Rosie was our dear and loyal friend and companion. We so enjoyed her Siberian version of obedience and even earned 1 leg of the CD title (after 18 attempts)!!! We were so hoping to finish that CD this summer.
We live in Mountaintop, Pa. and have a 1 acre yard with the Invisible Fence. In 11 1/2 years Rosie never ran through the fence even with deer in the yard! Rosie's favorite place was HER yard. She had several favorite places to lay where she could best observe her perimeter, stalk bunnies or chipmunks or sometimes a bird. In the summer we had a plastic pool for her to keep cool and she loved to help us with our yard work or keep us company if we were just sitting out in yard.
Rosie had a taste for any vegetable, most fruits, flowers and some wild plants. We always said that even if there was nuclear war Rosie would still find something to eat.
Last summer I put a fence around my tomatoe plants. Somehow Rosie got inside the fence and devoured not only the green tomatoes but a good portion of the plants too! When I caught her in the act her face and chest was all green and she smelled lilke a tomatoe plant.
Our dog club used to march in all of the local parades. Rosie loved to dress up and march in the parades. Sometimes for the Santa parade she and her friend Scout would pull a decorated sled on wheels.
Rosie was a happy dog with a great life. Her vet's staff all loved her because she loved to go to the vet's. We would ask her if she wanted to go see Dr. Rubin and she would sit anxiously by the door and then rush to the car. When she was sick and taking that last ride to the vet's she was still happy to see them. We buried Rosie in the yard under a small maple tree where she can continue to supervise the going's on of her back yard.
Rosie had epilepsy that required medication her entire life to control. It was the lonterm use of antiseizure medication that led to her liver failure.
Rosie, we miss you so much in our everday activites. Taking a shower in the morning without you laying by the tub...Making meals without you laying at my feet....
My twice a day walks in the woods are so lonely without you. The 3 fawns we saw born this May are getting big and will soon lose their spots. Going to bed at night without you asleep next to the bed continues to be the toughest but we know you do not suffer in the place where you are.
Rosie, you will always be close to our hearts. We cherish the years you spent with us and we will never forget you.