A fluffy bundle of tough. A faithful friend for fifteen and a half years. A parvo and cancer and stroke survivor that never winced or whined. She was a loud-mouthed life guard and an incredible frisbee player.
She showed the other poodles how to hunt; and, having caught something for herself, she spit it out and immediately retired, never to hunt again. She ran alone and she ran with us. She never ran away. She always knew her limits and her boundaries.
She always wanted to take the fall and take the weight off our shoulders. She was under foot and always around and never a problem. She wouldn't stop licking and she loved doughnuts. She was there for our family and we will never forget her.
It is autumn now for Tudor Rose's Spring Promise, our Calypso, our Cali. How could we forget you? You were just a dog.
And a note about Cali... er... Kali from Jan:
Never can say goodbye
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I just lost my sweet Kali,
I just lost my sweet Kali, my black and white Shih tzu. She died 10-2-06. I had her or she had me on August 10, 1990.
Such a lovely tribute to your beloved family member. I,too, am learning to go to bed without Kali and get up in the morning without Kali. This is the first morning that I have not broken down and cried, but I will before the day is over. Just as you, I'm having to learn to exist without her.
I do feel we will see and be with all of our wonderful pets in the afterlife. After all, what would heaven be like without them.
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