bette

bette died 2011/10/21. she died of kidny failure.

Bette

by Ian Le

My mom and I were crying a river of tears. I never knew she would die.

Bette was a Guiding Eyes for the Blind dog. She died at the end of October, 2011. She was 6 weeks from graduating to dog college. My mom said it was like running a marathon and tripping at the last 10 feet. I say it is like running a marathon and getting a heart attack at the last 10 feet. I now have a box of all the things she liked.

She was a good dog. She always licked my face and she always let me cuddle with her. Her nicknames were: Pooper, Puppy, and Bette, the dog. She is probably chasing squirrels right now.

My mom’s mom loved animals. She would sneak her Dalmatian into bed with her. I hope Bette meets her.

When we found out that Bette had to be put down, we went into hysterics. So when we got there she was very sleepy. The vet gave her a shot to make her sleepier. We had 45 minutes (it seemed like 10) to cuddle with her. Me and my mom cuddled her to the end (and I did a little more). Then we left.

And we went with sorrow to a store to get a box to put her favorite things in, her treats, leash, Kong, and more. My mom has a small glass bottle with her hair.

I had dream last night that she was still alive but when I woke up I started crying. I had dreams about her for 2 days.

I remember she always was in the kitchen waiting for something to fall. She ate kibble like it was the end of the world. We joked that she didn’t even taste her food. When she was healthy she ate everything when she was sick she didn’t like her favorite food.

My mom got a stuffed animal for us to sleep with. We even put Bette’s collar on it. We will get her ashes and her paw print some time soon. But we will still go up to the puppy college.

One of mom’s patients gave us a book. It was called A Dog’s Purpose. Anya, my sister, already read it. My mom and I are reading it together.

About a week later we got Bette’s ashes and her paw print. My mom is going to make a paw print imprint.

By the way Bette is said bet not Betty. I LOVE YOU BETTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!