In Memoriam...

CHAD CGC Black Labrador Retriever/Beagle cross B: 14/05/85 D: 16/03/99

Chad is my first *own* dog, and is the best dog anyone could ever ask for. He is incredibly smart, and he's also incredibly stubborn. He is the dog who gave me my passion for Labs, since I always joked that the good parts of him were Lab, the bad parts were Beagle (no offense to any Beagle people!)  He's starting to slow down now, but he still has good days where he runs and sniffs to his heart's content.  Update: I am very sad to report that my beloved Boo, passed on to the Rainbow
bridge on March 16, 1999. His illness came on quite suddenly; he was diagnosed with autoimmune anemia after he collapsed in the backyard.  Rest in peace, my best dog.

Babe B: November 1983 D: March 1999

Babe is the oldest. She is blind in her right eye, has been since she was six. It happened on a Friday night. The vet thinks that someone either kicked her in the eye, or threw something at her that hit her in the eye. At any rate, the retina was detached, and she lost her vision. She's adjusted quite well, but for the longest time, she used to growl at the paper boy....
Update: Babe also went to the Rainbow Bridge on the same day as my Boo. She had been diagnosed with diabetes, grade 3 heart murmur and the beginning of kidney failure. At almost 16 years old, we decided that her time had come.  Goodbye my little tiger.