Sad to say I just had the unfortunate incident with my baby Layla, Americana Stafford-shire Terrier.She passed from a horrible auto-immune disease called IMHA,the body attacks the red blood cells and the animal dies from a multitude of system failures.My love of my life, my baby who pulled me thru my cancer passed on the 19th of Sept. Friday the 13th showed its ass from a blood profile that was pulled due to her annual teeth cleaning and check up and shots. With in days she went,I spent thousands to save her but to no avail.I am eternally grateful for this sweet K9.My heart is crushed all the MJ isn't helping, balling my eyes out from this knife in my heart. I'm sorry but I didn't have a place to really reach out.My girl friend is devastated and hasn't eaten or really slept (including myself) since the 13th.I have lost 15 lbs in a week and feel and look like death warmed over. The 19th was also my anniversary of CA free for 4yrs and she passed on that day.
I am a retired F.F./medic for a large metro F.D here in south FL.In all my years I save so many dogs lives from structure fires and from being unrestrained in car wrecks,but I couldn't save my precious Layla. My whole neighborhood is in a state of shock, she was therapy for a lot of elderly that I would visit, I learned of a lot of them from running calls to their homes.MY baby was so instrumental in a lot of peoples well being and mostly mine.May she rest in peace,and may my will bring forth her spirit in another darling that will need to be saved ,just like she was,she enriched my life 10 fold and I will keep her alive in my heart and have requested her ashes be put in with me for my journey home.My best was granted to me because this sweet heart gave me HER ALL.
To me a dog that you can really bond with is as close to god as you can get, our higher power knows us right down to your most intimate thoughts and pretty much see's all that we do, well a dog (which is god spelled backwards and who on earth but a dog knows your intimate moments of you thinking out loud and what ever you do in private, a dog is there over seeing your routines and rituals.Kind of like your higher power but the sweet thing is , you can see and feel this god like creature with its over flowing UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND ONLY LIVING IN THE MOMENT. We all could learn a lot from these wonderful creatures that surely do bring the precious gift of LOVE and kindness.!!
Thank you all,I know some members are fond of the bully breeds,(misnomer of a name, no school yard bully in any of em just the name) and I wish you all so many happy and healthy years with them.it doesn't matter what K9 species you love, to me they're the best furry creature one could own that will love you till its dying day, GIVING YOU ITS ALL!.
RIP LAYLA 12/24/05 -09/19/13................... Forever in our hearts