Turtle

Our dog Turtle has passed away.  She was about seven years old.  She was always so good around kids.  They could climb on her, poke at her, and put hands in her mouth without a worry.

Turtle loved playing outside.  I remember days of her grabbing six foot branches that we had trimmed from the tree and wanting to play catch.

But recently she started getting very sick.  She went blind in both eyes within a month and her lymph nodes were all swollen.  Throughout her illness she visited the vet several times and took medicine, but saw no improvement. After several days of no eating or drinking we knew it was near the end of her life due to this unknown illness.  Three vets took another look at her and decided that her quality of life was very poor with little to no chance of recovery.

Turtle was a member of our family that always looked out for us and kept us company.  She is missed every day.