Cherishing Moments...

This week in my family we lost a member of our family. I am a firm believer that pets are apart of the family, even if they are dogs. Betsy was an amazing dog, I loved her so much. I remember when we first got her, she was so happy and lively. I came home from school and there was this dog in my living room, she ran up to greet me by jumping up on me(we got her to stop that habit after a little while) I thought she was so cute. :) It was hard to have another dog, because a few months previous we had put down our dog of 13 years, the dog I had grown up with pretty much all my life. Abby had been a huge part of our lives, she too was an amazing dog, I loved her so much. Betsy came along, but she didn't replace Abby, she filled the void, the hole so to speak.

Some memories I have of Betsy are some I will never forget. One day, my mom was washing a pan and sun reflected on it to put a beam of light on the wall. Betsy had been inside for some  reason or another. I was talking to my mom, then we saw Betsy going  crazy and barking at the beam of light. While my mom had been washing the pan, the beam of light from the sun had been dancing around on the wall and Betsy was trying to chase it. From that day forward, we figured out that she liked to chase any source of light that would move. One day, we got a flashlight and pointed it to the floor, she would constantly chase it and bark at it. We had put it on the ceiling and she would go crazy and bark at it. I thought it was pretty funny. :D She was a hoot. Betsy, also not being a big dog, thought she was bigger that her size entailed. I think she had a pretty intimidating bark at times, she would always alert us. She absolutely hated it whenever a power guy came over and had to go in our backyard. It was a good thing she was in a dog run, she was there to protect us, she did not like strangers around us. Two years after getting Betsy, we got a new member to our family,  a 8-week old Border Collie. There is a funny story behind that one. :) I was on a date and at the time didn't have a cell phone, so my sister called my date's phone to talk to me. It was kinda weird to say the least. Haha. She called to ask if I wanted to pay half for a puppy. I said sure because I thought she was just teasing, so I just went along with it. When I came home from my date, there was a small, black and white  puppy sleeping on the top of my couch, my heart just melted.  She was so cute. We brought her outside to Betsy, I don't quite remember what Betsy thought of her, but I know they became instant friends and were really close. Granted growing up Indiana annoyed Betsy at times, they were buddies. They played all the time, wore each other out. It was great watching them kick around an old basketball with their noses in the backyard or playing tug a war with one another. They were certainly like sisters, they fought, but they were so close to each other, they were best friends. Indiana grew up with Betsy, up until the day she had gotten sick, they were always playing and messing around. The day Betsy was sick and could not get up, Indiana stayed by her side and comforted her. I think dogs know if something is wrong...and they don't want to leave their best friend's side... When Betsy was taken to the vet, Indy cried, she didn't know where she was going. The saddest thing for me...has to be that I couldn't be there to say goodbye...goodbye to not only my dog, but a member of our family, my best friend. Dogs certainly are man's best friend. I miss her so much, but I know she is not suffering anymore and I will see her and Abby again. I was able to go home the day it happened...it was so hard going to the back yard and not seeing her happy face, tail wagging. :) One of the hardest things, too was seeing Indy looking for her best friend, she didn't know that Betsy wasn't coming back... :/

I cherish the moments I had with her, was an amazing dog, I love her so much. I know I will see her again and at times I can't wait for that day...but I must try not to be sad..and cherish the time I was able to spend with her. I will and do miss her so much...but I know I will see her once again, one day.

 Betsy, our Bagel (Beagle/Basset mix) :)

Our Betsy- Dog. :)









Indiana, our Border Collie and Betsy's best friend.