A Tribute to My Beautiful Dog Oreo

As you may have noticed I have not posted on my blog in a while. 

The reason is because my beloved 12-year old Border Collie-Labrador mix Oreo became very sick. 

Two months after being diagnosed with oral cancer, Oreo lost the battle on July 5, 2014.

Her last two months were happy ones; she had good nutritious food that she loved and as much attention and love as she had her entire life. 

It seemed like she was getting better, I thought we were going to beat this, until a week ago. 

She became very ill and was not eating. It was truly heartbreaking to see my beautiful, sweet little girl in so much pain. The only comfort I have is that she is no longer suffering.

I talk a lot about beauty on this blog and I cannot think of a better example of beauty than my Oreo. 

She was a beautiful dog on the outside, but she was even more beautiful on the inside.

She was sweet and considerate, a real member of our family.

We rescued Oreo when she was 3 months old, she had been abused as a puppy

Anyone who could hurt an animal sickens me.

 But after we adopted Oreo she was never hurt again, she was hugged and loved all day, everyday.

Oreo (obviously named for the cookie) had a personality like I have never seen in a dog, or some humans.

She slept in my room, right next to my bed on her own mountain of pillows and blankets that she rearranged each night.

 We were like sisters. We were inseparable.

My girl was always happy and just wanted to please everyone.

Whenever I was sick she would stay by my side and watch me.

When I had my wisdom teeth removed she pick up her bone (her most prized possession)  and put it on my pillow next to my head and nudged it towards me.

She was an exceptional dog.

Some of the best memories I have with Oreo is just sitting with her. Hugging her, petting her cute little ears.

I think we were the perfect match; we loved being together.

She was supportive of all of my school projects.

I was happy to be with her everyday.

She was my best friend.

She was the most wonderful dog!

I miss her so much and it hurts everyday now.

Other than the cancer she was extremely healthy and puppy like.

We still don't know how she got this horrid disease.

Some people without pets won't understand, they'll say "Just get a new dog".

But those who have pets that they adore understand the deep bond you have with them and 

that there is no way to replace them, just like there is no way to replace a human.

At the risk of sounding redundant: I miss my dog! I love her so much. My life is just empty without her.

I wanted to do this tribute to her here on my little piece of the internet.

A dog as spectacular as Oreo deserves a full page tribute on the front page of the New York Times.

But this is all I can do. 

 

 

Thank you for taking the time to read about my special little puppy.

I love my Oreo.

~Brittney