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I always joke about how many pets I have had, I thought it might be fun to list all of them w/ their names-- some very unique! ;) [Brackets = Still Alive] *CATS: Muffy, Nitschka, Addie, Pepper, Gertie, Matches, [Spinoza, Abby, Sammy, Matisse, Allie Cat] *DOGS: Jackson, [Daisy, Lily] *GERBILS: Pepperoni, Adds *DWARF HAMSTERS: Snarpy, Snukums, … read more

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Jackson is back at home... And I am so pleased at what a beautiful job the vet did for her. My family is still deciding what to do with her ashes, but the box that she is in is so beautiful and it has a name plaque. He also enclosed a beautiful narrative about the rainbow bridge (I had never heard of that as the "heaven" for dogs... but then again,… read more

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It's hard to believe that it has been a week since Jackson died. It was a hard first 2 days, but I am surprised at how quiet and calm my heart has become... not healed, but not as raw. I am now able to look at pictures, watch her videos, buy "lab" memoriabilia, and talk about her without the fear of unexpected tears. At times it seems like it as be… read more

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I can sense that Lily is sad about losing Jackson... and Jackson has been at our house the entire time Lily has, so she has only known us with Jackson. She was so intuitive that last morning-- sleeping next to her, licking her nose, staying close to her... it convinced me that animals really do communicate to each other. When we put Jackson in the … read more

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I keep thinking I see Jackson out of the corner of my eye... but I know it is simply because I keep looking for her where she should supposed to be. As though if I can visualize her there, it makes it better... Today was hard as I came home from school for the first time to an "empty house." My ritual of pulling up to the driveway and seeing her lo… read more