You wondered onto my porch and into my life on New Years Day and you were a mess. Both your ears were terribly infected, half your fur was missing because of a skin allergy and the odor because of the two was awful. Were ever you had been or with whom did not take care of you. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep you but I you knew in your heart I found my home because you followed me in and never looked back. To think I thought about taking you to the pound but you were so ugly you were cute and with your underbite you always looked like you were smiling. I knew that if I took you to the pound and if no one claimed you and as we both know, no one ever did, they would have just put you down. All I know, inviting you into my home was truly a blessing. You brought so much love and laughter into my home you loved everyone and everyone loved you. You always were by my side or had to be where I was, even as I would get the mail you would be at the door watching and waiting for my return.
I will forever love and miss you. I pray that when my time comes, I will be blessed to be welcomed into Heaven as I know you were and I know without a doubt you will be at Heaven’s Gate waiting for me. I can hear you now carrying on as you see me approaching as you would do if I even left the yard for a moment and you were not at my side. I named you Scruffy so most called you Scruffy or Scruff for short but to me you will always be my sweetheart.
Scruffy, 1-1-07 – 4-27-20
