Well, I got the phone call today that I have been dreading for many weeks. Mom called to let me know that Grizzly passed away. He had a very aggressive form of cancer that spread so fast. It absolutely breaks my heart. I think we had him nearly 12 years. You have to understand, dogs aren’t normal dogs in our house, they are part of the family. I think Grizzly spent more time snoozin in the Lazyboy than my dad did. Mom called Grizz her shadow because he literally followed her everywhere. Grizz was the sweestest, smartest dog we ever had. He really was part of our family and a part of me is deeply grieved over this loss. Does that make me a little weird for loving my dog so much? I guess it just might… I’ve always said every boy needs a few things to make it in this world: a good Bible, a good gun, and a good dog. Grizzly can never been replaced, and I don’t care what your theological position may be – I believe I’ll see Grizz again when we finally get “Home.” He’ll be able to play catch with his tennis ball and not get tired, and maybe finally I’ll get him in the pool with me (steph scared the poor dog to death by squirting him with a hose when he was a puppy! poor dog had a huge fear of water)
Today’s a sad day in the Bailey family. Thank you God for dogs and what we can learn about life and love through them. I think I’ll write a book “life lessons from a Grizzly”
The world is a much more dangerous place now that Grizz is no longer patrolling the fence lines and backyards of this mean world. Damn those squirrels that now have access to all of our bird feeders!
Sleep well old friend… you will be missed greatly.
Grizzly (11/01/95 – 09/21/07)
