Little Zelda,

My little friend who gave me so much love and waited at the door for me every day, I miss you. I see you in every cat I meet and the love I still have for you goes out to all of them and so you stay with me. What luck to have known you. Thank you, Mademoizelda.

Love,

Siri

My sweet Bella,

I'm gonna miss you girl.

My mother drove 2 hours to pick you up.

They were going to put you to sleep, but my mom said "WE'LL TAKE HER" and drove down the next day.

Apparently you had "behavior issues" and were "too loud".

I was disgusted that anyone would send back such a beautiful soul.

From that moment I made a permanent decision to NEVER abandon you, NEVER give up on you.

I trained you

I brought you on hikes

I brought you camping

I brought you for EVERY car ride I could possibly bring you

You gave me this purpose... this light... that only unconditional love can offer.

When we first met, I was swallowed by rumination and starved of hope.

You showed me unconditional love every day.

YOU CURED ME, BELLA.

Because of you I turned toward the light, and the light returned to my life.

You found me in the tunnel and led me back to the world.

I will always love and respect you more than anything else on this planet.

I love you Bella. Always have. Always will. Thank you forever.

See you in the next life.

Love,

Brian F

My sweet Rex,

I am going to miss you little buddy. The snuggles in bed and maybe a bite of a twinkie 😁 when mama wasn't watching.

I love you so much and miss you like crazy. I won't be the same until I can hold you, Daisy and Django again. Keep running and playing till I get there. Be waiting for me when my time comes. We are going to play forever. I'm bringing some snacks and everyone a new toy.

Its the little things that break my heart over and over each day. Not seeing you at the door when I get home hits me hard. Not being able to cuddle you at night in the bed is hard too. I love you and always remember you are the best boy in the world. I love you!

Love,

Dad

Sweet Chloe,

My sweet Chloe,

Everyone who knew you loved you - the sweetest, most gentle, mellow, and loving doggy. Not a single day will go by where I won’t miss you. I’ll forever cherish all of the memories with you. You have gotten me through some of the worst times of my life. You were also there for some of my best. You changed my life and so many others.

I hope you’re getting unlimited pets and chicken treats in doggy heaven. You will forever be my best friend 🤍

Love,

Your mom, Auva

My dearest Kissy,

Tomorrow will be one week since you passed. In all 28 years we were together, we were never apart a full 24 hrs. I am devastated. This separation is too painful. I don't know how to begin the day, how to end the day because it always began and ended with being with you. Not having a place set at the table for you causes an emptiness I cannot describe.

I always always feared losing you. But I could never imagine this. My world has gone dark. Now I too perfectly understand the inscription I saw at the pet cemetery. It best expresses your presence in my life: "He was not the sunrise. He was not the sunset. He was the sun."

I would relive every painful moment in my life to relive those 28 years we had together. Till we meet again, play with the angels. Be blessed by St. Francis and St. Therese. I ADORE YOU, LITTLE BIRD!

Love,

Cathy - Big Bird

My sweet Blueberry Boy,

To my sweetest Blueberry Boy aka Blu, Blue B, Blueberry, Blues Brothers 2000, Blueberries for

Sal, Flippy Bear-

I can’t believe you’re gone. You, who found us, who filled our days and nights with more love

and humor and snuggles and laughter than I could have imagined. You, who by coming into our

lives, effortlessly made us a family. Blu- you were my soul kitty- from the moment you put your

paw on my hand, to the last time- the first time you fell asleep on me and your head fell onto my

chest, to that very last time, when you went to sleep with your head in my hand. You were my

best friend and the most loyal companion I could have imagined. I didn’t deserve you, but I will

forever feel like it was fate that brought us together and am so unimaginably grateful to have

known you.

Everyday my world is less than, there is less love, and less smiles, less light. Everywhere I look-

I see you. I thought we would have so much more time. That Gwenie would grow up with the

world's best, most protective kitty. That we would all be a family for years and years to come.

You kept me safe at night while Erik was working, you followed us on walks and hopped into our

cars when we got home from work. You stopped us from fighting and tried to get the baby to

stop crying. You brought us the GP. You made it that I never felt alone, because I wasn’t.

Nestled in the crook of my arm was always you. Crouched by the back down, was always you.

Running to the car when I pulled up, was always you. Looking up to make sure I looked you

directly in the eyes and shook your food bowl before you could eat, was always you.

I’m so sorry you got sick. I’m so sorry I didn’t notice until it was too late. I’m so sorry I couldn’t

save you. I hope we did the right thing, but I couldn’t watch you suffer anymore. If love and

sheer wanting was enough, I would have. I’m so sorry I left you for so long – and that your world

with the baby was so different. I hope you knew how loved you were, how much I missed you

while I was in the hospital. How important you were and are to me, to all of us.

You have marked my life. And we will tell legends of you in our family for as long as I’m around.

I miss you more than I could ever put into words. I want you back. I want you here. I can’t

believe you’re gone. The world doesn’t know what it lost when you left. But there will forever for

me be before and after. You will be missed forever and loved forever.

