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The Gift of Love
For years now I have been taking in rescues and finding them homes. When Buddy showed up on my doorstep things were no different. We took him in. We trained him, and set out to find him a good home. At the same time I had a litter of pups to rehome.
That was when I met Penny who called me to ask if she could come and view the pups. When I asked her why she was getting a dog, she told me that she and her husband had been trying for a long time to have a baby and God just wasn’t blessing them with one. They would give their love to a dog instead.
She had come to look at puppies but Buddy needed a home, so I asked her if she would be interested in adopting an older dog, and introduced them. It was love at first sight! Buddy went home with them . Just a couple of months after adopting Buddy, the baby they had waited so long for was on the way. Baby Brygette was born nine months later. Shortly after her birth it was discovered that she had a rare and possibly fatal disease. Buddy stayed by their side, always there when they needed comfort.
Baby Brygette is doing well and doctors are finally going to let her take her dog home.
On December 29th, 2009 four days after Christmas Buddy lost his battle with cancer. The family was devastated. “How are we ever going to get through this without our BUD BUD?” They knew what the love of a good dog could bring them, and they had lost that good dog. When I heard of Buddy’s passing I had one thought, this family needed the love of a good dog, and I had just the dog for the job! It was decided that as soon as Doctors gave the all clear Bowser would go home with Brygette.
Bowser has been waiting to go home with Brygette since before her surgery.
Baby Brygette underwent bone marrow transplant surgery this past July. The road to recovery is a long one and Brygette is doing well. Doctors are finally allowing her to bring her dog home.
For most of his life with us, Bowser has worked by my side helping me to rehabilitate and train the rescues that come through our home. It is time for him to retire and take on a new job, that of companion to a very special baby girl. We will miss Bowser, who was never a rescue dog, and whom we never had any intention of rehoming. However, sometimes their place is not with me, sometimes they have a higher calling. As much as we love him, we truly believe that Bowser’s place is by Brygette’s side.
Bowser is going home this week, and despite my mixed feelings at losing my dog, I know I am doing the right thing for Brygette and her family, and for Bowser. We wish Brygette and her family all the best for the holiday season, and know that they will usher in many more new years with Bowser by their side.
Until Tomorrow Remember
BE THE CHANGE YOU SEEK
Janette
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karen lyons kalmenson says:
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Monique Boutot says:
Janette, I am in tears, yet again, from an article you wrote! I can feel your love for Bowser and for that special family. A love so strong that you are willing to have your heart broken for them… They say that when we know the love of a dog, the best thing we can do is try to love in the same devoted, selfless way as they do. You have succeeded, dear Janette! You have succeeded…
I wish baby Brygette many happy times with her new best friend, many happy wagging tails to Bowser, and to her family, many many happy years with Bowser. May he be a reminder of your love for him and for them, when you loved him enough to let him go…
And to you, dear Janette, I wish many tears of happiness and a year full of rescues success strories! Sending love and healing thoughts to all of you!
Katherine Chapman says:
Janette I too am in tears..I know how much it hurts to love a dog but let them go.You are giving love to not only Bridgette but her whole family. And Bowser,what can I say…they just seem to know….,he’ll love that little girl ! He looks like a real sweetheart .He’s the dog who was profiled as being vicious sight unseen.? God Bless you Janette for being strong enuf to let him go,and for putting the needs of others before your own. Only a special person can do that. Bowser will be touch many hearts,because of you!!
Debbie says:
I’m sorry, but I don’t agree with this. It’s a wonderful thing to want to help someone else, but what about Bowser’s feelings? He doesn’t get to say whether or not he wants to leave his FAMILY . . . and if he could speak, I bet he’d say he wants to stay home. I just don’t get it.
Janette Hamilton says:
I am Bowser’s family and I have made the decision based on his reaction to the family he is going to. They can give him a lot more one on one time then I ever could. Bowser is just fine with this decision. It is up to us as humans to provide our pets with what is best for them. THIS is what is best for him. He is going where he will be loved and ALL the pet attention will be his. These people were his father’s owners they know him well. Perhaps you should get the full story before speaking out against something you do not understand.
Jodie York says:
It’s always interesting to me when someone to just *has* to *let you know* their opinion. This article wasn’t written for your opinion, Debbie. You could have just had your opinion and kept it to yourself.
Shelly says:
Actually Jodi posting anything on the internet will recieve multiple views on any topic , just because Debbie had a difference of opinion didn’t make her wrong, it just meant she didn’t agree. freedom of speech is all fine and danady when it serves ones purpose but its a pain in the butt is the opinion differs from your own. and if the article was the full story then I beleive I know the whole story too otherwise the article isn’t giving us all the facts. which in the dog’s case it is unfortunate we can’t know how the dog feels about going to another home. Personally retired dog or not I wouldn’t be able to part with any member of my family. What concerns me is that the dog is old enough to retire and the child is recovery from a type of cancer that requires the child to need alot of attention, the dog maybe great moral support for the child and parents but the dog needs equal amount to, from what I understand from the article he should get it but the article is only one point of view.
We as a society are hit with tramas and disasters all the time and the ones that left in the wake of it usually are our companion / family species. if Bowser was human, this would have been more controversial but society is run by ‘human’ thinking, as such we still deem ourselves to be better than any other species there we consider our dominion over their lives. We are responsible for their well being domesticated or not. I hope the cild make a full recovery and is cleared from the desease and that browser is spoiled rotten for everything he has done for the humans he has helped.
Debbie what speaking her mind and doing what I or any other animal rights person would do…stick up for those that aren’t human and can’t speak humans language to tell you where it hurts or if they don’t agree or if they do agree. If you don’t want people speaking their minds… DON”T POST ANYTHING!!
Debbie says:
LOL! You are writing a blog which accepts comments and I simply expressed an opinion on the story that was presented. In this particular instance, my opinion happens to differ from yours and I’m assuming that’s permitted. If not, please advise.
Jodie York says:
I totally appreciate and respect your love and concern for and connection with this family, Janette. I also think it’s very generous of you to let Bowser retire and have 100% attention on himself from this loving family.
BLESSINGS ON YOU AND BOWSER AND BRYGETTE AND HER FAMILY
glenda says:
I have just finished reading and as an animal lover, as i assume everyone reading this would be, I am touched that you though of this special little girl to “own” your best buddie, and share their lives together. I am sure that he will help her enormously on her road to recovery .
I also think that Debbie was looking out for the dogs feelings. how would he feel to go to a new home, new owners, new way of life. I, in NO way think that she should keep her opinions about animal rights to herself. If everyone who was concerned about animal rights didnt…..”just *has* to *let you know*”, and kept it to themselves .. well it would be a sad world for the animals. I honestly think she was looking out for the doggy. well done Debbie
Isnt it amazing how much an animal can do to help ppl recover from illnesss:} :}