Bambi. You have been through so incredibly much, yet someone up there can’t cut you a break. I hope he has bigger better plans for you.
I’m sorry I couldn’t do more for you, Bambi. I wish I could burn the men who hurt you and made you scared of people. I wish I could have given you medical care when you needed it at the farm. I wish you never had to live that life.
Every step you took outside of that breeding hell hole was a challenge for you. Yet you fought all the way, through medical problems, through your fear, through everything. How far you’ve come Bambi.
You taught me so much about fear. You used to run away from me. You didn’t eat if I was in the room. You probably hoped the ground would open up and swallow you when a person approached. Yet you opened up, learnt to trust and blossomed into a beautiful family dog. Your family told me you started to love people – you would go to them for pats and affection. I saw it myself when you approached strangers for pats. The day you came up to me while I was seated on the floor and took the treats from my hand, the day you ate sausages at the dog run for the first time after refusing to every week before that, the day you felt safe enough to sleep in the open in the middle of the living room instead of in your crate – what big achievements for you, what a brave brave girl you are Bambi.
You always loved other dogs – you felt safe with dogs because people broke your trust. But you loved Romeo & Juliet. You always followed them around like a shadow. Your family told me how you would be depressed and not eat after seeing and playing with Romeo and Juliet at our gatherings. The day I saw you play with Juliet made my heart sing. And you also love your sister Eponine. She was your security blanket and helped you open up in your new home – with her, you learnt to frolick and bark.
We will miss you Bambi. We will see you on the other side of the rainbow bridge. Gone too soon…
Like a comet, blazing across the evening sky
Gone too soon…
Like a rainbow, fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone too soon…
Shiny and sparkly, and splendidly bright
Here one day, gone one night…
Like the loss of sunlight, on a cloudy afternoon
Gone too soon…
Like a castle, built upon a sandy beach
Gone too soon…
Like a perfect flower, that is just beyond your reach
Gone too soon…
Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
Here one day, gone one night
Like a sunset, dying with the rising of the moon
Gone too soon.
There was a discussion recently on one of the forums I frequent about the skills one would teach to a puppy that you know you will be doing agility with. We ended up with a nice long and comprehensive list!
Agility Blessing
