Guest vahoundlover Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm so sorry. Your beautiful tribute speaks of the love you two shared. Run Free Heath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Becki Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm so very sorry for your loss. Runfree Sweet Heath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey14me Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 What a special angel...I'm so sorry! Quote Michelle...forever missing her girls, Holly 5/22/99-9/13/10 and Bailey 8/1/93-7/11/05 Religion is the smile on a dog...Edie Brickell Wag more, bark less :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GriffinsMom Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 That was a lovely tribute to your special boy. Godspeed Heath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest laceyj Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm so very sorry for your loss. What a beautiful tribute to a handsome boy. They grace our lives for such a short time. Run young, healthy and free sweet boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackandBrindle Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm so sorry for the loss of your special boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lionessgrace Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Rest in peace Heath and run free on the Rainbow Bridge. Grace Heath came to me in late 1998, after his 4-year racing career was over. When I first saw him, I remember being amazed at what a graceful animal he was. We saw him first at the farm in Gilroy, CA where Greyhound Friends for Life had their greyhound intake. Straight off the track, he was lean and muscular--the picture of greyhound strength and speed. He was reticent to come to me or my husband. He was clearly scared in the unfamiliar situation. We were given a choice between two of the new arrivals, Heath and another dog. The other dog was very friendly, but Heath tugged at our hearts. There was something about him... On the ride home to Fremont, he was terrified in the car. I sat in the back seat with him for the hour-plus ride. He was very happy to arrive at our home, strange though it was for him. We used his crate for about a week. He had only one accident in the house, and after that week, he was house-trained for good. He had a cursory cat-testing, but he never showed any inclination to go after any of our three cats. A couple of weeks after we got him, I took him to a friend's house for an evening. The family had two young kittens. Tentatively, we let the kittens approach Heath. He laid in the floor on his comforter and let them literally crawl all over them while I petted him. He never hesitated to chase squirrels in the yard, though! It took him a few months to figure out how to play. We provided many stuffies, but he wouldn't go for them. He would tolerate me squeaking them and throwing them, but he never made any move to go after them. Then, about a year after we got him, I caught him out in the yard, throwing a stuffy up into the air and jumping to catch it! What a beautiful sight! And when he got the zoomies...he was exuberant. He had such a broad smile! He handled additions to the family well--in California, another greyhound, Spike, and two more cats. Each time, you could see he was not pleased to share his mom, but after a few days of "Is this one REALLY going to stay here??," he accepted each new family member without reserve. He loved to go on long walks and hikes, and to go run with his friends. He handled my divorce and subsequent move to the Austin, Texas area well. He accepted a new packmate, Gidget, as his playful younger sibling. He was always the first to comfort me when things were bad--through the divorce, through the deaths of my old cats, and then my mother and finally my grandmother, he offered his services as tear-absorber. He had a lovely way of hugging me, pressing his chest into mine as hard as he could. When my then-boyfriend (now husband) and I moved to CT for my new job, he suffered a terrible injury when we had a wreck pulling a U-Haul trailer out of Austin. My Forerunner flipped. Through some miracle, no one was critically injured. All the glass was knocked out of the truck, and Heath had a deep cut to his haunch. It took a long time to heal, but he never complained throughout his recovery. After one month in CT, we had a lovely month alone together while my boyfriend went back to TX to fix up my house to sell, and to pick up Spike and Gidget (they were left with a friend because I didn't think Heath could handle two other dogs in the back of an Outback for the long drive to CT). I will treasure the memory of those days forever. We played together in the yard and he slept on my bed. He loved the attention. He cavorted and gamboled in the yard, smiling just like he had when he was young. It was a great time. We moved to MA the following year, and 6 weeks later I found out I was pregnant. Heath welcomed our daughter Avery when she arrived, and watched her grow into the beautiful 13 month-old she is now. At Christmas, he began to limp. We though he'd torn something in his shoulder. Then, he tore one of his back toenails completely off. He'd had some rear-end instability off and on since we lived in CT, and with his front-end limp, he probably had an accident trying to make it around the area we'd shoveled for him in our snow-covered yard. When we took him to the vet, we noticed the lymph nodes in his neck were swollen. Needle aspirates showed lymphoma. Aspirates from his back legs showed the same. Within a week, I was having a hard time distinguishing which leg he was limping on--front or back, left or right. Despite pain meds, he was clearly in pain. We helped him to the bridge last Friday. My heart is broken. He was my heart dog. I love Spike and Gidget, but Heath was so very special. He was always such a gentleman, such a dear, sweet soul. Run free, sweet Heath. I'll see you at the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm so sorry for the loss of your sweet boy Godspeed, Heath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hannahmom Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Heath sounds like a very special boy. Godspeed Sweetie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 What a moving tribute to your heart dog. I'm so sorry for your loss. Godspeed Heath! Quote Cosmo (Fuzz Face Cosmos), Holmes (He's a Dream), Boomer (USS Baby Boomer), Ella and missing our angels Clay (Red Clay), Train (Nite Train), Trip (Bock's Teddy Bear),Larry (Bohemian Frigid) and Jimmy (Bohemian Raw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeannejj Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I am so sorry for your loss. Run free, sweet Heath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorn Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sending my sympathy on the loss of your special boy Quote When a relationship of love is disrupted, the relationship does not cease. The love continues; therefore, the relationship continues. The work of grief is to reconcile and redeem life to a different love relationship. ~ W Scott Lineberry Always Greyhounds Home Boarding and Greyhounds With Love House Sitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieAndRexsMom Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Beautiful boy. I am so sorry for your loss, Quote Tonya, mom to May, and my angels Vinnie, Rex, Red, Chase, and Jake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoofBert Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 No more pain you big guy. Run free across the clouds and over the stars, Heath. And remember, you'll be in our hearts down on earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest HeatherDemps Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 What a beautiful hound and a truly beautiful story. I'm very sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackandgrey Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'm sorry you've lost you're so special boy. Quote Susan, Jessie and Jordy NORTHERN SKY GREYHOUND ADOPTION ASSOCIATION Jack, in my heart forever March 1999-Nov 21, 2008 My Dancing Queen Jilly with me always and forever Aug 12, 2003-Oct 15, 2010 Joshy I will love you always Aug 1, 2004-Feb 22,2013 Jonah my sweetheart May 2000 - Jan 2015 " You will never need to be alone again. I promise this. As your dog, I will sing this promise to you, and whisper it to you at night, every night, with my breath." Stanley Coren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazy4greys Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I am sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 i'm so sorry Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyGrey Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Such a beautiful eulogy for a remarkable, loving companion. I'm so sorry for your loss. Quote [ Neighbor Mike Inspired by Beloved Angels Danny & Mick Custom Quilted Coats, Wallhangings & MORE "From there to here, From here to there, Funny things are everywhere. Especially with a greyhound in your life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MomofCash Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 What a beautiful story ... Godspeed Heath ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I'm sorry. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TriciasZoo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 What a beautiful tribute. I still have yet to find the strength to write a fitting tribute for Peatie, and I lost him November 5. Sending you thoughts and prayers. I am so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greypuppyluv Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Thank you for sharing such a beautiful and moving tribute. Cherish the memories you have of Heath.....hold them close in your heart and he will always be with you. Quote Paula & her pups--Paneer (WW Outlook Ladd), Kira & Rhett (the whippets)Forever in my heart...Tinsel (Born's Bounder - 11/9/90-12/18/01), Piper, Chevy, Keno, Zuma, Little One, Phaelin & WinnieGreyhound Adoption Center ~ So Cal rep for Whippet Rescue And Placement For beautiful beaded collars, check out my Facebook page: The Swanky Hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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