Chase's Page

A memorial........
 

It's through a flood of tears that I have to say that my sweet Chase
left us this morning.  He was lying on the bed, got up, yelped and got
really weak in his back legs.  I called the vet and she said to bring
him in right away.  I got him in the car, but by the time we got to the
vet he was paralyzed.  She said he ruptured a disk in his spine.  He's
had some spinal problems for a while, but I never expected anything like
this to happen.  I held his head while the doctor gave him his final
injection.  He went peacefully - he didn't struggle or fight at all.
It's like he knew it was time and was ready to go.

Chase would have turned three in March.  He was such a sweet love and
would have done anything for me.  I'm lost without him and I'll miss him forever.

Jennifer Saulsbury
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"Chase"
March 1996-Jan 30, 1999


Lend Me a Pup
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"I will lend to you for awhile,
A Great Dane pup," God said,
"For you to love him while he lives
And mourn him when he's dead."
    "Maybe for eight or ten years,
Or only two or three....
   But will you, 'till I call him back,
Take care of him for me?"
           "He'll bring his charms to gladden you
And (should his stay be brief)
you'll always have his memories
   As solace for your grief."
 "I  cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return --
But there are lessons taught below
I want this pup to learn."
"I've looked the whole world over
 In search of teachers true
  And from the folk that crowd's life's land --
I have chosen you."
 "Now, will you give him all your love
Nor think the labours vain,
Nor hate me when I come to take
my Great Dane back again?"
I fancied that I heard them say
"Dear Lord Thy Will be Done,"
For all the joys this Great Dane will bring,
The risk of grief we will run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness
We'll love him while we may
And for the happiness we've known forever grateful stay.
But, should you call him back
Much sooner than we've planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes,
And try to understand. 
If, by our love, we've managed,
Your wishes to achieve--
In memory of him that we loved,
 And to help us while we grieve;
When our faithful bundle departs this world of strife,
We'll get yet another Great Dane pup and love him all his life.
Poem Contributed by:
Pebblecroft Harlequins -- Louise Feddema

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