Losing my Best Friend

It's amazing how close we get to our pets in such a short amount of time.  We spend every day with them and quickly they become an irreplaceable member our family.

 

I got Roxy for my 6th birthday.  It didn't take long for me to fall in love with her.  She was annoying sometimes, but as I look back on the memories I can't help but laugh.  One of my favorite memories is when she would come up to me in the winter when I was little and steal a glove off my hand.  If anyone saw us they would probably laugh too.  Here I am, a small girl, chasing my dog and yelling that my hand is freezing.  Another one of my favorite memories is when she would pick up the sprinkler and chase me with it.  We did everything together.  Roxy was my best friend.

 

 

Watching her get sick was so heartbreaking for me.  She had always been very healthy and I never really thought anything like cancer would happen to her.  She did live a long and happy life and I'm grateful for that.  I am also grateful for all the memories I had with her.  We both shared a love for swimming in Lake Superior and that is where one day her ashes will rest.  It was her favorite place and mine too.  It is only fair that she gets to swim in Lake Superior one last time. 

 

I know she is still watching over me and that is what makes me happy when I think about her.  It makes me sad to think that it will be 2 years in a couple weeks that she has been gone, but without her in my life for the almost 11 years she was in it, I don't think I would be the same person I am today.  It's amazing how many lessons we learn from our pets.  Their unconditional love inspires me.  I only wish I could be more like a dog.  More like Roxy.  I only hope that I make other people feel as loved and comforted as Roxy made me feel.