Rainbow Bridge

Image done by Fountain Graphics - Kris Young

INTANGIBLE AIM A LITTLE HIGHER

Passed to the bridge September 2007 after a long life.

She was one of the last of her line. She is very much missed by myself and my husband David.

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Bach Enlightened

Jan 2002 - April 2005

Banker arrived from his breeders (Debra Rimkus (Bach of OH) and Bella Villa Thompson (Belmark of OH)) in June 2004 by plane. He weighed 11 lbs upon arrival.

His rabies certificate and other records indicate he was 17 lbs two months prior to shipping.

From the moment of his arrival he had bloody diarrhea.

Not even 10 months later we sent this poor sick boy to the Bridge because a blockage now in his rectum wouldn't allow him to go to the bathroom anymore.

He had arrived very sick and we later after a necropsy found out he had 4 different types of cancer, that was slowly killing him. The bloody diarrhea was an indicator from the first that he had something wrong.

Our vet records (which we can provide by email) show all of the work we did to try and diagnose his illness. He was wormed multiple times, put on antibiotics, he had numerous tests and xrays done trying to find the cause of his illness.

He was too ill to ship again back to his breeders, our vet would not authorize shipping of this animal again.

A necropsy was done after his death indicated 4 different types of cancer. This was done not only by our vet but by Guelph University (equivalent of Cornell in the US).

Please email me if you wish to see a copy of his cancer report.

He had a few good months pain free and was able to eat and live like a normal dog. He lived in our house, learned what a t.v. was, what radios were, how to interact with humans, etc.

Before we found out that his ailments were cancer, we managed to have one litter only from him (1 cc collected by syringe once).

Banker is now at peace and pain free. He could not be returned to his breeders because they shipped him ill due to our shipping regulations. They also refused to follow their contract about a genetically sound and healthy dog at purchase.

We paid over $2000 for this dog plus $1500 in Vet bills to allow his last months to be lived in peace and comfort. We did all that was vet and humanly possible to find out what was wrong with this dog. He was ill from his arrival.

We have since won our court case in Canada against these two breeders.

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By Aimee Nantt of RySong Shelties

When You Are Called To The Bridge

When you are called to the bridge,

Our world seems so much more quiet.

We know that you were needed there,

But we miss your smiling face here.

You no longer hurt, because you are healed;

You fly on the wings of eagles, because you were happy;

You bark and play, because you were secure;

You wait for your soul mate, because you were loved.

So on this day, we cry our tears,

As we miss your presence in our lives.

But we smile through our tears,

Knowing you will be waiting to join us at the bridge

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