Looking back on the good times just makes me happy about my life and family. I am so grateful for having Roxy be a part of my life and she really impacted me. I like to just relax and look at the fireplace where her bed still lays and the cat still keeps it warm. He was her best friend and they got along really well. Roxy was a big German Shepard that was black and tan and was pretty laid back about everything but people she didn’t know. She was so behaved and was always happy and could bring happiness to people. When I was sick and in the hospital, my dad and mom found a way to let the hospital allow her to come in and visit me after my surgery. She was a wonderful dog.

In the summertime Roxy was my alarm clock that was come in my room around 9 o’clock and wake me by jumping on my bed or licking my face. Once I was standing out of my bed she would run back down stairs and wait for me at the bottom. She would follow me around the house and would wait outside the bathroom door until I got out of the shower and she would look at what i was wearing. She knew the difference between shorts or a bathing suit, and if I had on a bathing suit she would run downstairs and wait at the back door and be ready to visit the lake. I would walk down stairs and go to the door. I opened it and she was at the bottom of the steps in a second. She would look back at me and make sure I was going too.

I got to the edge of the water and would jump off the dock into the water. She would run down the steps and swim to me and then wait for me to hold her. We would swim around and play with the toys in the water. You could smell the pollen in the air and see the boats drive by and feel the waves crash on you. You saw the kids tubing behind boats and kids screaming and yelling. Roxy just sat on the dock or in the grass and watched everybody doing their own thing on hot days. After a while at the lake we would walk up the hot pavement to the house. You could see Roxy was smart because if the pavement was hot then she would walk in the grass on the way up the hill

“ You are one smart dog.” I would say to her and she just looked at me like she understood.

We made it to the house and my brother had some friends over and she walked down the driveway to go and see who they were. There was one friend that she liked the most. That would have been Mariah. Mariah loved Roxy and loved to play with her in the grass and spray the hose at other kids while they played wiffle ball in the back yard.Roxy would get bored and you could see her walk off and find something to do. Once everyone was hot they all went down the lake and she was all excited again because she loved it down there. The biggest thing shen loved was boat rides. She would sit like a human on the seat or go to the bow and stick her head out high. She was a different dog on the water.

“ What are you… A human?” Mariah would say.

“ Yes she is.” Jake would respond.

She smelled like wet dog but I still loved her with all my heart. She was my best friend that was always at my feet when I need her and even when I didn’t need her. She would protect me through thick and thin and would give up her life for anyone in my family. My family was attached and didn’t sleep the night that Roxy was put down. There was not a word to be heard throughout the house and you could hear the cats walk around looking confused or a sniffle from someone on the couch. We all knew she was in a better place now and there was nothing we could do to get her back. We will meet again and that will be the best day of my life.

“Hello Roxy.” My dad says everyday coming home from work.

She loved him to death and would go crazy every day he came home from work and she would meet him at the door and jump on his shoulders and look into his face. You can tell that every day he comes home and walks in and she isn’t there he is upset. The house is quiet without her but she was wonderful while she was here. You can no longer see dog hair fly around or hear her bark, now it is silent. She taught me a lot of lessons, but a huge one is to loved it while it last and be grateful for what you have. You will never be forgotten Roxy!

Rest in Peace Roxy

June 21, 2013

Never Forgotten