| Location | Katonah |
| Age | 8 years |
| Date of Birth | 02/02/2000 |
| Date of Death | 07/11/2008 |
| Visitors | 231 since 09/11/2008 |
| Creator |
Winston you had the courage of a lion, a beauty that was uniquely yours, and a heart whose out
pouring of love was endless. We found you in the midst of a digital world because you were left in a
shelter and posted online by a rescue organisation.
From the moment we saw you we embarked on a journey of learning and discovery. You taught us how to
smile and laugh and enjoy simple things. Your presence compelled children to pet, hug and kiss you.
People would smile as they passed you and often they would share memories you invoked of their
childhood when they or a relative or a friend had a little doxie. We are lucky that fate brought you
into our lives and we are honored by the lifetime of love you shared.
Winston you've engraved your signature on our lives and that of your adopted sister Sydney girl.
While our hearts our heavy we learned so much from you that enabled us to look at world from a new
perspective.
You have enriched our lives and we as people have and will continue to evolve because of the bond
you forged with our family. And rather then think you were here with us for a short time -- we
realize it was a lifetime of unconditional love that we received.
Thank you Winston.
WINSTON
The Other Side
I have cried a river for you
So you can swim to the other side
Just follow that stick with
My last hug and kiss
Swim baby swim
To get to the other side
Where the grass is always green
The sun always shines and
Will warm you tired bones
Swim baby swim
A treat is always waiting
And play time never stops
Just remember to look for me
When I take my final swim
I will see your tail a wagging
Can't wait for my licks from you
When I get to the other side
--D Whyten, for Hogan 03/12/08
Precious Love
The agony is so great...
and yet I will stand it.
Had I not loved so very much...
I would not hurt so much.
But God knows I would not want to diminish
that precious love...
By one fraction of an ounce.
I will hurt...
And I will be grateful for that hurt
For it bears witness to the depth of my love.
And for that I will be eternally grateful.
AUTHOR:UNKNOWN
Sequel to Rainbow Bridge
Oh, when we get to Heaven
We hope that we will find
The Souls that one we loved
Who left us all behind.
Some left at the right time,
They left this world in peace.
Others left too sudden
Without the chance to say goodbye.
They were gone before we had
The chance to even cry.
There's a special place for grownups;
A special place for kids;
Me, I'll be on the other side -
The side called Rainbow Bridge.
Across the dark green meadow,
A-top the hills I'll run,
Where the colors from the Rainbow
Glitter from the sun.
And there I'll find my sweetheart
running fast toward me,
Into my arms where he belongs
FOR ALL ETERNITY!!
Jean McColgan
You taught us that great things come in
You were the 'little' man Winston. Thank you for making every day full of wet kisses, furry hugs and reminding me to get off the computer, your Dad to smile, your doxie sister Sydney to exercise and play -- and for making me realize that you were more important then work!
You were a dear friend who made friendship easy -- and no fuss. We will always miss you but each day the memories are sweeter and the sadness fades to just all things good. thank you
Our hearts are truly broken, our tears they fall like rain, we wish to see you one more time to ease this awful pain. We know that you're in Heaven and in Heaven you shall remain a very special Angel, until we meet again xxx
I know what you're thinking. You think I'm dead. Because you cannot see me with your human eye, cannot feel me with your hands or hold me in your arms, you think I am gone forever.
You recall how I looked when I left this place, and you cannot remotely imagine that I could possibly be alive in another place. You are racked and torn by the pain of our separation and it blinds you to that which is right in front of you... me..............
I'm here to tell you different. You were worthy of my love and undying devotion on earth as I of yours. Do you really believe this love would be snatched from us forever by a loving Creator simply because I wasn't human? Was I not a living, breathing creation with personality? How could I have been so if I didn't possess the energy of soul, spirit and loving light? And if this energy is and always will be, then how can it be that I am dead?
.................
You say that all you have left are memories. Not so. You see, when I took leave of my earthly body I left a little something behind for you. You can't touch it, hold it or examine it for what I left behind is far too uninhibited for confinement. I left behind a piece of my soul. I placed it right next to your own which is quite fitting as we were always side by side in our earthly life together. I love you too much to have left you with nothing but memories, which tend to fade and grow cloudy as the years go by.
I love you too much to have vanished without a trace. How selfish it would be of me to remove love and light from your life.
.............
I understand your tears, each one you shed is testament to your love for me and I am honored and humbled. But don't forget the good things we shared - remember and smile. This is an honor for me as well. And when you need me I will be here. Close your eyes, relax, take slow, deep breaths and picture me in your mind. Shut off the world and your notions of what death is and give me a chance. Look for the subtle signs I send you. Don't stop being proud of me, I am a friend to be proud of, I am still your friend and soul mate.
Don't memorialize the death of my body but instead honor and celebrate my never-ending life for it is eternal and forever as is my love for you.
Until we meet again...
Author Unknown
(Passage from UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN)
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