One of the main reason’s Tricia hired me to capture Memphis was because she was just coming out of the horrible cloud of sadness from Bode’s death. Bode left their family unexpectedly. One week he was healthy, the next week he had a massive tumor the size of a loaf of bread. His parents bravely fought for his life pursuing every possible avenue of treatment but quickly realized it was his time to go.
In between laughing at Memphis (who is the biggest darling girl ever) we spent some time talking about Body and the joy he was in their life. Before I had arrived she had printed out the poem she wrote about him and I knew instantly that I would share it.
I can’t emphasize how important it is to have meaningful pictures of our dogs. Whether you take them, I take them, or someone else takes them, please don’t put it off. We never know how long we have them.
P.S. Get out the tissues!
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We lost our special friend Bode
the kind you can’t replace,
and looking at his empty bed
We still can see his face.
We see the endless energy
the sparkling puppy eyes,
Not the tired, fragile friend
We had to bid goodbye.
We know he’s in a special place
At peace and his soul is free,
Where he’ll be strong and whole again,
And run freely chasing the squirrels.
We will always remember how he’d play with us
And the best friend he became,
And how his ears would perk right up
When he heard us call his name.
But as the last precious week went by
We knew our lives would never be the same,
Our time with him was cut too short,
But his unconditional love for us will always remain.
We noticed in the recent days
His ears were not as sharp,
Where is that running ball of joy
The cancer had shown its mark.
Bode was our handsome boy
We know he gave his best,
Bust as we looked deep into his eyes
We knew it was time, for him to rest.
It will truly be a struggle
We don’t know how we’ll face each day,
We have to let him go — we know
But in our hearts he’ll always stay.
Across the Rainbow Bridge
Health and strength, wait for him there,
So with our very special Bode
We’re sending all our love.
We know he’s watching over us
He’ll be with us when we cry,
So with one more kiss on his ‘pumpkin head’
We told our Bode goodbye.
We miss miss you Bode,
Tricia, Jared and Memphis
by Erin
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