In Loving Memory of Piggy and Slinky

We adopted Slinky, a female Shih Tzu, from the Humane Society in the spring of 1999. She was about 3 to 5 years old but were never quite certain. Her coat was a cream color. When we brought her home, she settled in quite nicely with the two cats we had at the time. She loved to sit by your lap; a very affectionate girl! She like sitting with my mother and mother-in-law when they visited. She didn’t mind children but would rather be with adults. As I would sleep later in the morning, Slinky was always by my side even if my husband was up. We were lucky to find such an adorable dog at the Humane Society. In the spring of 2007, Slinky was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease. The vet told us that given her age, treatment was not a good idea and that we would know when it the time came. So we let her be and luckily she stayed with us until June 13, 2008. That was a difficult day but her condition just got worse and we made the decision to let her rest forever. She brought us a lot of joy and companionship for 9 years. We loved her so!

Then on January 23, 2009, we lost our Piggy, a male Shih Tzu / Lhasa Apso, from Pancreatitis. He was 9 years old. We never thought that we would lose 2 dogs in 7 months. Piggy came into our life in the fall of 1999, he was a puppy we got from an acquaintance who bought him from a Pet Store. Piggy was a Shih Tzu / Lhasa Apso. He was very smart and obedient, after his puppy training classes – he made us look good. Every time we would come home, Piggy would greet us with a toy in his mouth. Piggy was the Alpha so everytime a friend came with their dog for a visit, the guest dog would submit himself/herself to Piggy. Our little guy would defend other dogs at the park and wasn’t afraid of Huskies, Great Danes…any big dog he would stand up to. We thought he was crazy but then we realized that he didn’t know his own size. He had a beautiful coat – a salt and pepper colour. His death was very unexpected and we are grieving but it’s very difficult. He had his favorites spots for napping in the house so of course, we can’t help but remember!

Piggy and Slinky are remembered lovingly by their mom, Louise.

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