Can't remember the year exactly when we first got her. The man at the feed shop said that if we bought an extra bag of food for our first dog Mickey (also gone now) that we could pick another dog from outside for free. There were at least a dozen out there and I just picked the one in the corner that didn't really look like any of the others. Turns out she was a Coydog, so the father was a coyote and the mother a german shephard and chow mix.
My new mutt.
At some point we took her to a friends place and noticed she had ticks. Probably why the guy wanted to get rid of them as quickly as possible. So one by one we removed them all. Next few days she got more energy and such. I think that was 8-10 years ago now.
Sadly this morning while still in Manchester, I got the following messages from my Mom:
Session Start: Wednesday, September 14, 2005
[07:30:40 PM] Gale Obler: Corey I have some very sad news that I wish I did not have to say. But Bear passed away about a hour ago. I think she had a heart attack. She was in the kitchen. We just finished burying her. The sun was going down in a really pretty sunset and the moon was rising. I smudged her and said some prayers. We buried her by this little Joshua Tree on the west side of the yard, the side the pine tree is on.
[07:33:08 PM] Gale Obler: I think she has not been her self since about the same time Aunt Lillie died. When I was in Virginia, Al said she had barfed. Then since then she has thrown up a couple of times. I thought it was the canned dog food. But she had not been wanting to eat most food.
[07:36:29 PM] Gale Obler: She had been out side with me while I was working. I just came in side and was giving her fresh water. She laid down in the kitchen floor near the door. Then she started breathing very heavy and weird. I still am in denial about it. I kept on thinking she was breathing. But she was not.
[07:37:04 PM] Gale Obler: I love you and I really wish you would respond back if you are there, please.
[07:58:07 PM] Gale Obler: I am sorry guess it is 4am there. You are probably asleep.
It's a shame I wasn't there but I guess that couldn't be helped. Think I'll wait a bit before I get a new dog. Was hoping though that when my Mom moved up to Washington later this year or early next that she could've brought Bear with her. Thanks Bear for being a great dog. 