An Angel Gets Her Wings
I have long believed that dogs are angels here on Earth to serve our many emotional needs. They display unconditional love and a Divine spirit. I found one such angel. at a most opportune moment in time. In July almost 12 years ago my husband Bill and I lost our beautiful afghan, Star, to heaven, she plays there still. Shortly afterward we found a wonderful afghan puppy and she made our hearts sing. Her personality was totally different than that of Star and we soon knew her name was Goldie.
When we lost Star, we went the same week and adopted a dog as different from Star as we could find. My husband said that he did not want another afghan…fresh wounds I guess, so we found Taylor. According to our vet she is part Sharpei and part Lab. Taylor has always been an old soul. She was quick to learn any skill and tried to fill our hearts with laughter. After a few weeks, my husband looked at me and said, “maybe we should get an afghan to keep Taylor company”. So we found Goldie.
For these years she filled our house and lives with her beautiful presence, running, jumping, playing and touching the most tender parts of our hearts.
Without any prior illness or warning, last night she became ill and we took her to the emergency veterinary clinic where she passed away. That is how they termed it.
Maybe because I have lived with Bill, Goldie and Taylor for so long I see it differently. Goldie got her wings last night.
Yes, we will miss her, but I want to thank the universe for giving us those precious moments with her and for the changes she made in our spirits. It was a privilege to know her and I hope she had as great a time as she gave us.
Michele Bege
