Good Bye Sara

It is with a heavy heart that I write tonight. Our beloved old dog Sara crossed over the rainbow bridge yesterday. She lived a long and light hearted life. She brought much joy and laughter to our lives. Long before we welcomed our Russ puppy, Sara was giving us a run for our money. We often said that never a day passed that Sara didn't do something that cracked us up. Some of our favorite stories were told yesterday evening as we laughed through the tears of sorrow.

A few of our favorites—

One of her favorite past times was to go on the lamb, and one day about two weeks after I had major surgery she got out and ran down the bike path. I was moving as fast a girl could go under the circumstances asking everyone along the way—“Have you seen Sara?” (She was well known on the path) and each time they pointed toward the lagoon. When I got the Park Lagoon—there was the fool taking a swim!

Even as a young dog, she never went very far without having to lie down in the cool grass and roll on her back before mustering the energy to go forward.

She also enjoyed singing a rousing chorus of "Here kitty kitty" My son would start the singing and Sara would join in in full voice.

And of course I can never forget the day she made the preacher swear. We had an interim minister who had a dog about the same age as Sara so we went over for a play date. Sara found the only hole in the fence and it was a little hole and scooted through at the speed of light. Yep you guessed it the preacher let forth with an expletive. Then we set forth to find the darned old fool.

My father summed her life up best last evening. He said "she was a one of kind dog who was never afraid to be herself." I would say she taught us well to live life boldly and with glee our hearts. May she guide us all!

Well I close knowing that she is running and playing with her old friend Tippy (our border collie) in the land where pain and suffering are but distant memories.