I love you, Doo!

my beautiful border collie, missing him so very much

Oh Doo! 

You been gone so long...

I miss you.

Oh Doo!

Sometimes, life just isn't fair, so sad...

Yet, oh so true.

Five years gone by...

Times like this, I still cry.

I love you, Doo!

Wish I knew, if you still breathe,

the breath of life

God gave to thee.

Lost you to a super flea,

Just didn't know 

it didn't have to be

this way...

Oh Doo! 

If I only knew back then, 

what I needed to do to help you

get rid of those parasites

that affected you.

Those pesky critters that you, 

were allergic to.

Dawn detergent to the rescue?

I just didn't know, it would help you

to be well again, my dearest friend.

I was so afraid it would burn your skin,

so fragile and delicate you was.

Oh my poor old dog, Doo!

I gave you away to a so called friend,

I didn't know

I'd never see you again...

My heart was broken, 

shattered, torn...

My heart sad, my smile a frown.

So afraid I have to put you down.

So it was a choice, a decision

I had to make...

Euthenesia? Oh my God, no!

I just couldn't lose you that way.

So I gave you up, my sweet pup.

The gal that took you, into her home

she did the right thing

and sent you to the vet,

but she didn't appreciate, 

the monetary cost.

She didn't like the time, 

you took a cookie, 

from her child's hand.

I guess you growled and snapped, 

but no, you didn't bite

the tiny hand

you just gave a warning

as old dogs, sometimes do.

Oh Doo, I sure miss you.

Wish I would have known,

something simple as 

a detergent soap 

could have helped you cope

and gave us hope.

Sweet dog of mine, 

you'd still be with me.

Do you remember when

you dug holes in the yard?

I scolded you, a time or two.

But I walked outdoors with you, 

we played for hours

until you learned 

not to do that anymore.

Most precious of all

my memories of you, oh Doo!

Was when I taught you how,

to dance with me...

In a circle, fancy and free.

She won't tell me where you are,

or if you crossed over to the other side

She just doesn't care, if my heart is broken

It all came down to the money she spent at the Vet.

Not a care in the world, about how you

may have felt...

So abandoned when she decided

to give you away

to a stranger, the very next day.

Oh Doo! My awesome friend and constant companion.

I sure miss you, Oh Scooby Doo!

My borderline collie, I miss you so...

Just wish you didn't have to go away, 

forever and a day! 

I love you, Doo!

Author's Note

I sure miss him, but at the time I had to do the right thing for his sake, and so I loved him enough to let him go...