@dlowan,
thank you Bunnykins - peace and ease was what we wanted for her
truthfully we don't know precisely how old Cleo was. the people who had her before weren't too forthcoming. she was clearly an adult dog when I got her ... likely somewhere between 2 and 4. She's been with me/us for about 12 years.
@boomerang,
yup boomer
lots of sniffing and gulping going on around here tonight
but then I look at the photos and more funny memories come back
Cleo was a dog with a sense of humour and she learned to love new experiences
Oh ehbeth and set, I'm so sorry.
All our pets give us nothing but unconditional love, and you both gave it back to Miss Cleo.
@Izzie,
Thank you Izzie.
We are accepting all hugs gratefully.
@jespah,
Thank you Jessela.
I know you know, but there sure was a lot of happy on the way here.
@Letty,
Thank Miss Letty.
Miss Cleo was the closest thing to a dame I've ever seen in a dog. She liked dressing up and she LOVED to dance. She'd probably have liked martinis if I'd ever offered her one.
@PUNKEY,
Thank you Punkey.
I think Cleo had the closest thing possible to a last good day. Sunshine, people she loves, little pain.
@ehBeth,
Again, Beth and Set, my condolences. I think I fear this day worse than my own demise. My heart aches for you both, nope.. you three.
Sorry to hear of your loss, Set
@ehBeth,
When you are ready for it, here is the start of Penny o Hamster's tales of her visit with Cleo and family back in 2007. It goes for many pages, but a lot of the photos are no longer visible. Looking at the links might help you remember the file/album names.
http://able2know.org/topic/96041-34#post-2933746
A Cleo story from 2002:
http://able2know.org/topic/709-11#post-9302
Cleo and Bailey's profile on dogster.com:
http://able2know.org/topic/34486-1
From another thread, links to their profile pages on dogster:
Bailey -
http://www.dogster.com/?73876
Cleo -
http://www.dogster.com/?73881
Story of Cleo's life before ehBeth and Setanta:
http://able2know.org/topic/2559-3#post-69590
Cleo's nicknames:
http://able2know.org/topic/3090-2#post-75124
Photo by Thomas in 2009 of Bailey and Cleo:
http://able2know.org/topic/89445-241#post-3852743
Cleo takes ehBeth to human training school:
http://able2know.org/topic/14046-1#post-414496
Miss Cleo and Setanta talking to each other on the phone:
http://able2know.org/topic/57783-1#post-1524455
Setanta tells tales of his date at the lake with his favorite little one:
http://able2know.org/topic/72042-1
Miss Cleo and the Killer Kibble
http://able2know.org/topic/8384-1#post-236142
Another story of Cleo and the Killer Kibble
http://able2know.org/topic/49414-3#post-1358969
Hamburger and the bed hog:
http://able2know.org/topic/3090-5#post-92911
Cleo learns about the birds, the bees and humans
http://able2know.org/topic/19266-20#post-1031945
Cleo and Moritz
http://able2know.org/topic/192021-1
Setanta on the intelligence of dogs
http://able2know.org/topic/133335-1#post-3678553
Setanta serenades Cleo
http://able2know.org/topic/58993-2
Cleo, connoisseur of lakes
http://able2know.org/topic/59001-1#post-1555272
Tidbits from the What Made You Smile thread
http://able2know.org/topic/3742-57#post-407491
http://able2know.org/topic/3742-48#post-368778
@Setanta,
No need to thank me, Beth and Set. I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. Nothing much to say other than that I feel for you both. Sweet that she was with you so closely on her last day.
Butrflynet
Thanks for this - it's been a marvelous ramble through some old threads.
Great to see some old friends, who no longer post:
hiama, smorgs, cavfancier, nimh, kickycan, mac11, gus, Lil K.
My thanks to anyone whom we have not specifically thanked for their kind thoughts. Butterfly, that was really amazing. I agree with Margo, a wonderful glimpse of the past.
@ehBeth,
Dayum, I got things in my eyes.
I'm so sorry.
RIP Cleo.
Hugs to you both.
Thank you, Boss . . . people have been so kind. Like Jespah, i think we all have things in our eyes.
I'm sorry, Setanta.
I'm sorry, Beth.
And Bailey.
Peaceful, but not easy.
