Maggie was our second dog and started the trend of dogs with October birthdays. Our first dog Shelby came from the shelter so we didn’t know her birthday. Though it’s entirely possible she was born in October since she was a few months old when we adopted her in the spring of 1994. We lost Shelby to cancer the summer of 1999, but I wasn’t ready to adopt another dog right away. When a couple we knew through the store we work at said they had puppies being born in October, I knew the time was right. The puppies were born October 27th, 1999 and we picked out our female Maggie. My sister and her hubby adopted a male from the litter and named him Bear. The puppies came home at Christmas time that year.
The following Christmas when we celebrated the holiday with my hubby’s family, we met Kobi. He had been born in October 2000 and come home with them. It was the next spring that my in-laws realized that with an active big family they just didn’t have time for a puppy, and they asked us if we would be willing to take him. We agreed and Kobi became ours, and he and Maggie became best friends.
Maggie died in a tragic accident the summer of 2004, and we were all devastated, especially Kobi. We started looking for another beagle for him right away, and that’s when we found Cricket. We still wanted a large dog though so when our co-worker said her golden retriever would be having puppies we decided to adopt one of them as well. Those puppies were born October 25th that year, and Cricket came home with us two days later. One puppy somehow became two and Sheba and Moses came home with us that Christmas.
Kobi was never as close with any of the new dogs as he had been with Maggie, but he was always a good big brother. He showed Luke some of the ropes even though they had less than two months together before Kobi died.
We had lost Moses to cancer the summer before Kobi died. So to all of our loved ones at the Rainbow Bridge we want to say Happy, Happy Birthday, and we are thinking of you and missing you as we celebrate this weekend!
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Such a sweet story of them… and wow, you really did have lots of puppy action going on at one point. Loved looking at all the old puppy photos.
We had three puppies that one fall/winter. Guess what? I won’t ever do that again! LOL Don’t get me wrong, it was fun, but just kind of overwhelming at times!
Sweet boy Kobi. 🙂
:)….thanks…
Jan beautiful tribute..gorgeous pups and i know how much they must be missed..they fill our hearts then break them..but in time they fll our hearts again with their precious memories…loves Fozziemum xx
You are so right, Bev. And that way they never really leave us. xxoo
Sometimes it’s hard to look back and remember the pets we’ve lost. But all the photos show how many wonderful memories you must have. In all the photos they’re all so expressive, even the two who are sleeping contentedly.
I don’t like to dwell on being sad, but I do love to look at the old photos sometimes. They might bring tears to my eyes, but they also bring a smile to my face. That photo of Kobi and Luke is one of my favorites…it was taken just a few days before we lost Kobi.
Yes, bittersweet memories here, Jan-sad, but so happy we knew them all, Maggie, Kobi and Moses will never be forgotten, and so happy for them they had great lives with you and Tom for sure, there were no more loved pups than any of them! Hugs-oh, and thank you for mentioning my precious Bear as well!!
It’s not too often I can think of Maggie without thinking of Bear too, so I was happy to include him. I know how much he was loved too.
Oh wow! So much happiness, so much sorrow. This was beautiful reading this today, and i thank you for sharing the stories of your pets, loved and lost. I can imagine how hard it is while their bdays go by. I am glad you have beautiful memories of them though.
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Thank you, Jenna. I’m not really one to dwell on dates too much, but this year seemed like a special year to think about all of them and do a little tribute. Thank you for coming by to share with us.
What great memories to cherish. Thanks for sharing them with us!
I’m so glad I had the photos, and lots of great friends to share them with!
What great memories of those that came before. Thanks for sharing their stories with us. Happy Birthday to all of them.
Thank you for coming by to read their stories!
Too CUTE n just adorable. Happy Happy Birthday! Great way to celebrate … for sure you guys are having so much FUN! Happy Sunday. Golden Woofs
Thank you, Sugar!
Your dogs are so sweet. I wish all of them love and a happy birthday here or at the Rainbow Bridge. ♥
They all thank you very much, Melissa!
Love the “baby photos” of Maggie and Kobi 🙂 Happy B&W Sunday!
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed them!
That was such a beautiful tribute. Thanks so much for sharing them with us.
Thank you, Brian. I’m so glad you came by and enjoyed them.
Such a beautiful post. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you for coming by and sharing with us too!
Such a sad, happy, and beautiful blog post. What a lovely family, and certainly a time to celebrate their lives. That puppy photo of Moses is so precious
Thank you. Moses was the one that wasn’t originally supposed to come home with us. We were only planning to get one puppy, a female, from the litter, but Moses’ followed my hubby around and we couldn’t resist that cuteness!
Wow, that is a lot of dog coming and goings! Sounds more like Mom’s cat history. They have all been beautiful wonderful dogs too!
Each dog has definitely been special in their own way. We also had a lot of cat comings and goings before the dogs came along!
Kobi sounds like a wonderful dog and has left a lasting presence with your family. Happy birthday to all! Love Dolly
Thank you, Dolly! Kobi was very special….our one dog who was completely laid back and just loved everyone….dog, cat, human.
My heart is full when reading this and hurts at the same time. The time we have with them is so short but so full of love. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Thank you so much for coming by to read it, and for your beautiful words. I wish I could have each and every one of them back, as we all do.
Oh, the puppy photos are too cute! You are lucky you took photos…it seems Ma forgot to take many photos of me when I was a puppy…now she can only remember what I looked like as a puppy. This is a great tribute post to all those wonderful pets who have gone to the Bridge.
Happy B&W Sunday
Oz
Thank you, Oz.
I have always been big into taking photos…I once wanted to do it professionally. So I’ve always had a camera at hand! I am really glad I did too. I just wish I had gotten better at photography…LOL.
So sad to lose them, but so glad we knew them when we could. What great memories.
Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats.
The joy they give us makes up for the pain of losing them for sure.
Having animals in our lives is such fun….and such joy….losing them is so sad but remembering them brings back the “joy”………we hope the celebration of their LIVES makes all of you happy!
Hugs, Pam and Sam
Thank you, Pam and Sam….it’s so true. We are trying to focus on the happy memories and not the sadness.
Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for coming by to see them!