SAY HELLO TO MISSIE

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Missie was an eleven year old female Poodle mix. She was white with black markings on her head, ears and along her back. Missie's Mistress, who had raised her from the time she was about eight weeks old, had passed away about two months before I first saw her and she had been kenneled all that time. There was a very real possibility she would be destroyed if a home could not be found for her, so we brought Missie home to be a part of our family. Missie was a very gentle little dog, and one of the most intelligent I have ever seen. She tried to make Bud behave, but that is another story. Missie developed congestive heart failure, and she had an enlarged heart. She took lasix just like humans do, and if I forgot to give it to her on time she would remind me. I would hold the pill up in front of her and say "open" and she would drop her lower jaw to open her mouth. She took medicine better than most human children. She did not appear to be in pain, although she had coughing spells and got short of breath sometimes. Over all she was fairly active, up in an instant when she saw Bud doing something he was not supposed to be doing. I wish we could have continued to be blessed with her presence for she certainly become an integral part of this family.

The Health Problems became to much for Missie. We had to have Her put down on Oct.26,1998. She will be missed for a long time.

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