The Ward Pack sends their sympathies to Martha. I’m sure the Rainbow Dogsters will keep an eye out for Paw Paw.
Thanks to the SFGate Daily Dish for this sad news.
Stewart Devastated After Dog’s Death
Lifestyle queen Martha Stewart is in mourning following the death of her beloved dog on Saturday.
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Dogster is a little quieter and much sadder today. Odie, the Pug known internationally as “the talking dog,” is now gracing the Rainbow Bridge with his lovely “I love you’s.”
Cammie, Mo’s furmom, barked in the sad news yesterday.
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Imagine the difference one dog can make in the world. Earl, the muse behind the comic strip “Mutts,” has passed to the Rainbow Bridge. Earl was 18.
Through the Mutts comic strip, Earl was able to reach millions of humans with his message of care and concern for our furfriends. People who otherwise would never have thought twice about the treatment of our dog and cat symbiotes have learned that chaining dogs is bad and that our furkids dream with us.
Earl, you will be missed here but I have no doubt your influence will continue to be felt from the Bridge.
Here is the beginning of the post from Muttscomics.com.
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A moment of silence for two brave dogs, please.
Thanks to The Age.com.au for this article.
Memorial to be held for dead army dogs
September 26, 2007
Two dogs killed while serving Australia in Afghanistan will be honoured at a special memorial to be set up in Sydney.
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Thanks to the San Jose Mercury News for this touching article.
Goldston: Abandoned on a Tennessee road, dog became a lifelong companion
Linda Goldston
Mercury News
Article Launched: 08/25/2007
On a dark February night, with sleet and rain pounding the windshield, Tim Jones was on his way home back to Memphis.
He was about to make a turn when he saw something that looked like “a frozen ice ball” sitting on the side of the road.
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It’s fitting that Bandit, who served the people of Chandler, should receive a public celebration of his life. Doing otherwise is a disgrace. Bandit did nothing wrong and he has nothing to be ashamed of. He should be honored and remembered.
Thanks to The Arizona Republic for this article.
Police-dog public service set for Shawnee Park
2 residents organizing service, vigil Sunday at park in Chandler
Eugene Scott
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 17, 2007
Chandler police aren’t planning a public memorial service for a police dog that died of heat exhaustion inside a patrol car, so two residents are stepping in with their own.
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Heads up to all our Rainbow Bridge Dogsters and Catsters! Black Labrador Jake is now in your midst. Welcome him and give him lots of warm nudges and gentle head butts.
Thank you, Jake for your life and sacrifice. My sympathies to his family.
Thanks to Brandy for barking in this article from Yahoo News.
Sept. 11 rescue dog with cancer dies
By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK - A black Labrador that burrowed through smoking debris after Sept. 11 and flooded rubble after Hurricane Katrina in search of survivors has died after developing cancer.
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Most of us probably never met Reverand Mancuso but our lives were all touched by his actions.
This obituary comes from the Chicago Tribune.
Laurence Mancuso: 1934 - 2007
Founded dog-breeding monastery
New York Times News Service
Published July 2, 2007
Rev. Laurence Mancuso, the founding abbot of The Monks of New Skete, whose hilltop monastery in upstate New York is renowned for breeding German shepherds and teaching a holistic approach to dog training, has died in Framingham, Mass. He was 72.
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It’s a sad week in San Francisco. Michael James Keenan, the hero who rain into a burning building to save a dog, has died. Our hearts go out to his family.
His was a good and worthy life. I have no doubt he was given true hero’s welcome at the Bridge.
Thanks to WMTW.com for this news of a sad ending to a valiant life.
Artist Who Saved Dog From Fire Succumbs To Injuries
SAN FRANCISCO — A Maine-born artist who once rescued a drowning woman in San Francisco Bay has died of injuries he sustained four months ago while saving a friend’s dog from a burning house.
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I’ve been writing this blog for over a year now and Dogsters’ greatness of heart still continues to amaze me. Dutchess left unexpectedly and tragically for the Rainbow Bridge a little while ago. She was young and vibrant. Her death was a shock to her family and friends.
So what did the wonderful Dogsters do to remember Dutchess? Well, let’s Dutchess‘ furmom tell the tale:
Tammy Lin wrote:
Joy, would you please post this for the Dogster Family, in Memory of my Dutchess. I know not everyone reads the forums. I wish to send my love and sincere thanks to those who just made my day!
~*~
This is from Tammy, the human mommy to these rug rats of mine and those beautiful angels in heaven.
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