Goodbye My Friend, My Sophie!

Saturday, March 26, 2011 has been added to my list of worst days of my life. We had to make the decision to say goodby to our beautiful Sophie.

She came into our family at 1 yr old through an advertisement in the local paper "Free to a good home". Ultimately she dispelled the myth that you get what you pay for. What a love.

At 3 yrs. she began to show painful signs of hip dysplasia. After a few Remadyl and daily doses of glucosamin she stopped showing signs of pain and ran and jumped, played, went fishing and camping just fine. Next came incontinence when she slept. During the routine urine tests the vet discovered elevated protein levels in her urine. The first signs of kidney failure they said. Low protein foods mostly home cooked and homemade cookies from oats and rice flour with some added goodies like veggies and some fruits seemed to satisfy her for treats. She would stay in the kitchen the whole time waiting for the batch to come out of the oven.

Sophie always acted like a puppy even up until a few days ago. Age and health issues finally took their toll and she knew it was time to go.......we will never forget her and never stop loving her. A better friend will be hard to find.
Till we meet again my beautiful friend, Sophie May 8, 2000 - March 26, 2011
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So very sorry for the loss of your dear Sophie. Special thoughts for you and your family during this difficult time :ghug: :ghug:
I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful girl. :ghug:
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So sorry you lost your sweet girl.....We are here for you.
We are so sorry and devastated by the loss of beloved Sophie.

She was our dear Hannah's littermate and we were fortunate to have met that special girl.

You gave her such a wonderful life. She was very loved and well treated. And I know because of her health problems a challenge to care for, as is our Hannah. But worth every single second.

I loved to hear about how she enjoyed running in spite of her hip dysplasia she was still very active, playful and young at heart.

Big tears in Las Vegas today! A very hard loss for us too.

I so wish you didn't have to go through such a huge loss. But to have had the love and joy of our sheepies for any length of time is worth the pain of the loss many times over.
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I'm very sorry for your loss. :cry:
So sorry you lost your sweet girl

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I am so very sorry for your loss of Sophie :cry:

I can tell she was in the best place she needed to be....
You loved her and she loved you

She will always stay near you
When you feel a gentle wind, it will be Sophie letting you know she is near and she is watching over you
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:cry: I am so sorry for your loss. :hearts:
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful sheepie girl Sophie. :ghug:

Tears,
:ghug: I'm so very sorry for your loss. While it's difficult to find comfort right now, Sophie leaves behind a heart :hearts: full of warm loving memories for you when you're ready. Keeping you close in heart and prayers today. :ghug:
We are so sorry for your loss. The hole they leave in your heart when they are gone seems huge. But soon it will be filled with the wonderful memories of the good times. :ghug:
I am very sorry for your loss of Sophie . :ghug:
I am very very sorry for your loss, big hugs from Nova Scotia.
Sophie was lucky to have found you. We are sorry for your loss.

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Laurie and Oscar
You gave Shophie a wonderful life, so sorry for your loss
Sophie was lucky to have been in your home. I am so sorry for your loss.
Thank you to all of you sweet, sweet sheepie loves. I know you are all wonderful loving folks and just your thoughts and reassurances have already helped. I know that time will help heal.

Thank you again and give all of your babies a BIG hug and kiss for me!

Sharon :hearts: :ghug: :hearts:
I'm so sorry for your loss of your precious Sophie. We never fully get over losing them, but the tears will be replaced by smiles and laughs when remembering her antics and the love she gave unconditionally. I hope your heart starts healing soon.
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sp very sorry for your loss hugs to you from fl
So sorry for your loss. :cry: :ghug:
I'm so very sorry.
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I am so sorry to hear about Sophie. She was a lucky girl to have found you.

You do get what you pay for: and the full price was paid in love, from both sides. What more can you give or receive?
I am so sorry for your loss :cry:
I am very sorry to hear of your loss.
Wishing you a peaceful heart and loving, happy memories. :ghug:
So sorry for your loss :ghug: Sophie was a beautiful girl
Thank you for loving Sophie. Go play with all our sheepie angels over the Bridge....hugs to you and your family xx
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