Snugglebear was our poodle. We adopted her as a puppy back in 2008 and she gave us years of love and devotion. In return we gave her everything a dog could ever want: a dish filled with cool water to slake her thirst, a bowl of dried dog kibble and another bowl of wet dog food for when she was hungry, a nicely sized yard so she could romp around and play in, soft comfy beds to rest when she was tired and most importantly three laps to curl up in and three sets of hands to give her good measures of pets and scratches.

Lately however she'd been showing her age. She seemed to be spending most of her time sleeping in one of her beds and when disease robbed her of her sight in both eyes each of us knew the end was near-it was just a question of when.

Recently she'd been laying down and crying out in pain. My father was understandably concerned and took her to the vet. Apparently the vet recommended that the most humane course of action was to put her down so with that in mind she crossed The Rainbow Bridge this evening.

Even though all three of us knew this was our day to say goodbye to her we're all choked up. She was more than a pet, more than an animal but a full fledged member of our family deserving as much love, tenderness and devotion as any of us.

Farewell Snugglebear! You may be gone but you're definitely not forgotten! Fall 2008 - Summer 2025!