In loving memory of Fluffy

14th dec 2001-29th oct 2009

I hate waking up to bad news. I would've slept until now this morning if it wasn't for the sad news my sister woke me up to tell. Fluffy, my cousin's beloved, beautiful Golden Retriever left us this fateful morning. The feeling was not unlike having a bucket of cold water splashed at me because i did not expect this at all. I guess no one could expect it at all. The last time i saw her,she was still up and going, fine as she ever was. Apparently, she passed away because of heart problems. According to my uncle, problems started arising only these few days when she started vomitting and was unable to move. This deeply scared me to just how sudden things like these could just happen without warning. Even if there was any, would we have noticed enough to take the heed? This will definitely make us be more alert about our remaining pet dogs. Why does it always have to take a death to remind us to take care of the people and things around us more?

Always delighted to see us when we went over to visit, her beautiful wagging golden tail was a sight never missed. She was the first ever dog our immediate family has had and I could still remember her love for chewing our toes with her milk teeth when she just arrived. Just like her name, she was just such an adorable ball of fluff everyone loved. As she grew,she became more and more elegant in her own ways. Always regarded as the 'big sister' of the dogs, she was so gentle and would never fail to give way for her younger dog brother, Russell and dog cousins,Bubbly and Jolie. They always loved hanging around her when they went over to stay. Her love for food was another trait we would never forget; always around with her pink tongue hanging from her mouth around the dining table, hoping that bits and pieces of food will drop down to the floor. My mum would always buy bread specially for them to eat and they loved her so much for that. So far, i could see my mum taking it pretty badly,even to the point of wondering if it was the bread that killed her,which i doubt.

I wonder how's everyone over there at my grandma's house taking it, after all,she was the darling dog of the family. Especially my cousin, Nicole, who loved her so much. She was also very attached to everyone else,especially my grandma, because she was the one who would prepare their dinner. Fluffy even once went through a day or two without food because my grandma was away from home on holiday. That was how sweet she could be. Sad as it was, somehow i was glad that it was short, that she went not long after the problems started to come. At least she didn't have to suffer so much. Hopefully she'd be somewhere peaceful and taken cared of. I'm sure she would.

Your golden fur curling around my fingers,

Sleeping through the afternoon,

Ever sweet through the years,

But taken away too soon.

xxx Fluffy, you'll be missed so much.

Currently feeling: sad