Phil,
I am sorry about your Zippy!  Those things are not easy but you know he is 
not suffering now!  It leaves an empty place in your hearts but lots of 
wonderful memories and many funny stories to make you smile later!  May you 
all be comforted by the love of our Lord and Savior, He is always there for 
us!
Huggs, blessings, and prayers for all of you!
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 12:05 AM
Subject: Zippy


> Zippy is a little dachshund we have had for about 17 or 18 years.  The 
> kids
> found him, or actually, a pizza delivery man got in out of the busy street
> that runs in front of our house, and he gave it to my kids back in about 
> the
> fall of 1989 or there abouts.  Vets said he had to be at least one year 
> old
> at the time if not more.  Anyhow, we called him Zippy because he could zip
> right away from you so fast, you couldn't catch him.  The kids went all 
> over
> the neighborhood trying to find the owner because I was positive that 
> little
> dog had a little boy some place who wanted him back.  Zippy always got
> really upset when he smelled smoke.  So the fourth of July was always hard
> on him.  We always wondered if there hadn't been a fire in his house and 
> he
> got away from his owner to escape the smoke or something the way he acted.
> All three of my kids, and now the grandchildren, all have grown up with
> Zippy.  This morning, Zippy had some kind of a heart attack, our vet
> believes, and although he certainly was old, he was doing very well
> physically.  We didn't want him to suffer any longer so tonight our vet
> came, this is the vet Sandy answers his phone for, and agreed it was
> probably time for Zippy to be put to sleep.  It is hard on everybody, in
> fact, I had to leave the room, so you can see how I handle these things. 
> As
> I sat and cried in my office, thinking about all the fun Zippy brought to
> our family, I heard a voice saying, It would be worse if it were one of 
> your
> children, or grandchildren, or your wife.  I knew that was true.  Anyhow, 
> it
> is wonderful to be able to have pets the bring so much joy to a family. 
> Bye
> Zip.  I'll miss you.
>
> Phil.
>
>
> He's ready when you are.
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