During the Hurricane I took some food to my elderly neighbor just around the corner. "Candy" my ASPCA special wanted to come with me. In the rain we ventured out. I ran and she ran right beside me finally reaching our destination.
She sat patiently beside me while I rang the door bell.
When we left for home we started to cross the street when a car was coming
immediately Candy sits down and hands me her paw, here I am standing on the side of the road holding my dogs paw, like a parent holding a childs hand.
As the car pulled into the driveway next to us I could see them laughing. Now that I think about it, I guess we did look sort of funny. Linda Reardon
My
Best Friend is now at Rainbow Bridge. Her name is Candy, and her photo
and story are on this page.
Her
only fault was age, my guess around 13. We found her
at
the ASPCA 10 years ago. Candy was the last among many they showed us. I
honestly believed that her time was about up, so my daughters and I
decided we would give her a try. She was much larger than I wanted, but
before I could change my mind she was already in the back seat of my car
with my daughters and some of the neighborhood kids.
The
first week was not good, she tore my couch, refused to sleep anywhere else
but my water bed, and helped herself to my kitchen sink; my dishes, pans,
knives and forks would be neatly on my rug when I walked in from work,
never breaking any of it. Remarkably, she was also able to turn out the
kitchen light by hitting the switch with her paw. As the years went,
thirteen to be exact, she eventually had problems which come from age. She
became unsteady when walking, but always somehow made it to my room at
night, woke me up in the morning, even at her worst (which was her last
day with us) made it to the outside potty. Candy was my companion, my
protector, my best friend.
Candy
will always have a special place with us.
Thank
you Animal Care Center for taking care of Candy through the years and for
providing us with such support during such a stressful and heartbreaking
time. When we brought Candy in her last day, the Veterinarian, and the
staff were awesome.
Linda
Reardon
June
27, 2005
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