Sony
Sony
Hello Everyone,
This is not my image for my weekly posts to My View. However, I could not let the day go by without paying tribute to my 12-year-old Tibetan Spaniel, Sony, who lost her battle with hemangiosarcoma (spleen variety) early this morning.
Sony came to me from Westview Kennels and Connie Buckland back in 2001. She was a retired little champion looking for a retirement home and I was looking for a Tibetan Spaniel. We found each other. Sony was an absolute delight and wonderful companion to her “big brother”, Riley who lost his life earlier this year. Thank you, Connie, for trusting me to give her a home and care for her all these years. I will miss her terribly.
CH. Westview’s Caught on Tape (Sony)
Roswell, GA
July 2009
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 50mm f/1.4 L lens, ISO 800, f/2.0, 1/60 sec, handheld.
To all the dogs who choose us — how lucky we are that they do!!
For more information about canine cancer and research, please visit the National Canine Cancer Foundation.
Marti – I am so sorry for your loss. Animal companions are so important, because they give us unconditional love and lifelong devotion. They fill our hearts with love and help us to reach outside ourselves, make spiritual connections and see the world from a new perspective. The whole purpose of their lives is to love and be loved by you. I know that in losing Sony, you lost a big piece of your heart.
“we who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached.” — Irving Townsend
“Animals teach me, in a myriad of ways, that there are many rhythms and many songs, and that I am but one small player. In slowing my heart and mind to animal time, in contemplating the brief brilliance of a flower or a beetle, in watching my dogs move through a world richly scented past my wildest imagination, in trying to project myself into the tumult of other beings and seeing the world through their particular view, I stop being an island and begin – only begin – to grasp how limited my perspective can be.” — Suzanne Clothier on what animals teach us about life and letting go
Comment by DELBRAJAN — July 22, 2009 @ 12:45 pm
Hi Jan,
Thank you so much for your comments. Yes, we are the lucky ones when our canine companions choose us!! They give us totally unconditional love and help us get along with being the best we can be. I have a quote somewhere that says: “Dear Lord, Help me to be the person my dog thinks I am. Amen” I think about that a lot — to try harder and harder to be THAT person.
Comment by martijeffers — July 22, 2009 @ 12:51 pm
Oh, Marti – my heart goes out to you again. Dogs do indeed love us unconditionally. It’s so hard to lose them – we can’t tell them goodbye, either. You’ve had two losses within such a short time. Shouldn’t happen to someone like you. Do you think you’ll try to get another dog? I hope so.
Love & Hugs,
Flo
Comment by tonebytone — July 22, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
Hi Flo,
Thanks so much for your thoughts. Yes, I will most definitely have another dog – or two or three — again. Actually, two is a good number. I have ALWAYS had dogs in my life and cannot imagine not having them around. When I’m ready, the right one will come along – I have no doubt. It’s quite strange here now without at least one. This is only the second time in the last 38 years that at least one dog has not graced my house. And, it’s hard to remember when there was not one at either my parents’ home or where I lived.
Losing Sony is very sad and I miss her so much. But, it was not the shock that came with losing Riley. I had time with Sony knowing that her life would be shortened.
Comment by martijeffers — July 22, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
Hi Marti! I wanted to offer my condolences for your loss. From that picture I can tell she was a real darling. I know when the time is right you’ll find a new companion, just as wonderful in it’s own way.
‘Cousin’ Ari
Comment by ameagari — July 22, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
Hi Ari,
Thank you for stopping by. It’s nice to see family here!!! And, thank you for your condolences. Her health started failing soon after we all left the mountains from our family reunion. It was great to see you, you mom and dad and your grandmother there.
Comment by martijeffers — July 22, 2009 @ 9:10 pm