History of a Farm Dog
RIP Spotty. November 1997-August 21, 2010.
From a friend who knows Spotty’s history from the shelter:
“Dear Sally,
Everyone who knew and loved Spotty dearly joins me in expressing our most profound sympathy at his passing. My heart aches for you and your family, as I can say honestly that I know the depth of your sorrow & pain that the loss of this truly special fellow brings to you all.
Spotty was one in a million. He certainly had a “colorful” youth to say the least. His original owner was a lunatic, who while always professing her love for him, never took proper care of him. He survived endless strolls through traffic on **** Avenue, a housefire, being illegally abducted from the shelter & arrested by police and dining on God knows what! And yet, he took every experience in stride with the utmost grace & composure!
I know that he thoroughly enjoyed all his impoundments at the shelter. He would eagerly jump into the truck whenever we picked him up! For Spotty, each impoundment was like a spa treatment - he would be pampered, bathed, groomed, have a pedicure & be smothered with love & attention by the staff & volunteers.
It was a truly glorious day & wildly celebrated when he officially became ours. We just adored him. He was the sweetest, most mellow, good natured guy, an old soul who liked everyone he ever met and who taught us all a great deal about living with adversity & maintaining a joy & zest for life.
It was nothing short of a blessing when you adopted Spotty. We knew that his life would be glorious & that he finally had a normal home & family & that he would be well cared for, loved & treasured as he so well deserved.
We are forever grateful to you all for opening your hearts & home to Spotty & giving him so many years of joy & happiness & love.
We so hope that you will find comfort in the infinite memories of all the joy, love & laughter that you shared together. he will be forever in your hearts, as he will always be in ours.
With deepest sympathy and immeasurable gratitude.”
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Thanks for the memories, Spotty!
