Rainbow Bridge

We are dedicating this page to our own pets that have gone to The Rainbow Bridge & everyone else who have lost their cherished pets. To have your pet included send an e-mail to retrieverrescue@dog.com (form coming soon!) with your dedication.

AT THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

There is a bridge connecting Heaven and Earth. It is called the
Rainbow Bridge because of its many colors. Just this side of the
Rainbow Bridge, there is a land of meadows, hills and valleys with
lush green grass. When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place.
There is always food and water and warm Spring weather. Those old
and frail animals are young again. Those who have been maimed are
made whole again. They play all day with each other.

Some of them here by the Bridge are different. These pets were
beaten, starved, tortured, and unloved. They watch wistfully as their
friends leave one by one, to cross the bridge with their special person.
For them there is no one, no special one. Their time on earth did not
give them one.

But one day, as they run and play, they notice someone standing by
the road to the bridge. This person wistfully watches the reunions of
friends, for during life, this person had no pet. This person was
beaten, starved, tortured, and unloved.

Standing there alone, one of the unloved pets approaches, curious as
to why this one is alone. And as the unloved pet and the unloved
person get nearer to each other, a miracle occurs, for these are the
ones who were meant to be together, the special person and the
beloved pet who never had the chance to meet while on Earth.
Finally, now, at the edge of the Rainbow Bridge, their souls meet, the
pain and the sorrow disappears, and two friends are together.

They cross the Rainbow Bridge together, never again to be separated.

--- Anonymous ---

 

To Misty 1970 to 1984 A small terrier mix that shared my bed for over 12 years.

To Daisy 1986 to 1995 My husband's first black lab what a wonderful pound puppy.

To Cheyanne 1991 to 1997 My daughters golden that wasn't here nearly long enough.

To all the dog's that have come through the rescue that just couldn't over come their past.

Just My Dog

She's just my dog.
She is my other eyes that
can see above the clouds;
My other ears that
hear above the winds.

She is the part of me that
can reach out into the seas.
She has told me a thousand times
over that I am her reason for being.
By the way she rests against my leg.

By the way she thumps her
tail at my smallest smile.
By the way she shows her hurt
when I leave without taking her.
When I am wrong, she is delighted to forgive.
When I am angry, she clowns to make me smile.

When I am happy, she is joy abound.
When I am a fool, She ignores it.
When I succeed, she brags.
Without her, I am only another person.
With her, I am all powerful.
She has promised to wait for me...whenever...
In case I need her;
and I expect I will--- As I always have.
She is my dog.

-Author Unknown

 

 

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