Very sad day yesterday as we had to put Jasmine down. She so enjoyed plain Happy Meals, going to Fort Funston dog park and running wild with Gina. This last month has been very hard on her. She developed Hepatosubcutaneous Syndrome. She baciscally had liver disease, foot ulcers and diabetes.I remember being the midwife at her birth 15 1/2 years ago with Jim and Gayle Moyer. I got to pick her from the litter and was so excited to be getting a yellow lab. She was a great puppy. The kids used to love to sleep in the dog crate with her. I quickly made her the watch dog while Tod was traveling on business and felt safer. One of our best cross country trips was when I decided to drive both kids and both dogs to Michigan. Going thru a drive-thru was a riot because we would order food for the dogs and after a while they knew what "can I take your order" meant. Swimming at the lake in Michigan was a highlight of her vacation.
The best gift she gave us was having 6 puppies on November 15, 1998. She was the greatest mom and we have Gina to show for it. Together all the time, Jamine and Gina became quite a team. Taking them to Fort Funston with the kids was great adventure every time. Fort Funston is a state park in CA that is open to dogs off leash and you can go all the way to the ocean. They loved to run on the beach and fetch anything Joel would throw. A few month ago just Gina and I went and it was just not the same. Jasmine's ashes will be sprinkled there.
I miss her so much. If dogs get to go to heaven Jasmine is doing her part sleeping by the gate now.
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Jasmine is for sure in doggy heaven....enjoying a Happy Meal!! She was lucky to have a owner like you Julie!!
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