| Location | Airdrie |
| Age | 13 years |
| Date of Birth | 10/01/1995 |
| Date of Death | 21/01/2008 |
| Visitors | 620 since 02/11/2008 |
| Creator |
Shanna was special to me, i had her from 6 weeks old she was my baby, she kept well most of her life
and we lost her at the start of this year at the age of 13, she had a great nature, she was a black
lab,full of fun, intelligent, great with kids,it was sudden and although she was a good age it was a
shock, i love and miss her so much she meant the world to me think of her all the time its so
difficult at times. Love you Mum xx
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The year before you left us, you were unwell i took you to the vets they said you had an infection
in your womb,we thought at that point we were going to loose you, but i agreed to an operation to be
done to take everything away, i paid a lot of money for it to be done but i swear to god you were
worth every penny! I said back then please god just give her another year and i will be happy, i
will cope,we didnt get much more than that baby and boy was i wrong i went through hell when i lost
you....love you so much miss you every day in life you were my baby and you always will be,
xxxxxxxxx miss you sitting at the top of the stairs looking down into the hall at me xxxxx miss your
snoring! haha xxxxx miss the fact your not sitting at the radiator xxxxx ive nothing to trip over
any more! love you angel watch over lauren and kiara for me xxxxx you would have been so good with
kiara, lauren misses you very much although your not physically in her room guarding her at night
anymore i believe you are still there xxxxx love you lots mum
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We do have another dog now, another black lab, i thought it would be a good thing to help us with
the loss of you, our house was so empty and quiet without you i wasn't coping with that at all,
although its helped a bit you will never be forgotten, puppy is loved but she will never be a
replacement for you xx xx you will be in my heart forever love you lots xxx
Exerpt from the book "Maya's first Rose
(Passages from "A living love" )
If you are wise, you will let the tears flow as freely and as often as they must. And if you are typical, you will find that not many in your circle of family or friends will be able to understand your grief, or comfort you.
But if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through the many joy-filled years, you may find that a soul -- a bit smaller in size than your own -- seems to walk with you, at times, during the lonely days to come.
And at moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, you may feel something brush against your leg -- very very lightly.
And looking down at the place where your dear, perhaps dearest, friend used to lie -- . The memory will most likely to be painful, and leave an ache in your heart--
As time passes the ache will come and go as if it has a life of its own. You will both reject it and embrace it, and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache.
But there will be, I assure you, a day when -- along with the memory of your pet -- and piercing through the heaviness in your heart -- there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with each animal we have loved, and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love -- like the heavenly scent of a rose that remains after the petals have wilted, this Love will remain and grow -- and be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It is the legacy our pets leave us when they go. And it is a gift we may keep with us as long as we live. It is a Love which is ours alone. And until we ourselves leave, perhaps to join our Beloved Pets -- it is a Love we will always possess.
xx♥xxx♥ 31st JAN 2009 ♥xxx♥xx
We wish we could have told you,
in words you'd understand,
We wanted you to stay with us.
This wasn't what we'd planned.
We wish somehow to tell you,
How empty we now feel.
A part of us went with you,
A part that time can't heal.
We wish we'd once more hear you,
in your softly, rumbling purr,
to hold you on our laps again
and stroke your golden fur.
We wish we had you back again,
to fill this empty space.
But one day we'll be together
in a far, far better place.
I know what you're thinking. You think I'm dead. Because you cannot see me with your human eye, cannot feel me with your hands or hold me in your arms, you think I am gone forever.
You recall how I looked when I left this place, and you cannot remotely imagine that I could possibly be alive in another place. You are racked and torn by the pain of our separation and it blinds you to that which is right in front of you... me..............
I'm here to tell you different. You were worthy of my love and undying devotion on earth as I of yours. Do you really believe this love would be snatched from us forever by a loving Creator simply because I wasn't human? Was I not a living, breathing creation with personality? How could I have been so if I didn't possess the energy of soul, spirit and loving light? And if this energy is and always will be, then how can it be that I am dead?
.................
You say that all you have left are memories. Not so. You see, when I took leave of my earthly body I left a little something behind for you. You can't touch it, hold it or examine it for what I left behind is far too uninhibited for confinement. I left behind a piece of my soul. I placed it right next to your own which is quite fitting as we were always side by side in our earthly life together. I love you too much to have left you with nothing but memories, which tend to fade and grow cloudy as the years go by.
I love you too much to have vanished without a trace. How selfish it would be of me to remove love and light from your life.
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I understand your tears, each one you shed is testament to your love for me and I am honored and humbled. But don't forget the good things we shared - remember and smile. This is an honor for me as well. And when you need me I will be here. Close your eyes, relax, take slow, deep breaths and picture me in your mind. Shut off the world and your notions of what death is and give me a chance. Look for the subtle signs I send you. Don't stop being proud of me, I am a friend to be proud of, I am still your friend and soul mate.
Don't memorialize the death of my body but instead honor and celebrate my never-ending life for it is eternal and forever as is my love for you.
Until we meet again...
Author Unknown
(Passage from UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN)
For Shanna
I asked God for a flower, He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a tree, He gave me a forest.
I asked God for a river, He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for the world, He gave me "Shanna".
My heart is lost to you, always and forever.
xxx
We have a secret you and I,
That no one else shall know,
For who but I can see you lie,
Each night, in fireglow?
And who but I can reach my hand
Before I go to bed,
And feel the living warmth of you
And touch your silken head?
And only I walk woodland paths,
And see, ahead of me,
Your small form racing with the wind,
So young again, and free!
And only I can see you swim
In every brook I pass.
And, when I call, no one but I
Can see the bending grass.
. . . Author Unknown
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