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A Tribute to Gabriel I rescued Gabriel from a homeowner who cared more about his Italian furniture than he did for a dog’s life. When I met Gabe, he was being kept outside in a cage with a rug over the cage in 85 degree weather. The man let him out of the cage so I could meet him. Gabe immediately wanted to play ball but the man kept hitting him with a fly swatter. Gabe was 7 months old. Guess what? I rescued this boy. He was the sweetest, most gentle soul. When he was 4 1/2 he got epilepsy and to this day I wonder if the many hits on the head by his original owner were to blame. But Gabe had Jake and Daisy and they played together every day. When Jake died, you could see all the sadness in Gabe but he kept on fighting for his own life. He was on a lot of meds. Finally, he couldn't fight his illness any more. One year after Jake crossed over, Gabriel joined him. He was only 10 1/2. Can't even begin to tell you how much Daisy and I miss him. My tribute to Gabe follows: MY LITTLE BOY, GABRIEL
SEPTEMBER 15, 2007 TO MARCH 26, 2018 I remember so clearly The day that we met You were so friendly And wanted to play. Your owner was mean I knew you were mine So we took you home To be loved and cherished. Your name was Boots Which I did not like I saw you were an Angel and you were now Gabriel. At first you were afraid To come into the house But quickly you knew This was your forever home. Oh, wow, you wanted to play You and Jake became great friends You so loved your ball and your Frisbee But mostly you wanted to swim. You were always so gentle and so loving You loved your brothers and sisters They all loved you, especially Snoopy The two of you would romp the yard You were never crazy about car rides You stayed home with me when Jake went with Dad. You loved to cuddle and love At night you would stay under the bed. Remember we rescued Daisy She loved you so very much. Jake, Daisy and you would play Catching Frisbees, balls and swimming When I would come home from work You were so happy to see me You would jump up on me And hug me around the waist. You were never really close to Dad But you loved him all the same When he left us you all were very sad But things just started to change When you were only four and a half You had a seizure and it scared me. The seizures became more frequent And the doctor put you on meds. All of a sudden you loved car rides. Jake would hold his Frisbee You barked and laughed, the 3 of you And we all became so close. Whenever you would have a seizure, Daisy would try and help you. She stayed by your side and kissed you And always just tried to help. We had to move from the home you loved And we no longer had a swimming pool But the 3 of you found other ways To make our days stay cool. We played every day and went for walks We even went to the Beach. We had a lot of happy times But we had our share of sad. One day, Jake became very sick And he crossed the big divide. It broke our hearts so very much And things began to change. You were starting to have more seizures You found it hard to get up You kept going to the doctor And I knew it was getting close. We still played outside a lot Daisy would comfort you We still went for car rides And took our walks every day. But one day it became so clear to me You were not doing well at all One year after Jake you joined him And Daisy and I were alone My Little Boy I love you so much You are always in my heart I pray that God holds you in His arms Until I meet you at the Rainbow Bridge. —Marilyn Willing |
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Walter Stoffel is a substance abuse counselor and GED teacher in correctional facilities. When not behind bars, he likes to read, travel, work out and watch bad movies. Major accomplishment : He entered a 26.2-mile marathon following hip replacement surgery and finished—dead last. The author currently lives with his wife Clara, their dog Buddy (another rescue), and cat Winky (yet another rescue).
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