Fayt is in the hospital....

[Janet At Nutro]

I am so sorry for your loss.
This must be so hard for you.

[Kbug]

Thanks everyone for the support. I've cried off and on since Sunday, so has my daughter. She's really upset and keeps saying "I loved Fayt and she loved me". We buried her out under the tree where the family pet graveyard is.

I thought I'd share a few of my favorite memories of her.

The first was the day I brought her home. She was only 6 weeks and weighed 6 lbs. She was so awkward and could barely manage her own legs. I put her down in the yard to let her potty and when she went to go poo she lost her balance and did a big face plant into the grass. Here is a picture of her with her first duck toy. She's loved them ever since.



I already had Kaiden and he was a huge puppy. Fayt got her spunk because when they wrestled he'd never let her win. I'd have to go in a physically separate them for a while because Fayt would just get so mad at being on her back the entire time she was with him. She always reminded me of a little piggy when she was on her back.



My three older doggies all turn 1 over the course of Oct - Dec. So, I gave them a joint B-day party for their first one. I froze them little dollops of peanut butter which they went absolutely nuts over. Then I put a party hat on each of them and snapped pictures. Here is Fayt in her party hat.



Some time after they turned 1 I took them all to my grandparents property to go swim in the river. Fayt had other ideas and promptly led all three dogs away into the wild blue yonder. I spent 2 days looking for them. I finally went up to the house to see if they were there and as I walked up there was a dog growling at me. When I saw where she was and said her name Fayt stopped growling and ran up to me. When I crouched down to pet her she crawled into my lap shaking like a leaf. I found the other two running around in some other pasture.

She went to puppy jail once. After that she brought the dog catcher home with her. Clever dog.

She set traps for the mice, birds and squirrels that would dare enter her domain although we didn't appreciate that much.

She'd refuse to take a rawhide from my hand, preferring instead to pick out her own from the bag (until she couldn't see the bag anymore).

She used to always jump up on the flat dog carrier and lay there like she was gazing down at her subjects (the other dogs). She'd even cross her front legs to complete the image of haughtiness.

Fayt was the "dirty" girl. If there was a mud puddle she'd be the first to find it....and would get as much of herself covered in mud as she could.

I loved the way she'd drool and snort when I teased her with a McDonald's apple pie (no wonder she got diabetes huh?). There was always a huge string of drool from one side of her mouth. She always ate them in 2 seconds flat though so the enjoyment was in watching her squirm with anticipation.

I still feel like she should be here.

Kbug

[NewYorkDogue]

Oh my... your remembrances of Fayt were so touching and heartfelt. And the pictures brought her to life again, for a moment. Thank you for sharing.

I am so sorry for your heartache and loss...

Peace to you and your family. And to Fayt.

[magicre]

i was away when this happened...i'm so sorry for your loss.....:(

[meggels]

so sorry for your loss :(

[flippedstars]

I am so sorry you lost your sweet friend Fayt. You are a strong person for being able to set her free, but I'm certain it hurts no less.

[DaneMama]

I'm choking back tears reading your stories of her....keep them close and she will never truly leave you!

[Herzo]

Well I'm not chocking back there running down my face. I'm so sorry for your sweet girl. She fought a tough battle and now she's lost. I believe she's in a better place where there is no pain. Good by sweet Fayt.

[MollyWoppy]

I'm taking joy reading your stories about her life. That photo of her on her back with Kaiden holding her down with his paw, now, that's just a classic. You've got great memories of her, she was obviously a real character and dogs like that leave you with some stories that will last you a lifetime.
I'm really sorry, she was taken way too early, my heart goes out to you.

[eternalstudent]

I'm so sorry that this has happened and that you are having to go through this. Take hart that she had the best life possible and had a family that loved her. Her memories will live on forever.