Emma Jean
A donation was made in memory of Emma Jean by Doctors and Staff of the Pet Loss Hotline on Nov 30, 2010.
Emma Jean was a special dog. A yellow Lab, she was to become my service dog. When we arrived at the farm where she and the other dogs lived, a black Lab was pointed out to me....but this yellow one crawled to my feet and began chewing on my shoe laces. I was smitten. I didn't realize then that she was a guide dog reject, but I soon learned the hard way when she tried to take me for a run after deer as we walked a meadow near my house. It was quite a trip - in more ways than one.
Emma was a stubborn learner. She was bright, but simply too busy to be involved in the mundane things in life. Walk on a leash? Not eat the bed? What's wrong with tipping the garbage can? Pay attention? That was too much a price to pay...and that's why we ended up in training not once, not twice, but three times!
Okay, she was never the most astute student among service dogs, but she was indeed the most loyal! Once she figured out she was to pay attention to me, she never strayed far. She was there when I needed her - even when I didn't know at the time I did need her! How did she know?
Thus, she became my protector, companion and one I confessed all to. Living alone, there was nothing like a good Lab coat to vent my frustrations of life or shed a few tears. She would gaze steadily into my eyes and wait patiently for me to be ready to move on and do something more exciting - like going for a walk or going to school.
It's hard to imagine that when I first got her, one day she would earn the Best Western Four Star guest award! Or that she would be my strength and courage. Or that she would be responsible for getting me out and walking more.
She lived on for nearly 14 1/2 years. But no matter how long the time we have together, there is never enough time with our best friend. All too quickly, our time came to an abrupt end on the morning of Nov 1, 2010 after she went into seizures. We had a good run, she and I - but I'd love nothing better than to run again with her - or to see the joy in her eyes as she raced after a ball - tail twirling like a propeller making her go ever faster. She was the best. She was my heart....and my heart is gone...
Emma Jean: July 4, 1996 - Nov 1, 2010
Suze
Emma was a stubborn learner. She was bright, but simply too busy to be involved in the mundane things in life. Walk on a leash? Not eat the bed? What's wrong with tipping the garbage can? Pay attention? That was too much a price to pay...and that's why we ended up in training not once, not twice, but three times!
Okay, she was never the most astute student among service dogs, but she was indeed the most loyal! Once she figured out she was to pay attention to me, she never strayed far. She was there when I needed her - even when I didn't know at the time I did need her! How did she know?
Thus, she became my protector, companion and one I confessed all to. Living alone, there was nothing like a good Lab coat to vent my frustrations of life or shed a few tears. She would gaze steadily into my eyes and wait patiently for me to be ready to move on and do something more exciting - like going for a walk or going to school.
It's hard to imagine that when I first got her, one day she would earn the Best Western Four Star guest award! Or that she would be my strength and courage. Or that she would be responsible for getting me out and walking more.
She lived on for nearly 14 1/2 years. But no matter how long the time we have together, there is never enough time with our best friend. All too quickly, our time came to an abrupt end on the morning of Nov 1, 2010 after she went into seizures. We had a good run, she and I - but I'd love nothing better than to run again with her - or to see the joy in her eyes as she raced after a ball - tail twirling like a propeller making her go ever faster. She was the best. She was my heart....and my heart is gone...
Emma Jean: July 4, 1996 - Nov 1, 2010
Suze
