My Alley

Since the loss of our husky-collie dog, Alley last Friday, I have needed to blog more than anything. We rescued her from the Humane Society 5 years ago. Her owner had left her tied up to the back of the building overnight, hence why we named her Alley. We think she had been abused as she was far too afraid to go up/down more than 4 stairs and had a hernia when they got her. It was love at first sight. When we saw her at the Humane Society, we immediately pulled the paper with her info off of the kennel she was in and took it to the front desk and requested to meet her. They brought her into the room and she jumped right up on our laps! She licked us and wagged her tail. She had stolen our hearts, so we took her home that day.

She had injured her right hind leg a few years ago and 2 weeks ago she injured her left hind leg as well. The vet said she had arthritis in the right hip because of the injury. That's when we had decided that she was in too much pain and it wasn't fair to her to keep her around any longer. She no longer wanted to play with her ball in the yard or even go for walks. We took her back into the vet's office on Friday evening. They had a blanket laid out for her in a room there and she went right to it and laid down. They gave her a sedative and we waited...... she took quite a while to drift off to sleep, but when she did she laid her head down and made a big puddle of drool on the floor. Her beautiful, big brown eyes were just barely open. Then they gave her the medicine to put her to sleep and slowly she stopped breathing. She looked so peaceful laying there, just as she looked laying on our living room floor when she'd nap in the sun. I didn't ever want to leave her, I wish I could've stayed there with her forever because I didn't want to say good-bye to such a dear friend.

I miss everything about her; the furballs and mud on the floor, the way she got excited every time she saw someone walk by on the sidewalk, and even her bark and her dog breath. I especially miss the smell on her head when I used to kiss her and her velvety soft floppy ears :( She was a beautiful dog and I don't think any dog could ever replace her. So many things remind me of her. For example, the other day it was sunny in the backyard and I thought to myself "If Alley were here, she would be laying in that sunny spot sleeping".

Some of the reason I am so sad is that I feel a little guilty as well. I feel guilty for not spending as much time with her as I did previously since our daughter came along. I wish I would have spent a few more minutes every day petting her and talking to her. I guess there's nothing I can really do about it now that she's gone but I think I will always regret not giving her more attention.

I will always remember her as a dog with a great temprament and the most beautiful face I have ever seen on a dog. I hope that she is running around in huge grassy fields and free of pain now.

I miss you Alley girl and I will never forget you!

Myself

I have decided to start blogging because I have too many thoughts in my head and sometimes they need to escape!

I'm married to a wonderful man and am mother of a beautiful little girl who is almost 2 years old. She is very busy and fun. Right now I'm a stay-at-home mom, but I have been searching for a full time job for a few months.

That's a little about me :)