
Rest in peace,Ernie. May you be free of pain and discomfort.
Ernie was the sweetest,most tolerant Yorkie I ever met. He was part Silky terrier,part Yorkie and 9 years old. He was rescue,he lived with his brother being owned by an elderly woman until one day she passed away and her neighbor brought them both to a shelter.His brother had diabetes and was put down, and Ernie almost had the same fate when my mom's friend pulled him off the list. He was her first rescue,and he didn't like other dogs was protective of his food. No one wanted him because he was an elderly dog,and everyone was looking for a puppy.But he was perfect for us.He was the sweetest little thing,he loved cats and allowed you to pick him up,twirl him around,roughhouse him,whatever.He was extremely tolerant,when 3 years later,he got very sick.It turned out he had a tooth infection that spread down to his heart and enlarged it. He then grew a huge tumor in his mouth,he couldn't eat or drink.We made the heartbreaking decision to let him go. We just go his ashes and a remembrance necklace a few days ago.This may sound weird,but I write letters to him everyday, it makes me feel closer to him.
Everyone,if you are looking for a dog,please adopt an older one. Older dogs the least adopted animal in shelters because they don't play ball anymore,or you don't have a long time with them.But you are giving them a second chance at having an amazing life. If you adopt them when they are older,you are making their last few years comfortable and loved then passing at a shelter with no one to hold them. I did not have a long time with Ernie, but it certainly the most rewarding.
I'll meet you over the Rainbow Bridge,sweetheart. I love you.
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