Day 223 (November 5, 2010) – R.I.P Buffy (the dog)

Today Eric, Annaliese, Quila, and I went to Eric’s parent’s house to say good-bye to their beloved dog, Buffy. Buffy had been getting very old for a while. She couldn’t see, hear, and lately has been having trouble going to the bathroom. I guess when you lose control of all of those things and you are a dog that lived a long and good life it’s time to go. So, Eric’s parents had to put Buffy to sleep today. We took pictures and Quila said her very special bye-bye to Buffy in “dog language.” Quila really looked up to Buffy when she was little and had first joined our family. Buffy “showed her the ropes” or the “best backyard spots” if you know what I mean. She also taught Quila how to roll in duck poop, a talent that Quila has never forgotten, despite how many time she gets the “ever dreaded” B A T H when she comes inside! Buffy was always good for getting Quila to eat her food too because as I have said before our VERY picky Chihuahua has a hard time eating sometimes. We would always try to bargain with Quila and tell her, “Hurry up Quila, you better eat your food or Buffy’s gonna get it” and the tricked worked every time! Anyway it was a hard day saying good bye to Buffy but she will always be remembered.

Quila and Buffy resting together for the last time.

Annaliese patting Buffy telling her that she's going to "Doggy Heaven."

Quila looking sad.

Later when we came home Annaliese got one of her first bumps with a little red spot on her head to show for it.

Annaliese tried squash for the first time today and did pretty well. She was a little unsure at first but ended up eating everything. If she’s anything like her daddy and mommy she will love squash and zucchini…especially summer squash and zucchini grown in your own garden!