Thursday 22 March 2012


My Sweet "Molly Girl" with your big brown eyes
Curly tail wagging
Doing circles of excitement
Just to see me when I come home
Sweet and affectionate
Loyal and loving
Chin resting on my leg
Acting playful to cheer me up
 
We've been through a lot together,
You and me, my Molly Girl.
Why do you look so sad?
Wrinkles furrowing your soft full brow
I give you everything in the world
And you still want more
I find that endearing
One of your many charms
I'd do anything to protect you
to Keep you from harm
You're everything I wished for
In a little companion of my own
I still can remember
the day I brought you home

Now that you're of an older age
and your black mask has turned to gray
You're even more beautiful to me
More beautiful and wise
Like an ancient pug-sage
Bigger in size
I'm glad to have taken you through
Your golden years
and I didn't ever want to lose you
It's was one of my biggest fears
I know that this will be my darkest day
So I long to tell you now
the joy you give me
Is here to stay

You wern't getting around
As well as you used to
You go slower up the stairs
I could see it was an effort
When you lay down at night
To rest your aging bones
And in the morning when you wake
I can tell it hurts
And my insides ache
Our once long walks
were now little spurts..
You still liked to play
Just not as long as we used to
We don't go very far

I have seen you struggling
to try and stay awake
Because you don't want to miss anything
That curious nature,
I so adore
But you needed more naps now
I loved to watch you sleep and
Listen to you snore
I wonder what you dream
I hope it's that you're happy
And you're thinking of me
I wrap you
In a blanket and stroke your velvety ears
Give you belly rubs and wipe away
Your brown-stained tears

Each night when I tuck you in
I make sure you have a toy
Where you like to lay your head
as I kiss you goodnight and whisper,
You're such a good girl..”
And now you're hearing
Doesn't work so well
When I come home you no longer hear me 
Your gait is more wobbly
From the pain shooting up your spine
But in my eyes, you still look like a puppy
And you'll always be mine
Author unknown                                    

My family is experiencing one of our hardest days.
For 16 years my Molly has been there,
My children know no life without her.

We all love you
"Molly Girl"
…Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you…
I loved you so ~
‘twas Heaven here with you.
~Isla Pascal Richards

Pug hugs, Sharon xx

20 comments :

  1. Oh Sharon! I remember we had talked about her being not so well! SO sorry!!!!

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  2. What a sad day for your family. Molly was obviously well-loved, and enriched all your lives - my thoughts are with you.

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  3. So sorry about your doggy. May time give you peace with your memories of her.

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  4. Oh Sharon, how sad... lots of love and thoughts for you all ...
    Hugz

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  5. oh my i am so very sorry for you Sharon and your family on your sad loss of a special family member,Molly is in no more pain and resting in peace,oh Sharon my heart goes out to you and your family.xx

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  6. big big squishy hugs for all of you xx

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  7. How sad for you Sharon, take consolation in having loved and been loved by a special four legger, having given her a good life.

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  8. So sorry for you and your family at loosing your beautiful girl. We lost our little princess back in October so I know what you must be feeling. You've had 16 wonderful years with her.

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  9. ooo i can understant and share your sorrow.. i have to let my little cat rest in peace today.(big girl now but still my little cat for me since 11 years) My boys can't live with cat in the house because they have asthma and are sick... so i totally can understand how sad you are!

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  10. dearest Sharon,I know how you are all feeling and how very hard it is,we had our little poodle for 16 years,and were heartbroken when we lost her.Sending all of you my love.xxx
    They grab your heart and wont let go.x

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  11. I'm crying. I know what what it is like losing a fur-child. I'm very sorry for your loss.

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  12. I'm so sorry for your loss. I understand where you are and am sending warmest hugs.

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  13. I'm so so sorry Sharon. It's such a horrible thing to experience. My children are of the canine variety so I know how this hurts. Big hugs to you and your family.

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  14. Sharon, I am so very sorry for your loss. Molly was so cute. Since being on my own (2000) I have loved and lost three senior boy rescue Beagles or Beagle/Basset mixes, and it never stops hurting, but I like to think that while they were with me, maybe their lives were a little easier, and they knew they were loved. May I share these beautiful words with you, that give me so much comfort. They are from a book of short stories called "Separate Lifetimes" by Irving Townsend and this particular quote, is from the last story called "The Once Again Prince".
    “We who choose to surround ourselves
    with lives even more temporary than our
    own, live within a fragile circle;
    easily and often breached.
    Unable to accept its awful gaps,
    we would still live no other way.
    We cherish memory as the only
    certain immortality, never fully
    understanding the necessary plan.”
    ― Irving Townsend
    God bless (( ))

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  15. So very sorry for your loss. I understand your pain. We lost our best little friend, Angus, a Cairn Terrier, in September. He was eight...much too young. I miss him a lot. He was a fiesty Little General almost until the end. I do believe that dogs especially, occupy a special place in heaven. No other creature on this earth gives such unconditional love. They share their hearts so freely....we find ourselves opening our own hearts to them. That's a great gift. You'll find that one day you'll be able to smile at the thought of your wee Pug. She'll always have a piece of your hearts even as the pain of her passing eases. I wish you and your family well. Love one another.
    Irene Watts
    Las Vegas, Nevada. USA

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  16. So very Sorry - I do hope your wonderful memories make you smile through this sad time.

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  17. Thinking of you at such a sad time, I know what is is like to lose a treasured pet, they are never far from your heart.
    Hugs Linda

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  18. I am so very sorry to read about your Molly.....mwah

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  19. I'm sorry to hear about your beloved Molly. *hugs*

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  20. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of Molly, pets take up a big part in our hearts. Sending you all my love.

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