To Jacks Previous Owner
by Heidi Schermerhorn-Wagner
I held your dog today as he took his last breath, wrapped in his favorite blanket and in his favorite cuddly bed with my tears falling on his little face reminding him that I will always love him. His name was Jack and you dumped a 16 year old blind and deaf dog at the shelter because he was having accidents in your house.
My heart was not ready to take another senior in but I saw his face and knew I had to help him as his life had been turned upside down. Did you ever stop to think how scared he must have been when you left him at that shelter only able to smell all the terrible smells. He was gotten out of there the same day you dropped him off. He was scared and confused when I got him but it did not take him long to realize that he was okay.
He was frail, too skinny, anemic, had a horrible eye infection and a oral infection around the only tooth he had left along with terrible arthritis. We treated everything and while always frail he enjoyed his cuddle time and the sunshine on his face. Once he started feeling better his appetite was great. He would eat at least every 2 hours and would let you know when he was ready for his food. I would have fed him every 2 hours for years if that is what he wanted.
I was blessed to have him in my life for 2 months and 5 days and in that short amount of time he helped heal my heart. I needed him as much as he needed me. So though it makes me sad and angry that you could so easily dump your 16 year old dog at the shelter, I wanted to thank you, because I was beyond blessed to be part of this amazing little dogs life.
In the past few weeks he had started to slow down and today he let me know that he was done fighting and he could no longer get up. With tears in my eyes , my daughter and I, took him to the vets office and peacefully surrounded by the ones that loved him with all of our hearts we said our goodbyes and held him until he took his last breath.
He did not die alone and scared in the shelter that you dumped him at. He lived a life filled with love and comfort and was reminded everyday how much his little life mattered and how much he was loved.
Rest in Peace my sweet little Jack – your little paw prints will forever be etched in my heart
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Kindness Blog 
this is a beautiful tribute to a beautiful creature. God bless you.
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Reblogged this on Freedom For Cetaceans and commented:
I simply have to share this post. it’s so touching and heartbreaking,that anyone could dump a darling dog,like this. They just don’t deserve it!
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Thank you for sharing 🙂
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you’re so welcome 🙂
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I shutter to think how often this happens every day. Sweet boy…. So sorry for your loss
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so sorry for your loss xx
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This made me cry. I’ve taken in one elderly cat with cancer that someone dropped off up the street from me. I hoped that I would somehow “save” him. We only had him for four months. I named him Riff Raff, and he slept in the bed under the covers with me. When he lost his fight with cancer, I held him in my arms while he left me. I was totally bereft. Our other “senior” was a dog who had been left at the shelter. We kept him for two years before he, too left us for that doggy heaven in the sky. Every time one of our animals dies I say “no more, I can’t keep on with the heartbreak”. But there are always more dogs and cats in need of love, and I haven’t figured out how to say no. Their faces are too sweet.
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Beautiful, thank you for sharing with us.
Mike.
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You are an Angel. Jack was lucky you found him ❤️❤️
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Deeply moving.
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