Guest SequelIsEqual Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I hope it's all right to post here the same message, with slight variations, that I already posted to the Gh-l. If not, please forgive me, as I'm not very savvy about Internet protocol, and I do want to tell you about our little girl. About five years ago I posted a message to the Gh-l with the subject title "Sequel Is Equal lives up to name." Sequel, then 4, had defended herself against an off-lead male Akita who attacked her head-on as she, her brother Earl and I walked an otherwise deserted park path near our home. I thought she would be injured or killed. Instead, she reared up and with fangs flashing vanquished the brute. He cowered with his back to us as I led a trembling Earl and a snarling, high-stepping Sequel away. Many on the list sent e-mails hailing Sequel as a warrior princess. She bore the title rudely -- wanting thereafter to take on any unknown male dog, however docile, who wasn’t a Greyhound. My husband, Gary, and I trained her to "walk on" when passing another dog. When she did this without showing her true desire, she got a liver treat. The tension in her white-with-blue-fawn body belied her polite demeanor as she earned her treat. There was another park incident. We stopped walking to allow a group of day campers to pet the "skinny dogs." When I wanted to leave, Sequel wouldn’t budge. "Sequel, come along," I said a second time. She held fast, her look saying that as long as one child remained to pet her, we weren’t going anywhere. "Oh, come on," I said and hooked a finger under her collar. She growled. I wrapped a hand around her muzzle, locked eyes with her and growled back. The children fled, no doubt to tell their counselors about the mean lady who was growling at the nice dog. Sequel maintained eye contact a full two minutes before looking away. I made her heel nearly the entire twenty minutes that remained of our walk. When almost home, I said, "Go sniff, you bad girl." Proudly, she continued to heel. That’s when I told her that to pay me back for all the aggravation she caused, she had to live to be twenty. "You owe me this and don’t forget it," I said. She smiled up at me, skipped to the end of her lead, turned, and as Earl and I knew she would, began her dance. Gary and I called it Sequel’s Ode to Joy. Always performed on lead, with eyes and mouth wide in ecstasy, she leapt, twirled, came down, leapt again and repeated in the opposite direction. She danced on grass, snow, leaf piles and asphalt. I wanted the world to witness Sequel’s dance, but she danced only for us. She is gone, our baby, our crazed piglet. Her beautiful heart stopped beating on Wednesday, July 28, following dental surgery at the University of Minnesota. I think my last post to Greytalk was the day before. In Gary’s and my forty two years together, she is our only loved one to die suddenly and unexpectedly, our only dog who didn’t die cradled in our arms. I haven’t felt up to writing about her. But as I listened to Rory Goree mention Sequel's passing when he introduced me on "Greyhounds Make Great Pets" last Friday, I knew it was time to tell her story. To wait longer would just make it harder. Sequel Is Equal retired herself from racing by quitting in the middle of a race. She stole treats from between Earl’s paws before he knew she was in the room. She was a cockroacher and a screamer. She had the softest fur and most demanding ways of any dog I’ve known. She convinced me that Greyhounds need six walks a day, and when I cut back after four years of this regimen, she reminded me daily of my moral failings. She had a genuine Greyhound smile that, when not making me laugh, made me weak with love. She apologized for nothing and left owing me eleven more years. Cindy Victor with heartbroken Gary and lonely Earl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest argolola Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I'm so sorry for the loss of your sweet angel. May your beautiful memories sustain you, until you meet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WileyandBadger Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 A beautiful tribute to a very special greyhound girl - I'm so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 What a beautiful and touching tribute to your beautiful girl. I'm so sorry for you loss. Godspeed sweet baby. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KyGrey Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I am so sorry. She sounds so special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximum Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Cindy, I read your posting about your beloved girl on the GH-L, and was very moved. Am again. What a lovely, lively girl Sequel must have been, and what wonderful memories she has left you with. My condolences to you and your family. She sounds like a very special girl. Quote My boys, together again... A hui hou kakou, my loves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Godspeed Sequel. The way you described her was a gal with much spirit...I know that her spirit will live on and on at the Bridge until you meet again. My deepest sympathy. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KaseysMom Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm so very sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeForHounds Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 What a wonderful girl you had. My sympathies to your family Quote Casual Bling & Hope for HoundsJanet & the hounds Maggie and Allen Missing my baby girl Peanut, old soul Jake, quirky Jet, Mama Grandy and my old Diva Miz Foxy; my angel, my inspiration. You all brought so much into my light, and taught me so much about the power of love, you are with me always.If you get the chance to sit it out or dance.......... I hope you dance! Missing our littlest girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lexus Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 You have painted such a beautiful portrait of your beautiful girl, through your written tribute to her. Many angels accompanied her on her journey to the briidge. Be at peace, little one. You have my deepest sympathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest auntiesara Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm so sorry for the sudden loss of this special girl. She's busy stealing treats from her new friends at the Bridge while she waits to be reunited with you. Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forevermybabies Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Cindy, I'm so sorry for your loss. Quote Tami, Nikki & Gypsy (non-greyhounds, but still pretty good dogs.) Deeply missing Sunscreen Man, Angel (Back on the Job), Switzler Festus and Joe (Indio Starr) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Becki Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I am sorry for your loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RedsMommy Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 What a beautifully written tribute to a very special girl. I'm so sorry for your loss, but grateful that you shared her story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomDoggy Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 It's heartwarming to see you've found your voice again. Thank you for sharing your memories of Sequel. We're all so sorry for your loss. Quote ~Aimee, with Flower, Alan, Queenie, & Spodee Odee! And forever in my heart: Tipper, Sissy, Chancy, Marla, Dazzle, Alimony, and Boo. This list is too damned long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm so very sorry for your loss. Quote ...............Chase (FTH Smooth Talker), Morgan (Cata), Reggie (Gable Caney), Rufus (Reward RJ). Fosters check in, but they don't check out. Forever loved -- Cosmo (System Br Mynoel), March 11, 2002 - October 8, 2009.Miss Cosmo was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey14me Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm so sorry for your loss...what a sweet, spirited, girl 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...
Burpdog Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 A special spirit for sure. Thank you for sharing her Sending my sympathy Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullysmum Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Quote <p>"One day I hope to be the person my dog thinks I am"Sadi's Pet Pages Sadi's Greyhound Data PageMulder1/9/95-21/3/04 Scully1/9/95-16/2/05Sadi 7/4/99 - 23/6/13 CroftviewRGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greymom Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 What a loving tribute. My deepest sympathy. Run free sweet Sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundlov Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 This is a beautiful rememberance. Thank you for sharing her spirit with us. Hugs... Quote Mary in Houston Everyone has a photographic memory, but not everyone has film. LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kristijewell Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm so sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest harthounds Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 A beautiful tribute - I am so sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBailey Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 What a beautiful tribute. Run free sweet girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest soul4greys Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 I am sorry for your loss, but you are so lucky to have had those special years with such a special lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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