The evening brought the boys to our house for Music Night. I served them home made sausage rolls and chocolate fairy cakes. They particularly enjoyed the fairy cakes.
But, before all this, we had a dog funeral. The Wee Manny's dog was put to sleep last night. Holly was really Mrs The Wee Manny's dog and she was devastated to lose her but Holly had a good long life. She was a black Labrador cross, a rescue dog that they'd got more than a dozen years ago. The Wee brought her round this morning to be buried in our garden. The list is growing. I wrote about our pet cemetery back in 2008.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Dowsing For Dogs
...dogs we know are buried there are in order of interment:-
Polly: sweetest little Jack Russell cross. Given to Pearlie soon after she was widowed. The girls never forgave us for parting. She only lasted a few months before succumbing to the horror movie that is the Dreen Road.
Molly: Died February 2004, Springer spaniel just arrived in Nellybert's yard. Unknown to us she was riddled with cancer. We kept her six months. I adored her. We spent a fortune at the vet. Eventually had to have her put down.
Danny: Best. Dog. Ever. Nellybert's first beloved pooch. Committed suicide under the wheels of Bert's van sometime in 2004. He was nearly seventeen.
Penny: She was Pearlie's dog. Died on Christmas Eve aged around fourteeen. Her demise marked the beginning of Pearlie's decline.
Chip: Not our dog but Danny's mother. Eighteen when her owners had her put down. They had nowhere to bury her. We had all the room in the world.
Jock: Not our dog either but the beloved pet of the Wee Mannys.
Rosie: Died October 2008. She won't be the last but she was the first to have a dozen or so narcissi planted on her grave.
And since then....
Hannah's rats - Rocky, Pepe, Polly and Meka. They have their own special plot in front of the green house. It's teeny.
Five more dogs.
Peppy: Belonged to our friend Rod. She was a frequent visitor to our house. He still stops by her grave.
Paddy: Died February 2012.
Charlie: Died June 2012.
Bonnie: Died June 2013.
Holly: Buried today. Much loved pet of Mrs The Wee Manny.
Holly and her companion Rocky.
1 comment:
Good bye to sweet Holly!
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