Sept 1, 2010-May 23, 2011

I have been unable to write about this here for almost 2 months, but it is time to make the official announcement that Zinnia passed away on May 23, 2011.

She was struck by a car on the road in front of our house in the morning.  I was out on the driveway with her just minutes before the accident, calling her in but she was acting up.  She would not come when I called her, so I went inside to get dressed and as I did, I heard a bang, a yelp and a thunk.

She died instantly.

The woman who hit her by accident came barrelling down the driveway in her car, tears streaming down her face... we went out to the road together and Zinnia lay there, oddly still, fur rustling in the breeze.  She looked asleep, wth no gruesome injuries and only the tiniest bit of blood in her nose.  I am grateful she didn't suffer.

We cried together, and shared a hug.  I don't know this lady, had never seen her before or since, though I did get her name.  She waited with her while I got a blanket and drove over with my car to put her in the back. 

I laid her body in the backyard, then later on friends came to get her and bury her in their pet cemetary.

I was devastated for weeks, and have been able to rationalize that she was here for a good time not a long time, and that she taught me a LOT while she was here.

I hope she is running fast and free in Doggie Heaven, watching over us <3.