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to Belle
September 2002 – October 27, 2010
We brought Belle home from the humane society in November of 2002 as a tiny puppy. Last night we said goodbye to her. She was one of the sweetest dogs ever. She was often too exuberant for her own good, especially when welcoming visitors. In the end, that is what got her in trouble. The weather had been miserable for days and we were all feeling cooped up. So yesterday when the wind and rain let up a bit she decided it was time to go for a run. I hope she enjoyed her last “bad dog” adventure and wasn't too scared when she somehow got out onto the highway. I hope she was just running up to greet someone in a car thinking they might stop to pet her. Darren got a call from the highway patrol while I was at work. The wonderful state trooper brought our dog home to us. She looked great. There was barely a scratch on her. Her collar had come off when she was hit and we are very grateful that he found it so he could return her to us. We are also thankful that she was the only one hurt in the accident. It could have been so much worse. We are sorry that she went this way. There will always be what-ifs. She was such a great dog, staying in the yard 99 times out of 100. Today she would have been lying in the sun in the front yard chewing on a ball. The weather is great. We're going to miss our Bellie Boo Boo. We hope to see her running to greet us at the gates of heaven.