Goodbye Luggnutt
Well this may be one of my saddest posts to date. November 2nd 2009 I lost my beloved Luggnutt to old age and illness. That cool Tuesday morning went as any other day would go, our family all got up early; well I got up early and let Lugg outside to go potty. I sat down on the porch as she did her business and when she was done she came up for her morning petting. Lugg would stand on the step below me with her head rested gently on my thigh waiting for me to scratch her head and her frail thinning body, which I did without complaint. After we both had our fill I got up and made some coffee and filled Luggnutt’s bowl with fresh soft wet dog food. I got up Macey; brought her out to the living room and entertained both her and Lugg for a bit. Some point during the morning we made it back outside and Lugg was back in my lap getting her fill of loving. My puppy’s dirtiness was a little overwhelming and with an attempt to get Sarah to bond with my best-friend I asked her to give Lugg a bath and to put some Avon’s Skin So Soft on her to keep the flees away. Sarah finally gave in and washed the fragile little pooch, I was so proud of the both of them, and while Sarah cleaned Lugg Macey and I were out in the living room playing with baby toys and the camera. After Lugg and Sarah were done they came out into the living room, but Lugg wasn’t running across the carpet with her head down as to bush and dry her fur. I figured she had done it in the room and was catching her breath, though she looked a little different and even a little scared. I could tell there was something wrong and hoped it would pass; I was worried enough to asked Lugg what was wrong and she didn’t come up to me for a hug. I continued to play with my little girl and then I saw it in Lugg’s eyes, she was truly scared and was about to have a seizure. I swiftly scooped her up and took her to the porch; Lugg has a tendency to urinate during her seizures. We got to the porch and I held my lil dog as her body convulsed uncontrollably under my hands that could do nothing but try to comfort her. This seizure felt different right from the start and my tears couldn’t be held back as I realized this was my puppy’s last few minutes here with me. After it was all said and done my parents showed up to help Sarah comfort me and to find a place to have Luggnutt cremated. It was the longest drive ever to county line road where Fosters Pet Cremation Service is, handing my best-friends limp body over to a complete stranger tore me apart inside. Today… well Thursday Sarah and I went to pick Lugg up; we brought her home in a creamed colored granite urn. Lugg now is sitting in the living room where she can continue to watch the house like she has for these last wonderful six years. I am going to miss you Luggnutt.
Here is just a few more pictures that captured Lugg’s amazing life.
Goodbye my friend.
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