My Beautiful Daisy-Doodle

[Lindylu]

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"Daisy"
July 6th, 1999 ~ May 26th, 2000

Hello everybody~
This was my baby girl, who just died recently. A friend of mine told me about this site (she has a rottie too!) when she saw how hard of a time I was having with the grief of her passing. She said it would help to talk to others who know what I'm going through and people who love this outstanding breed as much as I do. This may get a little long, and I'm sorry for that, I just feel like I should introduce myself since I have been "lurking" for awhile now. I had wanted a rottie ever since first seeing "Ferris Bueler's Day Off". As soon as I purchased my home 2 years ago, I started "rottie proofing" it to prepare for my inevitable purchase. Then I set out to learn as much as I could about Rottweilers before bringing one home. Then began to research breeders and finally the happiest day of my life-- the day I brought Daisy home. She was the smartest little puppy I had ever known. She aced her puppy class. She also mastered the "rottie lean". To the day she died, she thought she was a lap dog! And even though she HATED car rides (would drool ALOT from the moment I opened the door to the truck to well after the dreaded ride was over), everywhere we went she ended up being the main attraction because she was just so sweet! I could not have asked for a better companion. Then came the worst day of my life. I was making breakfast and she was lying in the sun that was coming through the back sliding door when I heard the most god awful scream that no amount of time will ever erase from my memory. I looked up to see her convulse once which made her bend in a 90degree angle. Then she was gone. The vet said it was an acute death caused by severe Endocardiosis which affected the Atrioventricular valve (the valve on the left side of her heart exploded). There was no hope for her. No warning signs to watch for. No pills or surgery to correct the condition. No way to detect the condition other than sudden death.
I miss her so much! I still cry for her at least once a day (this is now twice for today, since it is supposed to be her birthday.) I still can close my eyes and see the morning she died as vividly as the day it happened.
I have to go now, because I am still at work. (I am on the west coast.) I need to go to the bathroom and pull myself together. Thank you for giving me a forum to express my grief.
Daisy's mommy forever...

[This message has been edited by Lindylu (edited July 07, 2000).]