alfina
12-30-2005, 05:30 PM
Rumble Stiltskin
July 3, 1996 - December 24, 2005
Ruble came into or lives shortly after I and dh (my then-boyfriend) got together. We couldn't afford much and definitely couldn't afford a dog. Especially a bulldog. I was brand new to the country and was very homesick.
I remember the day we picked him up. We went to see the litter. There were 3 puppies left 2 girls and Rumble. His sisters were so naughty. The whole time we were visiting there, they were chewing our shoe laces, biting Rumble's ears, etc. He was the complete oppposite. He was quiet and gentle. We just loved him right away and home he went with us. The whole way home, he slept on my lap. When we got home, he never cried for his family. He was so happy to get away from those naughty sisters of his.
He quickly became my baby. Quite a sick baby, I should say. We had to deal with demodectic mange, ear infections, digestion problems, etc. That is when I met our vet of 9 years Dr. Marln Nipper. They loved Rumble as much as I did and "threatened" to steal him away from us numerous times.
When Natasha arrived, Rumble was a bit jealous. But he quickly became her protector. No matter who it was, Rumble would try to chase them away from Natasha, when she seemed upset or in danger in his opinion. Even I got a taste of his powerful dash when I was roughhousing with Natasha. She learned to stand up pulling herself up by holding on to Rumble. When she was 2 she tried to ride Rumble like a pony. She liked coloring him. One day he'd be in blue polak dots and another he would be pink. Never once was he mad at her. Till the last day he always slept in her room at night. I am still puzzled how she could tolerate his loud snoring.
Last year Rumble had a lot of problems with his eyes but otherwise was perfectly healthy. December 2nd, he passed his annual senior exam with complete battery of tests. I was quite happy to see that. Friday night I was trimming Sabrina in our utility room. I heard a big thump in the living room. I rushed over to find Rumble passed out on the floor. He was unresponsive with his eyes moving weirdly. Then in a min or two he "woke up" as if nothing was wrong with him. We rushed him to an Emergency Clinic. There we were told hat his heart beat was abnormal and he was given a shot of lidocane. His heart beat stabilized but for a very short time. He was admitted in and put on an IV drip through the night. Saying goodbe to him, I promised to see him in the morning. When I called to check on him at 6:30am he was resting comfortably but the vet told us that his heart beat still rised to 250 when he becomes agitated. We were going to have a specialist perform an echocardio and suggest the treatment. At 7am the phone rang. Rumble passed away. He had eaten his morning meal and quietly went over the Bridge. It was so just like him. He would never go outside or do anything in the morning until he had his morning meal.
We went to see him at the clinic and he was still warm. Looked as he had just fallen asleep.
Christmas was very tough. This was our first Christmas as a family without Rumble. His Christmas gift remained unwrapped under the tree.
In my mind I know that you are no longer with us. I know that 9.5 years is a very long time for a bulldog. But it is still not long enough for me. I cry for you every day you've been gone. I think about you every minute. I know you are in a better place now but it hurts so badly not to have you around any more. Though you never barked and slept most of the time lately, the house without you is so empty and quiet. Sounds crazy because I still have 3 barking chasing each other dachsies. But even they know you are gone. Your bed is still in the same spot with the big imprint your body left in it last time you were home. No dachsie has used the bed. They are saving it for you.
Run free and healthy my boy. I love you forever.
http://home.earthlink.net/~dachsieherd/images/rumble.jpg
If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again.
Author Unknown
July 3, 1996 - December 24, 2005
Ruble came into or lives shortly after I and dh (my then-boyfriend) got together. We couldn't afford much and definitely couldn't afford a dog. Especially a bulldog. I was brand new to the country and was very homesick.
I remember the day we picked him up. We went to see the litter. There were 3 puppies left 2 girls and Rumble. His sisters were so naughty. The whole time we were visiting there, they were chewing our shoe laces, biting Rumble's ears, etc. He was the complete oppposite. He was quiet and gentle. We just loved him right away and home he went with us. The whole way home, he slept on my lap. When we got home, he never cried for his family. He was so happy to get away from those naughty sisters of his.
He quickly became my baby. Quite a sick baby, I should say. We had to deal with demodectic mange, ear infections, digestion problems, etc. That is when I met our vet of 9 years Dr. Marln Nipper. They loved Rumble as much as I did and "threatened" to steal him away from us numerous times.
When Natasha arrived, Rumble was a bit jealous. But he quickly became her protector. No matter who it was, Rumble would try to chase them away from Natasha, when she seemed upset or in danger in his opinion. Even I got a taste of his powerful dash when I was roughhousing with Natasha. She learned to stand up pulling herself up by holding on to Rumble. When she was 2 she tried to ride Rumble like a pony. She liked coloring him. One day he'd be in blue polak dots and another he would be pink. Never once was he mad at her. Till the last day he always slept in her room at night. I am still puzzled how she could tolerate his loud snoring.
Last year Rumble had a lot of problems with his eyes but otherwise was perfectly healthy. December 2nd, he passed his annual senior exam with complete battery of tests. I was quite happy to see that. Friday night I was trimming Sabrina in our utility room. I heard a big thump in the living room. I rushed over to find Rumble passed out on the floor. He was unresponsive with his eyes moving weirdly. Then in a min or two he "woke up" as if nothing was wrong with him. We rushed him to an Emergency Clinic. There we were told hat his heart beat was abnormal and he was given a shot of lidocane. His heart beat stabilized but for a very short time. He was admitted in and put on an IV drip through the night. Saying goodbe to him, I promised to see him in the morning. When I called to check on him at 6:30am he was resting comfortably but the vet told us that his heart beat still rised to 250 when he becomes agitated. We were going to have a specialist perform an echocardio and suggest the treatment. At 7am the phone rang. Rumble passed away. He had eaten his morning meal and quietly went over the Bridge. It was so just like him. He would never go outside or do anything in the morning until he had his morning meal.
We went to see him at the clinic and he was still warm. Looked as he had just fallen asleep.
Christmas was very tough. This was our first Christmas as a family without Rumble. His Christmas gift remained unwrapped under the tree.
In my mind I know that you are no longer with us. I know that 9.5 years is a very long time for a bulldog. But it is still not long enough for me. I cry for you every day you've been gone. I think about you every minute. I know you are in a better place now but it hurts so badly not to have you around any more. Though you never barked and slept most of the time lately, the house without you is so empty and quiet. Sounds crazy because I still have 3 barking chasing each other dachsies. But even they know you are gone. Your bed is still in the same spot with the big imprint your body left in it last time you were home. No dachsie has used the bed. They are saving it for you.
Run free and healthy my boy. I love you forever.
http://home.earthlink.net/~dachsieherd/images/rumble.jpg
If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again.
Author Unknown