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Old Ashleigh
Old Ashleigh was my good old golden retreiver. He's been gone many years
now and it's taken me this long to talk about him. When he was about three, I had a day care business after school. Ashleigh was everybody's favorite, because even my two year old could make him mind. She would say "Ashy see down" and point her little finger up in the air and Ashy would "see down". The only thing I couldn't do with him around the children was play ball with him. He wanted that ball so badly, he would run over a kid to get it. My father in law moved in with us after a stroke. He was paralized on one side and in a wheel chair. Ashleigh loved him and somehow knew he had to be gentle. Pop would get the ball and tease Ashleigh with it. I thought for sure that dog would go after that ball and topple Pop over. Never happened. He would just wait until Pop threw it and then bring it back and place the ball gently on Pop's lap. We were living in San Diego then. Ashleigh and I joined a dog/people square dancing club. That was great fun! Ever after if I needed a dancing partner, he was ready. After Pop died we moved to Puerto Rico. Ashleigh never had a ball after that. He kept losing them in the under brush. Never fear, there were lots of litte coconuts. They worked. From there we moved to North Carolina and pine cones were the preferred "round thing" from there to New Mexico where rocks and sticks worked just fine. We tried to give him a ball in New Mexico, but we lived on the side of a little stream and he kept dropping it in and watching it float away. Fom Puerto Rico on we had horses and he loved to go with us. At close to the end of his life, when he was old and tired. I tried to make him stay home, but he would have none of it. He would sneak after the horses and I would have to go pick him up in the jeep. I just put up with it though because one time when I was on my way back from riding miles and met up with him all exhausted after going blocks, a rabbit crossed his path and he tried to chase it. He was so happy on the trail. He died following the horses. I can't help but think that is how he wanted to go. We buried him by his beloved stream with all his rocks and sticks. Good dog Ashleigh. You were one in a million. |
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He died following the horses. I can't help
but think that is how he wanted to go. We buried him by his beloved stream with all his rocks and sticks. Good dog Ashleigh. You were one in a million. Lovely tribute to Ashleigh, Merry. He's still a glowing memory, isn't he? I agree with your decision to let him live the life he preferred to the end. http://community.webtv.net/k9apple/Mac |
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He died following the horses. I can't help
but think that is how he wanted to go. We buried him by his beloved stream with all his rocks and sticks. Good dog Ashleigh. You were one in a million. Lovely tribute to Ashleigh, Merry. He's still a glowing memory, isn't he? I agree with your decision to let him live the life he preferred to the end. http://community.webtv.net/k9apple/Mac |
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He died following the horses. I can't help
but think that is how he wanted to go. We buried him by his beloved stream with all his rocks and sticks. Good dog Ashleigh. You were one in a million. Lovely tribute to Ashleigh, Merry. He's still a glowing memory, isn't he? I agree with your decision to let him live the life he preferred to the end. http://community.webtv.net/k9apple/Mac |
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He died following the horses. I can't help
but think that is how he wanted to go. We buried him by his beloved stream with all his rocks and sticks. Good dog Ashleigh. You were one in a million. Lovely tribute to Ashleigh, Merry. He's still a glowing memory, isn't he? I agree with your decision to let him live the life he preferred to the end. http://community.webtv.net/k9apple/Mac |
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Chris writes:
Lovely tribute to Ashleigh, Merry. =A0=A0He's still a glowing memory, isn't he? =A0=A0=A0=A0I agree with your decision to let him live the life he preferred to the end. Thank you Chris, He IS a glowing memory. He was so special that one of my daughters won't even consider any dog but a Golden. All my dogs have been beloved, but some just stand out. He was so kind and so funny. By the way, what's up with Hilde? Merry |
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Chris writes:
Lovely tribute to Ashleigh, Merry. =A0=A0He's still a glowing memory, isn't he? =A0=A0=A0=A0I agree with your decision to let him live the life he preferred to the end. Thank you Chris, He IS a glowing memory. He was so special that one of my daughters won't even consider any dog but a Golden. All my dogs have been beloved, but some just stand out. He was so kind and so funny. By the way, what's up with Hilde? Merry |
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Chris writes:
Lovely tribute to Ashleigh, Merry. =A0=A0He's still a glowing memory, isn't he? =A0=A0=A0=A0I agree with your decision to let him live the life he preferred to the end. Thank you Chris, He IS a glowing memory. He was so special that one of my daughters won't even consider any dog but a Golden. All my dogs have been beloved, but some just stand out. He was so kind and so funny. By the way, what's up with Hilde? Merry |
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Chris writes:
Lovely tribute to Ashleigh, Merry. =A0=A0He's still a glowing memory, isn't he? =A0=A0=A0=A0I agree with your decision to let him live the life he preferred to the end. Thank you Chris, He IS a glowing memory. He was so special that one of my daughters won't even consider any dog but a Golden. All my dogs have been beloved, but some just stand out. He was so kind and so funny. By the way, what's up with Hilde? Merry |
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By the way, what's up with Hilde?
Merry Unfortunately, nothing. Like your daughter and Goldens, there are GSD people. But, just when I think it's Hilde's turn, we get a younger one. Garnet was adopted this week: http://www.sbacc.org/dogsadopted/oct/garnetfull.jpg but as she went out, Gretel http://www.sbacc.org/DOGS%20Current/sheppyfull.jpg came in. Odd, come to think of it. None of these three GSD girls has a single behavioral problem. http://community.webtv.net/k9apple/Mac |
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