Always yours,

Mama

Love always,

Mama

My sweet Finn,

I miss the way you made us laugh every day, and how you filled my life with lightness and so much love. You were the silliest, sweetest, and most funny boy and I miss you every second of every day. Thank you for living so much life with us, and I will never ever forget you. We love you always.

Love,

Tori

Dear Robin baby,

Sorry Robin, I wanted to write another letter since I felt bad that I wrote such a short letter before. You deserve a much longer letter💕

But hello again my sweet Robin baby! I’m so very thankful for the years I have spent with you throughout your 9 years of life. I remember those countless times you would trot on over to the dining table and peak your head out from underneath, looking up at each one of us whenever we ate breakfast, lunch or dinner. Of course, you looked so ADORABLE and I gave in to your cute begging eyes and gave you salmon whenever it was available. Speaking about begging, I’m thankful that whenever I opened the fridge and grabbed the bread, you would suddenly appear on my left whenever I closed the fridge, already begging. Sorry for making u chase me around the house when I had salmon, bread, or ur favorite treat in my hand, haha, I just wanted to make you exercise and to have fun with me 💕💕 And I always loved it when you would rarely come running up the stairs when we were home alone and break into my room. And also those rare times when you hopped on my bed and slept with me, hehe.

I never thought the sand that you licked when we went to the beach on Wednesday is what quickly killed you and took you away from this world and the family that loved you so very much. These days, I’ve been waking up crying just knowing that I won’t be greeted by you and your rbf when I go downstairs to eat breakfast. Or that I can’t make you play chase with me anymore, or knowing that your beautiful blue eyes won’t be looking up to me from underneath the dining table. I’m miserable knowing that you weren’t able to spend Christmas in Minnesota with your Batman’s girlfriend, or that you won’t be there the day I officially turn into an adult.

I’m grateful that you were at least able to experience the ocean and a dog beach with other dogs one last time.

My friend told me the next day after you passed, that it was Easter Sunday, which is when Jesus rose from the dead. That gave me hope, hope that one day I can overcome this miserable time in my life and continue to live on. Even without the sounds of your lazy footsteps walking around the house, or without the ability to take pictures of you every day whenever I saw you sleeping so cutely or laying down in the most ridiculous laying positions. My family and I will always cherish you deeply in our hearts, my silly pretty Robin baby. You brought joy to everyone who were guests to our house, especially when you would jump on them and lick them, despite knowing who they are. I love you to dog heaven and back, my pretty baby, until we meet again if I can go to heaven💗 We all miss you deeply, 💕🙏

Thank you for reading this, whoever you are. If you lost a pet, fluffy, feathery, scale-y or any other kind, I hope that you will continue to try to stay strong during this tough time. And please make sure to drink water, to sleep and to eat. You are not alone 💕

Love,

Danica

My sweet Robin ,

04/06/26

Hi my pretty Robin baby, you were one of the best gifts that I have ever gotten. You came to our house when you were just a baby, and I was only seven so we grew up together, for 9 whole years. Whenever I was studying, whenever I was cooking, whenever I was too scared to sleep alone after watching a scary movie, you were there💕 (although sometimes I could tell u didn’t wanna sleep with me) Most of the time you had this rbf and sometimes it scared our whole family haha. But despite your rbf and your constant side eyes, we have always loved you my sweet baby. Even my mom, who hated dogs probably her entire life, was crying so much the night you passed away. Your Batman misses you so much and loves you very much!! I pray that the doggies in doggy heaven are treating you well and having so much fun with you, and I hope that when I pass away one day I can have more sleepovers with you!

💕💕💗💗💕💕

Love,

Danica

My dearest Kissy,

After 28 years, you are gone. We were together all that time. You were more than my little bird, you were my heart. You not only understood my words, you read my thoughts. I love you more than I'll ever know. Remember, we used to play the 'how much do I love you game? You would look up and around and eventually turn your little back to me - it was too much for a little bird to measure. And I'd laugh, pick you up and hug you. You loved being hugged and being told, "Kissy, I love you. I adore you." I ALWAYS will. I have never been in a relationship longer than with my little angel. It's amazing. And YOU found me ALL those years ago. And now, I have been hollowed.

Yesterday, I thought you were rebounding. But it was that surge that happens before many exit. That surge that gives hope only to drop us into deepest despair when it results in tragedy. You struggled. Not for long but I feel SO horrible. It is horrible to be powerless to help. And now I have felt your presence. But I don't want to hold you here. You died the day before Christians celebrate the resurrection. There's meaning in that. A message. But soon you must follow the heavenly angels, away from this earth. Away from its suffering and turmoil.

I am so grateful I am old now - we grew old together. Whenever my time comes, I want to see you. Even if I am not worthy to enter into Heaven, I beg the angels to just let me see that you are happy and healthy again and playing in the gardens of St. Francis and St. Therese and beautiful places I cannot even imagine. If it's allowed, come back to me in the form of a new companion. But whatever is best for your little, bright, beautiful soul. Kissy, I LOVE YOU. I ADORE YOU. Forever.

Love,

Cathy Stacchini