Betsy

January 31, 2022

Betsy passed January 31, 2022 After over 14 years together I had to let my best friend my Girl Betsy go this past Monday. My close friends know how much she meant to me. I always told her that she was the most loved dog in the universe. From the day I met her at Petsmart picking up dog food for the other two at home, she has owned my heart. When I brought her home she strutted past Daisy and Molly like she owned the joint. She was in charge from day one. I am devastated and lost without her. As I try to write this tribute to her, which I’m sorry will be very long, I cannot stop crying. I miss so much about her already.  -I miss the dirty looks she gave me every night when I put her blanket and her heating pad on her. -I miss her supervising me when I fixed her meals, got her peanut butter or treats or really every move I made. And as it turns out, I needed that supervision because now without her I can’t seem to do much of anything right. -I miss the fact that she ignored everything I said unless it was food related. -I miss her leaving the room and then yelling for me to follow her. Which of course I did. -I miss her Chewbacca impersonations. She was always such a talker. -I miss her telling me when it is treat time, which was all the time. -I miss her not taking no for an answer, but of course she rarely heard the word no. -I miss her not letting me out of her sight. -I miss her snoring and her kicking me in the back or the face. -I miss her telling me when it’s bedtime. -I miss her insisting that dinner is an hour earlier on my days off from work. -I will miss laying out in the yard sunning ourselves. -I will miss the smiles we got when I took you on your dog stroller since you could not walk around town on your own anymore. -I will miss the sneaky way you would wake me up on weekends. Knocking into the me or sighing loudly and pretending you were still sleeping. -I miss smothering you with hugs and kisses. There are a zillion other reasons I will miss You. We have been on borrowed time since you were two and we found out that you had hip dysplasia, your right rear kneecap was twisted and your ACL had to be replaced with an implant. I think God let you stay for so long because he knew how much comfort and happiness you brought me. You are the best girl I could ever have and I am so grateful that you were mine. ❤️