I almost didn't stop for her...but she was darting in and out of traffic and I knew her luck would run out..so I stopped. And I took her home. I knew she was special immediately. She was SO incredibly sweet. She wanted nothing more than to please. I was not the only one who was immediately enamored of her either. My good friend, Julia, fell in love at first sight. At the time, her service dog was having many issues and it appeared she needed to be retired. And when the meeting and greeting all went well..we were hopeful. Saydee mastered level I and II obedience, tricks class, got her CGC and was certified as a service dog. All in just 7 short months. We were and are so proud of her accomplishments. Such a fabulous girl.
Sadly, our joy over her accomplishments were very short lived. Saydee suffered a brain anyeurism and had to be put to sleep on May 24 2007. Almost one year to the day from her original rescue.
I don't think we have ever been as heartbroken as we were over this dog.
Rest well and run free, beautiful. We love you!
Sir Diddymus had somehow ended up in a county shelter 15 months ago in Oregon. When he remained unclaimed, with his age and health issues, his adoption potential was really nil and he was scheduled to be euthinized. No old gentleman like him should be kept waiting, sad and alone in a shelter. it just wasn't fair. As luck would have it, one of our foster homes became available and she had a bit of a soft spot for schnauzers. So Sir Diddymus made it out of the shelter after all and into a loving foster home in December of 2005. We really never expected Diddy to find a forever home. His health issues were pretty serious. He had surgery once to remove some really bad tumours. He had kidney issues and a heart problem. But such sparkle in his personality. He was certainly never a bother.
Amazingly, a wonderful woman from eastern Washington contacted us about Diddy about six months after he was rescued from the shelter. I think we all knew from the first email that Diddy was to be hers. And we were all proven correct.
Sadly, we were contacted to let us know that last week, around the 16th of February, 2007, Diddy went into kidney failure and had to be put to sleep.
Diddy shared his final months with Betsy. And we owe her a debt of gratitude for giving him such a wonderful ending to his life story. Adopters like her are very special. Thank you SO very much, Betsy, for giving Diddy that special time with you.
RIP Sir Diddymus. You are forever in our hearts.
