After a lifelong battle with a birth defect that involved his liver, Cosmo lost this battle on March 21, 2011. After the trip to Virginia Tech in August, he had a wonderful 7 extra months. Cass and I both feel that it was some of his best and we were truly blessed to have that extra time with him. We had promised Cosmo and each other that we would take care of him and we both agreed in a quality of life, not quantity. Neither Cass nor I could stand to see him suffer. It is a tremendous feeling to know that Cosmo waits for us at The Rainbow Bridge where he is running amok, chasing kitties and is happy and healthy.
He was a brave little dog, courageous in many ways and always adventurous. He enjoyed travelling in the motor home as much as Cass did and was always ready for a R-I-D-E. We'll miss our little travel-mate and all the laughter he brought with him.
Here is a picture of our boys, Cosmo and Patrick. It was taken in Key West, our first trip in the RV.
April 1, 2011
If we were gone for 2 minutes or 2 hours, when we would walk in through the door, we would be greeted by Cosmo and Patrick. Cosmo would twist himself in to a "C" shape. I would pick him up and he would be frantic to cuddle me. Soon he would give a huff and completely relax against me. A few nights after we lost our Cosmo, I had a dream just like this. It was so comforting.
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| Cosmo running to me. |
I'm so sorry to read about your loss of Cosmo. He was a good looking guy.
ReplyDeleteWas he a Japanese Chin?
Thanks so much for the warm thoughts. Cosmo was a Peek-a-Poo, more Pekingese than Poodle though. He was mistaken for a Chin especially when we kept his hair longer. It's hard to see his 'handsome-ness' in this picture but it's one of our favorites as it was our first real trip in the motorhome.
ReplyDeleteWe took a look at your Chins... they're beautiful!