[nagdu] Rest in peace, Echo, April 17, 1995 - May 4, 2012

[Jenny Keller]

Dear Tracy,

I can't imagine what you must feel now.  I do know what it's like to not have your dog, who you counted on and loved so much in the house any more.

I know that I feel the loss of his spirit, justas you might be feeling the loss of Echo's beautiful spirit that followed her until the end.

Know that she is in no more pain, and is able to run, jump, and yes, wag as she did in her prime beyond the veil.  Know that Heavenly Father is watching over her and smiling at her as she does all the things she couldn't do in the end.  He is proud of her because she took such good care of you, and I believe that there is a special place beyond the veil for dogs who serve those of us who needed us.  

He is rewarded and blessed now with peace and tranquility, and believe if you can, that you will see him again. Not right away, but when you too, cross through the veil, you will see her again.  But this time, you will see him for the first time with perfect eyes.  Like you had never seen him before.  You will be able to look into his eyes for the first time, and see the love that was shared and is shared between you, and you will know that beauty that you could feel, and maybe see a little, but then, you will see it in its pure glory.

Echo is with Heavenly Father now and your parents too.  Echo is not alone, and is now, in peace and comfort.

If you need someone to cry to or vent your feelings, write me off list, and I'll be happy to give you my number so we can talk.

blessings and comfort be yours,

Jenny
On May 5, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> Rest in peace, Echo, April 17, 1995 - May 4, 2012
> 
> We had to put Echo to sleep yesterday.  Her arthritis had gotten very bad,
> and she seemed to
> 
> be uncomfortable more and more, so we called the vet to come.  We found a
> vet who makes
> 
> house calls, and they've been taking care of Echo for the last year or so.
> It was good that
> 
> Echo could lie in one of her favorite places, at home, and die in peace.
> We are very sad.  I thought I was ready, but I wasn't.  I keep listening
> for her, and
> 
> walking around the places she used to lie.
> My husband did a lot to take care of her, and it leaves a big empty space
> in his life, too.
> 
> He was wonderful with her, very patient with all the old dog problems and
> quirks.
> 
> While I was looking through my file to write down her death date, I found
> an entry I'd made
> 
> after the first NFB convention I attended with Echo, in New Orleans.  It
> was just a few
> 
> months after we'd met, and I wasn't sure she'd be able to cope with it,
> but she did great!
> 
> Echo's specialty was remembering places we'd been before.  She was great
> at finding the
> 
> right elevator bank.  Once, I'd had breakfast at a table off a big
> corridor.  Later that
> 
> day, I got turned around somehow after a meeting and was looking for the
> elevator, but not
> 
> giving Echo good directions, so she started showing me places we'd been,
> trying to hit on
> 
> the right one.  She showed me the table where I'd had breakfast, and I
> recognized where we
> 
> were and gave her the right directions at last.
> She was a soft dog who needed a bit of cheerleading, but, so long as she
> knew I had
> 
> confidence in her and appreciated her, she could do anything.
> I remember, at that same convention in New Orleans, we took a carriage
> ride.  We thought my
> 
> husband would have to lift Echo up into the carriage, but she climbed the
> ladder like it was
> 
> the most natural thing in the world.
> When we first got back from training, we had some problems, but GDB sent
> someone out, and,
> 
> in about 45 minutes, he figured out the tiny thing I was doing wrong,
> straightened me out,
> 
> and we were good from then on.  We did a lot of traveling together; Echo
> had a lot of miles
> 
> under her paws.  She worked until she was eleven and a half, then she had
> a long, happy
> 
> retirement.
> Like my husband says, we will be lucky if we have as good a life as she
> did. And to have
> 
> people to love and care for us up to the end.  She always did her best for
> us, and we did
> 
> our best for her. Sadly, the last thing we could do for her was give her a
> peaceful ending.
> 
> Now she's in the happy hunting ground, chasing rabbits and squirrels like
> she used to, and
> 
> stealing tomatoes. My parents are there, so they can give her a belly rub.
> And she can wag
> 
> her tail again.  When her back end got bad, she couldn't really wag like
> she used to.
> Good-bye, old gal. We miss you.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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