RAYMOND
This is a story of how Raymond's life ended

Connie our " DEATH ROW WALKER " called me about 10:00am Saturday 5-26-01 from Animal Control to arrange transport of a Momma and her one surviving new born puppy . Transport was all set and Connie did her usual walk through the dog pound to start walking the dogs as she does every Saturday . In a cage was a Boxer who was starved she called me again told me about the guy of course I said bring him .I started getting every thing set for the starved boxer , baby food, pedialyte, even cooked some rice had some yogurt and nice warm clean blankets for him every thing was set  He was brought to Sisters Haven which is a good hour drive from the pound . When I saw the big boxer it was apparent he was an old dog he had gotten sick on the ride , We lifted his crate down to the ground and coxed him out he came out he walked a few feet and seem like he could not go any farther . My husband picked him up and carried him the rest of the way . We got him settled in and started feeding him some of the pedialyte and yogurt, He needed a name so Raymond it was . Soon after he ate he got sick again . I cleaned him up and started again with just some pedialyte this time only a small amount. At this point he looked at me with a look I will never forget . It was a look of being mad, hurt and in disbelief not a mean look . He seem to be searching for something . I had my 12 year old daughter Charlene come up and visit with Raymond , his tail waged at first sound of her voice its the first he showed any interests in any thing. When she went to leave he tried to get up and follow her but he fell down . Charlene turned around and came and sat beside Raymond . We knew Raymond was dieing and that there was nothing to be done for him other then to keep him as comfortable as we could . Charlene stayed with him right to the end she talked to him , she petted him and she sang to him she was his only comfort in his last hours of his life. Where was Raymond's family he was about 10 years old he had belonged to someone all these years where were they . Why was Raymond found tied up out front at Animal Control ? If his family did that to him they need to know that even in his last hour he loved them he was longing for them and he deserved better from them..
SHAME ON YOU....... A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO DIDN'T EVEN KNOW RAYMOND GAVE HIM HIS LAST COMFORT IN LIFE.  At one point Charlene was crying when I asked her why she said mom I am mad at Raymond's family for doing this to him , but I am glad he is here instead of at Animal Control .where he would have died all alone on cold wet cement.

To Raymond's family don't look for Raymond at the Rainbow Bridge he will not be there waiting for you....He will be waiting for a 12 year old girl who loved him .........and who helped bury him .... SHAME, SHAME, SHAME ON YOU !!!!!
RAYMOND
5-26-01
WE WILL REMEMBER YOU !!!
CHARLENE SINGING TO RAYMOND
RAYMOND WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES
To my daughter Charlene you are a very special young lady and even Raymond knew that.... THANK YOU MY LOVING LITTLE GIRL....
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IF YOU HAVE AN OLD AND SICK PET PLEASE TAKE YOUR BELOVED PET TO THE VET AND HAVE HIM PUT TO SLEEP WITH YOU BY HIS SIDE ALL PETS DESERVE THAT MUCH FROM YOU......
RAYMOND WOULD HAVE DIED IN A GAS CHAMBER IF WE HAD NOT TAKEN HIM IN HERE ..........
" He is your friend , your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader . He will be yours , faithful and true , to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. "

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