Losing a long time pet really sucks. Melanie found our dog Kona dead in our garage just after midnight tonight. We knew it was coming, he had been really slowing down as of late. He had a slow, gradual aging over the last couple of years though. While his body did not move like it used to you could still see in his eyes that he still had the chase in him.
We are not sure how old was, since he was a rescue and they had little or no information on him. But he was a kind old dog that liked everybody. Scratch his ear and you had a friend for life. Climb through my window in the middle of the night and he would bark as he wagged his tail and rubbed against you. It is never easy to lose a pet, it is worse when you have a child whom has known him all of her life. Alyssa is devastated. My daughter loves Kona like no other. I believe that deep down they must be soul mates. She loves Kai, don't get me wrong, but Kona was special to her and always will be. Kai is a big lumbering klutz of a dog with kids and Alysaa seemed to get hurt around Kai.....but Kona was a genlte soul who never hurt her. When she was 2 1/2 years old I working in the garage and I heard her say "Kona, drink" not putting much thought to it until about the fourth time she said it and sounded pretty serious about him having a drink. So I stuck my head out the door to see what the problem was and there was Alyssa with Kona trying to push his head down to have a drink that he really did not want. Never got mad at her, he just politely resisted her offer. Shaymus even gravitated towards him more than Kai. I think kids are instinctivley good judges of character and know and understand unconditional love better than most adults. Kona, I am really gonna miss you. I still love telling the story about you in Yosemite, acting as if you had a bear in your sights and could not be consoled until I let you off the leash and you ran at a full gallop to the bank of the Merced River and jumped in to go for a swim, that's all. Just a dog in the water, going for a swim. We are all going to miss you buddy.
We are not sure how old was, since he was a rescue and they had little or no information on him. But he was a kind old dog that liked everybody. Scratch his ear and you had a friend for life. Climb through my window in the middle of the night and he would bark as he wagged his tail and rubbed against you. It is never easy to lose a pet, it is worse when you have a child whom has known him all of her life. Alyssa is devastated. My daughter loves Kona like no other. I believe that deep down they must be soul mates. She loves Kai, don't get me wrong, but Kona was special to her and always will be. Kai is a big lumbering klutz of a dog with kids and Alysaa seemed to get hurt around Kai.....but Kona was a genlte soul who never hurt her. When she was 2 1/2 years old I working in the garage and I heard her say "Kona, drink" not putting much thought to it until about the fourth time she said it and sounded pretty serious about him having a drink. So I stuck my head out the door to see what the problem was and there was Alyssa with Kona trying to push his head down to have a drink that he really did not want. Never got mad at her, he just politely resisted her offer. Shaymus even gravitated towards him more than Kai. I think kids are instinctivley good judges of character and know and understand unconditional love better than most adults. Kona, I am really gonna miss you. I still love telling the story about you in Yosemite, acting as if you had a bear in your sights and could not be consoled until I let you off the leash and you ran at a full gallop to the bank of the Merced River and jumped in to go for a swim, that's all. Just a dog in the water, going for a swim. We are all going to miss you buddy.
4 comments:
What a beautiful eulogy!
Love, hugs, and condolences to you all,
Us (Granny Sally, Larry, and Snoopy)
Thank You Sally
Hugs to the fam. Always hard to lose "that" dog. The one that the kids really connect with. The one who gets them.
Thanks for the thoughts Leah!
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