Trina

My Sweet Trina,

You were rescued by a humane society in Louisiana from Hurricane Katrina and brought to Michigan by SASHA Farm (animal sanctuary) for adoption. I had just bid farewell to my ailing elderly beagle Buddy, so my heart was open to another beagle soul – you were so adorable with freckles on your legs and a very plush brown & white coat! You apparently had been used as a breeder dog, so with me your “puppy milling” days were over. Even though you came to me with heartworm, and later had a bout with pneumonia and developed a thyroid problem, you had such an exuberance for life, always loving to forage in the yard or to investigate the world on walks. You SO looked forward to your “green bone” each day! You loved your much older and larger canine companion Vera until she passed away, and was very patient with the antics of your much younger and smaller canine roommate Randy. In the last 3 years you lived with chronic heart failure, but did well on medication until the 2015 holiday season. I asked you to stay with me through the holidays, and you did until just after New Year’s. I am glad you got to enjoy all the extra holiday treats before you started having trouble breathing. When the emergency vet could do no more to help you, I was grateful to be able to kiss you goodbye before you passed. I am thankful for being able to give you a decent life for 10+ out of your ~13 years. I hope your spirit has reconnected with Vera’s, and please forgive Randy for being insensitive to you – I know he misses you as much as I do! I hope to see you in my dreams and beyond …

Love, Sandi