A Sad Goodbye to Our Precious Peanut

We lost our precious Peanut last Tuesday, 

to a sudden illness and our hearts are broken once more. 

Those of you who have followed my blog for a while

know that Peanut was my daughter, Jennie's little 

mini-dachshund, along with her 'sister' dog, Weenie Baby. 

These were my daughter's 'babies' and my 

'Grand-pups' for 11 years. 

My daughter is beyond heart-broken. 

The vet said she died of a tick-borne illness

that could have been dormant for a long time,

 with devastating results. 

Heroic measures were taken to save her, 

but it was not to be, and now 

a bright, shining light has gone out of our lives. 

Peanut and Weenie-Baby have been inseparable since 

they were 8 week old puppies, and now poor little 

Weenie-Baby is left on her own. 

I have taken her in and with lots of love and sympathy, 

she is finding her way. 

She has been grieving, and it shows in her 

big brown eyes how sad she is feeling. 

Here they are as puppies - Peanut in front - 11 years ago. 

They were truly part of our big, extended family. 

On an autumn walk with my old girl,
Little Bear (who has since passed on), 

Whitey Bear when he was young,
and Peanut and Weenie-Baby leading the pack, 

barely visible among the fallen leaves. 

A visit to 'Gramma's House' was a wonderful adventure 

for them and when my daughter would say,
'Want to go to Gramma's?'

 excited squeals would ensue. 

Here she is with Whitey Bear,
Champ - our departed Border Collie, 

and Sissy, on one of our many morning walks to retrieve the newspaper. 

Yes, I have had to say a sad goodbye, too many times,

in the last few years.

And more recently, romps with our young dog, Kai.

I would frequently pet-sit, sometimes for extended periods

when Jennie was traveling or in between moves.

She has since bought a little cottage with a big yard 

just for her little friends. 

But now she cannot bear to leave 

Weenie-Baby by herself all day, as she lives alone 

and works long hours. 

Over the years we've had many adventures together. 

Whenever they would be my house-guests, they loved 

helping me in the garden :) 

Mention the word, 'Squirrel' and Peanut was on high alert! 

As tiny as she was, Peanut ruled the roost around here, 

and no other dog dared to cross her.
She was 'Queen Bee'. 

But when it came to people, Peanut loved us all. 

She was happiest when she was sitting in your lap

and able to gaze 'deep into your eyes' to let you 

know how much she loved you. 

And when you least expected it, she would get you with 

a big sloppy kiss.

Although she was tiny, she was such a big presence
in all of our lives.

We're going to miss you so much, our Precious Little Peanut.

You stole our hearts and you most certainly captured mine.

Now I must try to stitch together the pieces of my tattered patchwork heart.

xoxo

I am sorry that I have been absent my Dear Friends,
but I know that you understand.

xoxo