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Pat, you wanted to hear about bullies who have gone to the Bridge
Submitted by luvwinnie on April 20, 2010 - 11:37pmThis is our baby girl, Winnie. She was 9 yrs and 4 mths when we lost her to pancreatitis on 9-16-07. Winnie was full of life and love. She had hip dysplasia which led to pretty bad arthritis, but she never let it get her down. We took her to water therapy the last year of her life. She also had hemorrhagic gastroenteritis at about age 4, but we caught it early and she recovered quickly with an overnight stay in the ER. She had a severe sinus staph infection at 8 and had to have sinus surgery. That girl went through a lot, but always had a smile on her face. We will miss her forever. ![[linked image]](http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1266933725.JPG)
The last two weeks of her life she kept taking out all of her toys and playing with them...looking back it's as if she knew and wanted to get in all the play time she could! ![[linked image]](http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1266933750.JPG)
In Maine ![[linked image]](http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1266933809.JPG)
Hilton Head ![[linked image]](http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1266933843.JPG)
One of the last pics taken of her with her classic smile...this was in Vermont at the Dog Chapel ![[linked image]](http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1266933882.JPG)
Oh, Cody, I can never thank you enough for her montage...
even if she did "direct" it and watch you do it! lol
Awww, Tara...sending you hugs. It is so so hard.
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The toy story is so sweet
it reminds me of a story I heard on the news about an Australian family and their dog. One night the family dog went into the parents' room, walked to one side of the bed and stood up to lick the hand of the wife/mother, then went around the bed and did the same to the husband/father. Their dog then went into the bedrooms of each of the children. The next morning they found her dead in her dog bed in the kitchen. It was as though she went to each to kiss them goodbye.
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love her smile..
beautiful!!
much bully love~Christine, Dupree, Marley and Savannah
Winnie holds a special place in my heart & at my kitchen table.
http://bulldogsownyourheart.blogspot.com/
My handsome Malcolm, gone but not forgotten!
regarding all the toys...
wow..talk about spoiled happy bullies..
that is alot of toys to play with
cute pic
sometime we should all post pics of all our toys on the board..
bet we would have tons and tons of them on here..lol
I am bad..every time I see something new or different gotta give it a try for the bulldogs and the pugs.
I have a mountian of toys here too..
great pic of your bulldog and her toys..
cute memory for sure
Well, we can just have a good cry together then..
I've been weepy all day....
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I'm glad! she was all about smiles.
nm
fascinating, isn't it? They certainly do sense things we cannot.
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Aww, thanks...yep, she loved to travel in the RV and now
Hooch is enjoying it too. He doesn't "show' his happiness as she did, but his start in life was very different...as long as he is content, we've done our job.
Thank you, Pat!
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Take one to know one, Tara! Thanks for making me cry!
a beautiful story.....................
thanks for sharing.
Yup, a classic!
Sweet, funny girl.
My all time favorite
pic of Winnie was the one with all of her toys. That girl knew she was loved... you guys have got to be the best bully parents ever.
![[linked image]](http://www.trippytext.com/gen/27/977/b9d0ba7720dda597203a898fb11fafff.gif)
I always remember Winnie and the toys
And that you bought a trailer so she could travel with you. You were (and are) great bullie parents.
I love the toy pic
it always made me smile,
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Similar behavior with Rocky
Frist Winnie was a beautifil girl. What a smile.
I'm glad you wrote about Winnie's behavior the last couple of weeks. I had noticed Rocky playing with his toys again. It was bitter cold here and very deep snow. We made paths around the back yard for him but he would stick his had in the snow and try climbing in the deep snow. He also would just stand out in the back yard and look up and around.
I think they know when they are going to leave us.
wow..what a touching story..
very well written
can hear the love of her in your thread.
thanks for sharing..
nice to remember the ones that have gone
forever in our hearts
she was a beautiful bulldog