A couple of weekends ago I had to say goodbye to my sweet Sagebug. She has been my best girl friend since my second year of college - for 13 years. Even now it is hard for me to type these words through tears, but at the same time I want to pay tribute to a friend that has been there for me through my adult years and STILL loved me no matter how many poor choices I made. She was loved by many and as a good friend of mine said after her death "she was a great dog and I have the feeling she will be the subject of many toasts in the future". She was the best friend that a girl could ask for - she survived my college years, comforted me through many breakups with boyfriends, when I was sick or sad she would like an extremity until it was raw, she fell in love with my husband and his dog - who soon became her best buddy, she tolerated me getting a new dog - whom was so crazy that she only lived a short life (which I'm sure Sage secretly rejoiced when she was no longer around to compete for my love), she accepted Simret into the family and looked after her at crib side, when Simret became mobile she was the subject of multiple forms of abuse - from her poking her eyes to pulling her tail to trying to ride her and took it all in stride with only love in her eyes during this torture, she then welcomed another abusive child into our family - Makeda, and through all this continued to love me in a way that no one ever has or ever will...truly unconditionally.
It is amazing that this little beast has taught me so much about life without even having the words to teach these truths. She has taught me that the only way to love is deep and unconditionally - to live passionately without reservations, to spend as much time in the outdoors as possible - especially in the mountains - because that is where magic happens, to voice your opinion when you feel passionate about something - even when no one is listening, to live life to its fullest, to touch (lick) as many people as you can because life is all about the our connection with each other, to always chase your dreams and if your lucky enough to catch them its okay if you don't know what to do with them, to get excited to see your family and friends even if they have only been gone for less than 5 minutes and make that 5 minutes feel like a lifetime, and finally.... she has taught me that sometimes you love someone so much that you have to let them go.
Sage at Gowdy playing in the creek.
lunch at Happy Jack with the dogs.
playing in a mountain creek.
Fall in Happy Jack.
4 comments:
Beautiful! It's amazing how much these guys are such a big part of the family. sorry for your loss.
Beautiful post. I am sorry for your loss...they become such a huge part of the family.
Peace.
from me and my 16 year old furry best friend.
Ohhh I dread that day. My oldest is 9 years old and more white than black now....
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