Rest in Peace

Zippy the dog AKA Zipper, Zipster, Zippy Doodles, Doodles DoodleO, Snoodle Hound, Snoodles. We lost our sweet Houndie today at 11:15 AM EDT. A true hound she fought the final sleep to the very end. I will miss her stubborn, silly, off balance nature for the rest of my life. This hound who was so difficult at times, was also sweet and loving, wanting nothing more than a pat on the head, a scratch under the chin. She will be missed by all of us, but I think most of all by her sister Abby who has not yet grasped the idea that this time Zippy isn't coming home again.
Godspeed sweet dog. May you find biscuits and fields galore and may the sun always be warm on your head.

My tribute to you and your sister:

To My Hounds -
So here's to the houndies, may they always be happy!
May their days all be sunny, and their meals served up snappy.
As they stroll round the block in the chilly Fall air
May their thoughts be of flushing fox from their lair

May they run hard in their dreams, when by day they may doze.
Swift of limb, strong of wind, the scent guiding their nose.
May they enjoy their warm place by the side of my chair,
While in their sweet dreams, wind blows through their hair.

Their pack was once large and was numbered in dozens,
May we now make up, for the lack of their cousins.
And when the time comes that we finally must part,
May their mighty hound calls, be still strong in my heart.
MaryChris