Dear Trine,
Tomorrow, October 21, it will be ten years since you crossed over the rainbow bridge. I never met you, but I feel like I know and live with you. Mom has your photos around the house, your collar and tags displayed where she can always see them, and she talks about you a lot. Katie spent her first 1 1/2 years with you, and knows all about you. Because of you, she learned to be the fine lady dog she is today. Ten years later, Mom has never forgotten you, and she has seriously leaky eyes helping me with this post. You were so special, and from what I hear a shining example of the perfect dog! Mom still wonders what kind of people dumped you and your babies off at the Humane Society, such a precious dog! She remembers how you reached your paw out to her from your kennel because you knew she would give you the home you deserved. This weekend Mom has taken Katie, Bailie, and I walking on some of your favorite trails here in our area from before you moved to Germany, and she talked to us about you which makes her sad and happy. I hope you are running free, fetching Frisbees, and tennis balls, and one day we will meet.
Love Always,
Mom, Katie, Emma, and Bailie
There was never one day that Mom regretted adopting a 100 pound, adult, black dog that she named Trine, from the Humane Society. She has also adopted nine cats and two wabbits over the years. Consider adoption!
I’m joining the Black & White Sunday blog hop hosted by My Life in Blog Years, and Dachshund Nola.
what a wonderful dog ((((hugs))))
I know that she was and she always appreciated the fact that she had a great home.
Time lessens, but doesn’t erase the sadness we feel when thinking of our companions who are gone.
Very true.
What a beautiful dog. I hope my Lucy , who went to the bridge over seven years ago has met Trine and they are playing together. Now we all have leaky eyes. Forever in our hearts.
Never forget, but keep on pawing forward, that is what Mom tells us.
Trine you are beautiful. and will forever be in Mommy’s heart xxooxxxx
Mollie and Alfie
She was a beautiful girl from the photos I have seen.
Lovely tribute to Trine. Gone but not forgotten. We know there is a special place in mums’ heart.
Best wishes Molly
Thank you. Since I hear about her all the time I had to post something about her.
Lots of Precious Memories of Trine, will remember forever. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
Thank you…Mom still misses her a lot.
Beautiful tribute for a beautiful dog. Makes me think of my dog Lady.
Every dog has a special place in our hearts!
Leaky eyes is right! Forever in our hearts….
Yep, Mom can’t believe she still gets such leaky eyes over Trine.
What a beautiful girl and a lovely tribute to her.
And, on a side note I agree, adopt don’t shop!
My currents sisters and I are purebreds but from reputable breeders. Our cats are all adopted and Mom is not at all opposed to adopting any pet.
What a beautiful post, Emma. It brought tears to my eyes. No matter how much time goes by we still miss each and everyone of our beloved pets who are gone. Trine sounds very special, and she was beautiful too.
Sometimes she makes me mad because she was so well behaved, Mom says none of us are that well behaved but that’s okay, we are loved anyway.
He sure looked like the perfect dog. Your tribute has brought tears to my eyes.
Mom really misses her even after all these years and with us three other dogs. She says it is because she was her first dog but each of us dogs will have their own place in her heart.
Hugs and love from all of us, we do understand.
Pet people do understand 🙂
Such a lovely post and Trine was such a beautiful girl!
Thank you, she was a lovely girl from what I know.
Mom seriously believes that all of the pets she has known that are OTRB are together giving her comfort. Thanks so much for sharing. Love Dolly
Mom thinks Trine helps influence our behavior sometimes…for the better, of course!
Trine was beautiful. We understand about the leaky eyes! Seems like mom gets a lot of those lately!
You all have been through a lot in the past year or so. We are glad you seem to just keep going forward. Some people would fold up their tent and go home, but you don’t!
Oh, she was such a beauty. Mom knows about those leaky eyes…we never forget the ones who came before either. Hugs
I haven’t lost anything but a cat yet, but I have heard about how hard it is when it happens.
Emma dog and your mommy- we offer our sympathy and empathy, and we hope that Matilda has found Trine, and that they are leaping about together with all their friends.
-Livvie and Kessie of MatildasJourney.com
You understand for sure. It does get easier but we hear about Trine all the time from Mom, she never forgets!
Trine looks like a dignified sweetheart. That’s nice of your mom to take in so many kitties too! My dogs want to know if she’s got room for two more? 😉
She did have four cats at one point and then she had three, but we find two are plenty right now. They are fun to tease and chase and Mom seems to enjoy having them on her lap.
Very nice tribute!
Thank you.
Trine was so beautiful!! I am so glad that she found her way to your mom. I’m sure that they were great blessings to each other, and it is no wonder that your mom keeps such a huge place in her heart for Trine after all these years.
Today is the one year anniversary of LittleBear going to the Rainbow Bridge, so I know all about the leaky eyes. It is getting later in the day, and I still haven’t decided whether to do a tribute post or not. I have written posts about him before, and it’s just so painful to muddle through. We may do something particularly special in his honor, and I will write about it later if so.
We went back and forth on it too, but then Mom thought it would be good to go through the photos to think about her and then just have me knock out something short on the computer for my blog. One year is kind of a big milestone, like ten. Little Bear and Trine are probably hanging out together 🙂
What a sweet tribute. Trine sounds like a wonderful dog. I kept the dog tags from my past loved ones as well. Cassie, my best friend from childhood, has her rabies tags tied onto a stuffed animal that I’ve also had since childhood.
It seems silly to many but it is comforting to my mom.
They are never forgotten, no matter how long they’ve been gone. They are always in our hearts! She looks like a beautiful girl. How lucky you were to find each other!
According to Mom, Trine chose her which made it even more special since she went there to just look at puppies and came home with a 100 lb black adult dog.
Trine must have been a special dog. Daisy and Jasper came from the Minnesota Valley Humane Society where I volunteered. I love your message and learning more about Trine. She was beautiful and regal.
My mom has always gone to the Golden Valley Humane Society, but it does not matter, as long as you are saving a pet.
What a stunning dog!
Mom says that she was gorgeous. Wish I had met her.
Beautiful dog. Thanks for sharing her story.
Thank you!
The mom is just reading this post ’cause she was gone over the weekend. her eyes are leaking thinking of Trine and her own Buddy, Bozo, Goofy, Zara, Zanda, Daizy, and Pepper. She knows they are all happy and whole playing on the other side of the rainbow bridge, but she misses them.
Yes, it is sad. I have only lost cats so far, so I don’t quite understand all the fuss, but Mom says someday I will understand.
She sounds very special.