Miss Millie
This is our Miss Millie. We adopted her from "Reach Out Rescue" in January 2012. She came us as a senior and already quite sick. She has spent her time with us as a sweet, gentle little girl. She really had no adjustment period to get used to our family, which told me in her hey day she was probably a fiesty lil thing. Millie came to us already with tumors and blind as well as other issues. Over the last 2 months we have seen her health really decline. Our vet (thank you Dr. Redmond) would visit our home often as it seemed there was one thing after another. (we kind of knew it was the beginning of the end) Yesterday it was clear she had horrific pain in her hind legs/back and was unable to walk to get up and go potty or eat. She was clearly miserable.It seemed everything was going wrong and she had lost her will to fight. Last night Miss Millie went home to be with Jesus. It was an indescribable night for us, yet a peace came over me to see her at resting so peacefully. This morning has been difficult not to find her in her bed. I just had to remind the children (and myself) that she is now playing like a puppy, running, able to see and feeling whole. Its a blessing to know that she was able to shed her old body and live on. Just wanted to share our amazing "Miss Millie". Warmly, Maria Burns

Molly
The topic of your recent email is fitting - Heaven, and pets, and friendship... Our sweet Molly died yesterday. She died with the same grace that she lived - gently, quietly, peacefully. Hers was a slow and steady decline towards death - nothing sudden or unexpected. Over the last few months, she just ran out of juice, bit by bit, and lost her appetite, and, eventually, stopped drinking. We are grateful to have had her in our lives for 13 months, and happy that she knew love and comfort during her final phase of living.

Molly
Sweet 'ol Molly came to us when her caretaker had to enter assisted living. When Molly was first brought into our foster program, we thought her age to be at least 13. She had vision problems, but nothing drastic. She was with her foster for a few months, when her health deterioriated rapidly. On Christmas Eve, 2012, Molly crossed to Rainbow Bridge. She was lucky enough to have had a loving home in her final months, with good food, clean water, a soft bed, and people who loved her. She left this world knowing she was loved. So many of Molly's shelter friends never get that chance. Please, in memory of Molly, adopt a shelter dog.

Murray
In loving memory of Murray, we adopted him a couple of years ago from RORR. He was the joy of my life. His short life with us was spent showing his unconditional love. I have had many dogs but none have made me the center of his life like Murray. He did his best to fight the cancer but he was in pain. We decided that not to let him suffer any more. I miss him every minute of every day. Thank you so much for allowing me to share his life for a short while.