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Once again, Sandra, you have shown what a wonderful and thoughtful writer you are. This may sound a little odd to you, but I always look forward to hearing what you have to say, as I hold you in utmost reverence from the beauty in which you express your feelings through words. Thank you so much for sharing with us your Memorial Service for Luna and may you live in peace knowing that you did everything possible, not only for Luna, but for the AKC Canine Genomics Program, as well. Your "Luna Tuna", "Luner Tuner", "Lulu" and just plain "Tuna" was given so much love by you, Dave, Joyce and others at Burghard Shepherds in her very short life and I know that she still loves you very much as Spirit Luna. She has her wings now and she will never forget the special "Garden you made for her" and the protective mats you placed by the pool for her, and all the special love you gave to her... And, you will never forget her trademark "alligator snap" and the endless energy for life that this precious dog brought to this earth. Once again, she has the "shine" and "twinkle" back in those beautiful eyes and she is waiting for you when your time comes to rejoin with this magnificent dog forever more.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful things you have shared with us, your friends, at https://www.tripawds.com.
Love, Vicki Tankersley, Blazer & Kitty Kimber
7:30 pm
Thank you so much for all the wonderful things you have shared with us...
Thank you and Jerry for your kind words concerning my memorial service. They really mean a lot.
I told everyone at the University of Florida about https://www.tripawds.com I told them if they really wanted to help their clients with amputation patients, to refer them to this web site. I also told them that I would be willing to speak to anyone who was facing this experience and would speak with them if they wanted to talk to someone or had questions. They liked that idea and said that they would refer anyone to me who fit that criteria.
That is another way that others on this forum might be able to help out others is by offering to speak with clients your vet might have encountered in this type of situation. It wouldn't be so much of an opportunity to talk them into doing it, or talking them out of it, but rather providing them with a pet owner's perspective of the situation and giving them information and options so that they could come to their own conclusions. UF already has the book, Without Regret , so they are very familiar with it. I have told other local vets about this book as well. I know that it was a big help to me after Luna had just had her surgery.
I think the combination of the book, <a href="