| Location | Leicester |
| Age | 14 years |
| Date of Birth | 01/04/1991 |
| Date of Death | 23/04/2005 |
| Visitors | 729 since 02/04/2009 |
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Ally was the first dog we adopted as a couple. We went to these run down kennels near Melton Mowbray
and he was curled up in a ball in a cold concrete kennel. He was the only dog that did not get up to
come to the door of his kennel - he just lay att eh back and didn't even lift his head. He had been
defeated by life. We looked at him, skin and bones, and knew we could not leave him there. The
kennels told us he was 8 and had been found as a stray.
Driving him home, he climbed into my lap and gave my hand a lick!
We took him to the vets as he was skin and bone and we wanted to know his health, and the vets told
us he was more like 14!! Not that that would have changed anything...we loved him! He had 3 weeks of
comfort and warmth and love. he slept on the sofa and ate chicken and scrambled eggs. short walks to
give him fresh air. He was delightful, everyone who met him feel in love, sometimes he would cower
from things, like when we had to tow the car and got some rope out, he went mad...it all tells a sad
story :( But he was licky and loving towards us.
But something wasn't right, he was very poorly, vomiting alot, and wasn't even starting to put on
weight. Eventually the vets discovered he was riddled with cancer and had been for a long time. We
can't know for sure, but we think his previous owners had found out, didn't want to treat him and
thrown him out? Who knows.
3 weeks after giving him a home our little Ally was sent to rainbow bridge, to live happily and pain
free until we meet him there in the future. Holding him as he was PTS, I cried as if he had been
ours since he was a pup, I wish he had, every dog deserves to know what love is.
I was so sad we only had him 3 weeks. I wanted to show him what real love could be, how a real home
should be, as the poor thing looked like he had never experienced it. he was so undemanding and
happy just to plod around after us, or curl up on the sofa or the bed by the radiator.
Well Ally, 3 weeks, months or years makes no odds to me, I fell in love with your wise old face as
soon as I saw you. I only wish we had more time. I still think of you always. The price we pay for
adopting older dogs is seeing many come and go...but you'll always hold a special place in my heart
Love you precious boy xxxxx
I'm Not Gone
by Cynthia Slider
Did you feel that gentle breeze
Just brush across your cheek?
That was me, I'm not gone.
When the leaves start to fall
Gently drifting down
And a blanket of colors covers the ground
Watch and you'll see them moving around
That was me, I'm not gone.
When you go outside in the morning
And hear the birds welcome the new day
They are singing a special song for you
From me, I'm not gone.
If you pay attention and open your eyes
and your ears and your heart
I will send you signs that we're not apart
I am still with you, I'm not gone.
And when your time on earth
Nears its end you will find me
Waiting with open arms to greet you
And you will know that I never left
I'm right here waiting, I'm not gone.
Warm light coming from far below,
Twinkling, sparkling is the candle's glow.
All is well up on the ridge,
The place we know as Rainbow Bridge.
Furbabies sleeping in heaven's light,
Tended by candles in the night.
Peaceful dreams be theirs to keep,
As they slumber in this night so deep.
Hearts on earth that miss them so,
Take comfort in the candle's glow.
Watching for them in skies above,
Bound eternally by a cord of love.
Allys mum & dad
To Allys mum & dad. I know the pain you go through when you say goodbye. My Meg is at Rainbow Bridge too. You gave your love for 3 weeks and that was an amazing thing - so many would pass by an older dog. Three weeks of love and affection is worth so much. Thank you xxx
What a gorgeous dog!
What a sad sad story of your life Ally - my dog too had to lead a sad and lonely life yet she managed to get to 15 still bless her! I hope you have met her as she died in the same year as you and that you are both happy now and playing together as all dogs should. Much love sweetheart xx
The time has come I think you know
the Lord is calling so I must go
I love you so much; I wish it wasn't so
I wish I could stay; I don't want to go
You're the best family a dog ever had
so kind and gentle, never mean or mad
I'll never forget the day that we met
I was so lucky to become your pet
You opened your door and showed me your heart
I'll never forget you; we'll never part
You loved me and cared for me over the years
you taught me everything and took away my fears
The Lord is calling now I must go
but before I go I want you to know
I know it hurts to lose a friend
but I'll be with you even at the end.
Dear little Ally, I am so sad to hear of your parting, and what a sad story, but at least you had human kindness in the last 3 weeks of your life, you must have been in pain and it dosen't bear thinking about...there are some very kind human's on earth as you have found out, and I would just like you to know that us Mummy's care about you and show you some kindness and love by lighting your candles. Sleep peacefully gorgeous at the bridge and be sure to have fun with all your new friends...My darling TJ will help take care of you....xxxxx
Love from Susan, TJ, Bonny & Tyson's mummy xxx
Ally
Dear Ally,
I write this to tell you that not all humans are uncaring and really shouldn't call themselves humans.I hope and pray that in the last three weeks of your life you knew what being part of a loving family was like and it is what you should have had for ALL your life.At least you didn't die all alone at the back of some cold kennel without love and comfort you died with people who really loved you.
It broke my heart reading about the conditions you were found in and the state of your poor little body.
You will at last have found peace and happiness in heaven, it was such a shame that you found these two caring people too late to share your life and give you all the love you deserved. Nobody will ever know what you had been through, things could and should have been so different for you.
God Bless you.
Love from Anita,Jay,Jessie and Ollies's mum xxxx
For Ally, xxx.
Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
xxx
I know what you're thinking. You think I'm dead. Because you cannot see me with your human eye, cannot feel me with your hands or hold me in your arms, you think I am gone forever.
You recall how I looked when I left this place, and you cannot remotely imagine that I could possibly be alive in another place. You are racked and torn by the pain of our separation and it blinds you to that which is right in front of you... me..............
I'm here to tell you different. You were worthy of my love and undying devotion on earth as I of yours. Do you really believe this love would be snatched from us forever by a loving Creator simply because I wasn't human? Was I not a living, breathing creation with personality? How could I have been so if I didn't possess the energy of soul, spirit and loving light? And if this energy is and always will be, then how can it be that I am dead?
.................
You say that all you have left are memories. Not so. You see, when I took leave of my earthly body I left a little something behind for you. You can't touch it, hold it or examine it for what I left behind is far too uninhibited for confinement. I left behind a piece of my soul. I placed it right next to your own which is quite fitting as we were always side by side in our earthly life together. I love you too much to have left you with nothing but memories, which tend to fade and grow cloudy as the years go by.
I love you too much to have vanished without a trace. How selfish it would be of me to remove love and light from your life.
.............
I understand your tears, each one you shed is testament to your love for me and I am honored and humbled. But don't forget the good things we shared - remember and smile. This is an honor for me as well. And when you need me I will be here. Close your eyes, relax, take slow, deep breaths and picture me in your mind. Shut off the world and your notions of what death is and give me a chance. Look for the subtle signs I send you. Don't stop being proud of me, I am a friend to be proud of, I am still your friend and soul mate.
Don't memorialize the death of my body but instead honor and celebrate my never-ending life for it is eternal and forever as is my love for you.
Until we meet again...
Author Unknown
(Passage from UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN)
THIS IS NOT THE FULL VERSION AS SO MANY CHARACTERS ARE ALLOWED, IT WAS WRITTEN FOR A DOG AND YOU CAN FIND THE FULL VERSION ON THE NET
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