Gina

Gina was my best friend When I had to make the decision to put her down it was the hardest thing I ever had to do I miss her so much She was my service dog to start with trained to help with seizures disorder from a brian injury She was a rescue that had lost her owner when she was just barley 1 year old she was so cunfused and her owners children did not understand her and took to abusing her because she was acting out after losing her owner When I got her she was medical trained but needed to learn some manners and it took me 6 months to start that because she was so timid She turned out to be the best dog I ever had Even after my medical problem ended 2 years later she was still my best friend She was there when I had nobody else to talk to She would listen to me and cuddle me when I just needed a friend to cry to when times got hard Nobody that ever met her did not love her She crated a bond with my close friend Pat he was more like her human companion She would run to him in the morning when he stayed with us and he would sing her a song every morning she loved him so much We were together everyplace I went she went also Like to Wendover she loved getting there but hated the car ride all the people that worked at the Peppermill out there loved her and always had her cup of ice water ready when she arrived. Everyone treated her like she was human because sometimes you would not believe she was not human she seemed to understand everything you told her On Easter Sunday at the age of 13 years old she went into Kidney failure and was in so much pain I had to make the decision to let her go to Rainbow Bridge they had to give her an extra dose of meds to put her gently to sleep The vet wanted me to leave the room when they gave her the medication to make her sleep but I promised her I would hold her paw and not leave her side and even though It was so hard for me to see her fight sleep and it tore me up I had made her a promise and told the vet I would not put her down unless I could keep my promise to her She never left my side in 12 years and I wan not leaving her side no matter how hard it was going to be for me I kept it together for her until the vet told me it was over she was gone thats when I completly lost it. I took her myself to have her cremated I cried all the way there I am not even sure how I was able to drive I cried all the way home that day and the tears are still there today She took a part of my heart with her when she left this world and I was so lonely without her my apartment is so quiet I have had many dogs over the years but non of them touched my heart the way My Gina did She will stay in my heart forever and I know I will never forget my best friend she was my entire world wrapped up in a white dog with blue specks she was loyal to the end My funniest memory of her was how happy she was when I gave her a fun job and her favorite was when someone would call on the phone telling me they were there to see me and I would let her run down 8 stairs to the front door and jump on the pad at the front door to unlock the door so that the visitors could come in It was so hard for me to do the stairs but she loved it because she got to greet people coming to visit In her mind she thought no matter who they were but especially Pat she assumed they were there just to see her and she took full advantage of it as soon as they were in the apartment she would run over to her toy box wagging her tail as she looked at all her treasures in the box and would take a certain toy to each person everytime they came over she brought them the same toy usually one they had given her like a teddy bear or a ball that she liked that they gave her She was so smart she would look in her toy box and wag her tail non stop like she was checking out her treasures in the box She was the only dog I ever had that got Happy tail which is a sprain to the tail because she wagged it so hard when she would go to the 7 11 and visit a friend I had that worked there He would save her the hot dogs or bahama mommas every night he worked and she looked forward to going there and collecting her treats from Mark if he had nothing for her he would buy her one himself so she had one She was a people dog she would rather have been around myself and my friends that another dog She was the perfect roomate she slept on my bed on the opisite side everynight that was her side She meant so much to me she was like a child to me She was always there for me even when I caught Covid and was so sick she never left my side one of the really bad days I could not get her outside I had called Pat to come and get her and take her with him to his house which he ended up staying with me but she waited for him to get there with going potty for 15 hours because I could not get her down the stairs that day I was so weak she stayed right by me checking me by licking me ever hour or so. She was so loyal She was my Princess and my favorite companion I looked forward to seeing her everyday and sometimes would not have gotten out of bed in the morning if I had not had her with me She was my everything It was so hard to lose her and I hope she knows that she is so missed by not just me but everyone that knew her and some that did not know her at all they had just heard about her She was so special to me and everyone she came in contact with So she deserves this Memorial more than any dog I have ever had I miss her so much life will never be the same without Miss Gina in it She was cremated and when its my time to close my eyes for the last time I want her ashes buried with me so that I will always have her even in death Im sure God will understand So until me meet again My Gina you will be missed so much and I will love you forever you touched my life is such a special way and for that I owe you a huge Thank you my girl I will never forget you Gina you always were so special I will see you again when the time comes and then we can be happy again just like old times Thanks for making my life special I can hardly wait to see you again Luv you My Gina