Our Pets At Rainbow Bridge
Cats
Tabby, or "Fat Kitty", was our first cat and pet together. She was a typical cat. Tabby loved spagetti and was a bit aloof. When we bought Trixie, our first dog together, in 1982, she ran away from home. A neighbor returned her collar that was found in the bushes. We never knew what happened to our Fat Kitty. I hope she found a nice home to live in.
Tasha was our second cat. She was sweet, vocal, and quite affectionate. She was too damn smart for her own good. We just never knew what she would get into. Tasha enjoyed opening cabinets and exploring inside. I miss 'Tasha-roo' the most. Everybody loved Tasha.
Jacob was our last cat and Persian mix. He's the only one we bought as a kitten. He was also affectionately nicknamed The Sphinx because he would lay out in the front yard like that while the birds fussed at him. He was notorious for killing their young. He died of feline leukemia.
Dogs
Trixie, aka Grumpy Dawg, was our first dog together. We rescued her from the in-Humane Society. They were about to kill her. The people who dumped her there named her "Trouble". She wasn't trouble, she was SMART! She was about 7 months old when we brought her home. She was estimated to have been born September 15th, 1982 in Jacksonville, FL and died December 6th, 1999 in Waycross, GA. Trixie was a poodle / terrier mix and really tempermental. When she was old enough, I bred her with a AKC Miniature Schnauzer that lived down the road in 1984. She had four beautiful little puppies one of which we kept (Ruthie, see below). Trixie died of old age right after Ruthie did. I think she gave up trying to live when we lost Ruthie. Trixie is buried with a marker on our property under a grand oak near the Mill Creek cemetery.
Ruthie was one of Trixie's puppies. This photo was taken on the back deck of our new country home in December of 1996. She was born March 23rd, 1984, in Jacksonville, FL and died February 10th, 1999, in Waycross, GA. Ruthie had cancer. She is buried with her mama dog under the oak tree next to the cemetery on our property. Our hearts were just broken when Ruthie died. She was my best buddy and very special.
Lady, or Ladybug, was our 'ditch baby'. She was a Staffordshire Terrier mix and absolutely fearless. I always called her my loaded gun. She had a way of making one feel safe. Steve brought her home as an abandoned puppy of about 6 weeks old. He found her on a cold April morning, shivering and starving on our country dirt road. She was estimated to have been born around February 14th, 1994 (yeah, Valentines day!) and died November 30th, 2002 at the Vet's office in Waycross. Poor baby was born with hip dyplasia. We tried all kinds of medical treatments, but this uncurable disease is what eventually shortened her life. She is resting next to Trixie and her little buddy Ruthie under the grand oak on our land.
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~ Mrs. Pamela D. Hudson ~
Pierce County, Georgia USA
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