Heart Like a Dog

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To Sampson, on your Fifteenth Birthday

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My love, today you turn fifteen.

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Fifteen years ago I had no idea how much my life would change when I said, “I want a golden male.”

Sharing my journey with you has been one of the greatest joys of my life. You made my life better, saved me from a path I wasn’t meant to go on. Your easy and loving demeanor brought so many people and places into my life.  People and places I might never have known without you.

Watching you age has been both a blessing and curse. The blessing is you don’t know that you are aging, you aren’t embarrassed when you fall down, or fart in public. A curse because watching you fall and struggle break my heart. I worry I’ll miss the signs and you’ll suffer.

I’ve had dogs in my life as long as I can remember and with the exception of my first dog, Washy, none of them have affected me the way you have.

You make me better. You make me a better person, a better mom, a better dog mom.

Thank you for sharing this journey with me and for molding me into the person I was meant to be.

Golden Lab

Snuggle bug

You are and always will be, my heart dog.

Love, Mom

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  5. Happy birthday Butter! You do all those things to my heart and soul too! Auntie loves you so much!!!! It’s because of you, I went out and got my own fur ball of love. He brings me a different type of love, but love just the same! I love you with my whole heart! I hope you had the happiest of birthdays! I know you’ve had the best mom, and the best life!!! Forever in my heart!!!

  6. Mom was just thinking yesterday that she hasn’t seen a post from you in a while and we were hoping the pups were okay. Happy 15th Birthday to you Sampson! You are amazing!

  7. Birthday blessings to you Sampson … with all good wishes, and hopes that you and your loving family will share many more.

  10. Being 15 is a testament to the great love you both have for each other as the days dwindle down to a precious few.

  12. Oh, Jodi, now you’ve got me crying. But that’s okay. The tears have to come out now and then. You’ve been a great Mom to both Sampson and Delilah, and they love you unconditionally – just as you love them. I know you celebrate Sampson – and D-Dog – every day, but their birthdays are extra special. Give Sampson extra ear and belly rubs and hugs and kisses for me.

  13. Happy Happy 15th Sampson!!! I sooo love this post and you are blessed to have Sampson for 15 years and counting! I know too well about the falling (Dakota has started that in the past couple of months), he also has hypertension which we have been trying to get under control since May. This week, I noticed his cheek is swollen under his eye……..he has a Vet appt this Saturday (because our Vet is out of town til then)…….he can’t have a dental with his BP the way it is……..praying it is something that isn’t serious. Dakota is only 12 and a half but I am starting to be afraid that he may not be with us much longer. I know I shouldn’t think like that…….and I pray I am just being an alarmist. (((hugs))) to you and Sampson and Happy Happy Birthday!