the best family dog that anyone could hope for. I just hope there is a couch in dog heaven that Paws can hid his tennis balls under. Goodbye, Paws, we'll miss you.
