Shelby
A donation was made in memory of Shelby on Sep 19, 2014.
In memory of beautiful, sweet Shelby. On Thursday August 28th 2014, she lost her fight with multiple myeloma and melanoma. It broke my heart. I adopted her in 2004 at 2 years old and she was a presence to be reckoned with every single day. From counter surfing to stringing the toilet paper off the roll, Shelby was the quintessential imp...and also one of the sweetest, most endearing dogs I've ever known. She loved me and I loved her and it was unconditional.
I especially remember that Shelby was a good little traveler. She and my mom and one of my other dogs Glory (now also deceased) used to take little 2 or 3 day trips to Portland, Canada or the beach, and it was always an adventure, to say the least1 Mom passed away 4 years ago, and in some ways Shelby was a connection to my time with her.
Shelby was “high maintenance” in some ways. She had multiple health issues come up..IBD, ears, teeth, then later cancer and even heart issues. We had recently done a Holter test through WSU..but it came out OK and she seemed to be hanging in there. However, cancer can be rough, and her last two weeks of life were hard. She went downhill fairly quickly and it was so sad to see her not feeling like her usual self. She took a serious turn about a week before she passed away and wound up in the hospital for two days. . We pulled out all the stops to save her but in the end it was too much for her and we had to say goodbye. My other dogs Tux and Lola miss her too. I miss her getting into trouble and having to yell “Shelby..get AWAY from the plants!” I miss having to watch her so she didn’t pull books off the shelf, or try to get CD’s out of my CD rack at 2 am. I could write pages of stories...but suffice it to say that there is a hole in my heart and there are tears in my eyes. I love you Shelby, and I always will. There will never be another like you…but the next one I rescue will be in honor and in memory of you.
Marilyn M.
I especially remember that Shelby was a good little traveler. She and my mom and one of my other dogs Glory (now also deceased) used to take little 2 or 3 day trips to Portland, Canada or the beach, and it was always an adventure, to say the least1 Mom passed away 4 years ago, and in some ways Shelby was a connection to my time with her.
Shelby was “high maintenance” in some ways. She had multiple health issues come up..IBD, ears, teeth, then later cancer and even heart issues. We had recently done a Holter test through WSU..but it came out OK and she seemed to be hanging in there. However, cancer can be rough, and her last two weeks of life were hard. She went downhill fairly quickly and it was so sad to see her not feeling like her usual self. She took a serious turn about a week before she passed away and wound up in the hospital for two days. . We pulled out all the stops to save her but in the end it was too much for her and we had to say goodbye. My other dogs Tux and Lola miss her too. I miss her getting into trouble and having to yell “Shelby..get AWAY from the plants!” I miss having to watch her so she didn’t pull books off the shelf, or try to get CD’s out of my CD rack at 2 am. I could write pages of stories...but suffice it to say that there is a hole in my heart and there are tears in my eyes. I love you Shelby, and I always will. There will never be another like you…but the next one I rescue will be in honor and in memory of you.
Marilyn M.
