Raices

Raices was my second White Dog.
Raices is the son of Amigo.

24th of August 1993 you were born and had to share the nest for 8 weeks together with your brothers and sisters.
At the age of 10 days I first lay eyes on you and in my heart I was sure it was you I wanted and I loved you already.
I never had to make a choice, I knew it was you I would take home with me.
But oh my, 8 weeks of waiting before I finally could take you home that tooks a really long time.

Finally the day was here to pick you up and your journey from France to Holland began.
It seems if it was not bothering you that you had to leave your family in France.
You were joining me on a way if you were often in the car.

On my sisters lap and your little paws on the dashboard you were looking outside the window with a lot of interest.
You had so much fun.
But the problem was you had not come with us officially.
You must have the age of 3 months before you should be imported.
With all the abacadabra my sis could of think of to put you on the floor when we came at the border, but you stayed selfwilled and wanted to look outside the window all the time.
Fortunately the check-up at custums was not so heavy and we could drive along without any suspices.
Can you imagine that it could end a different way by your obstinacy and a strictly check-up.

Once we got home you could met your dad "Amigo" and he approved everything.
It seems if he knew what was happening and perhaps he was prepared to it.
You went over him like you wish to say, now I am the boss here.
Such a little creature and such a great selfconfidence.
Yes, because that is what you had.
And I trust in you and everything would be ok.
It became ok, you grewed up as a spirited dog with a stable and trustworthed character and you both did so well together.
Inseparatable and always together.
You, so little as you were, you took good care of you father "Amigo"

You went also run shows and stepped into your fathers foot tracks.
Even more better.
Dog of the future, that was what's people told were saying.
And also you became a dad.
One of your pups "Lucero Shaded Silver" visited us every day.
Also you shared the cartrips, it was such a joy to see you three are having so much fun.
Three generations together.
Every year a birthday cake for you all.

In the meantime you were 2 years old and became sick.
You had much problemsconcerning with your immune system and finally your spleen must be removed because this one was extremely big.
What this caused we did not know.
A kind of suspections we had, but not evidence.

After your surgery I came to pick you up and oh my goodness.
I never forgot how you look like at that moment.
Your head and eyes were swollen.
I haven't a good feeling about that and I am still wondering what happend to you on that surgery table.
You fought yourself a way out and I fought with you and my thoughts were positive.
You healed, but only for a short time.
Always happy and you did never showed you were sick.
But it was the visibility which warned me to take you back to the vet for examen you again.
You became so thin on your head even you eated very well.
The diagnosis was polymyositis, a kind of mussle dystrofie.
It was all in your body.
But your head and troath were the worst.
Because the funtion of the muscles in that area almost were eliminated, you could hardly open your mouth and it was hurting you badly if you want to eat.
But you never gave up.
Because you did not enough resistance caused by the heavy surgery you have had the vets gave you a little opportunity, at least 14 days.
Oh my God, this was so merciless hard and I did not exepted that and a thousand dark clouds hunging above our heads.

Sometime I blame myself that I had to leave you for surgery.
I always think, if I had not leave you for that surgery, then you would never had the dystrofie.
You never would have those heavy medication and your kidnies never damaged.

But you continued to fight and I fought together with you.
You were only 2 1/2 years old and you did not deserve this.
The road we had to walk was a hard one, but together we fought and our guide was our own feeling.
Often I have done prayers and begged: Please give us a chance.

Slowly you came out of this, but you never would be the same.
With a lot of medication and regularity in your life, you lived for another 6 years.
I am so glad that I did not agree to the vets decision.
The only thing you could not do anymore was playing with hard ojects and balls because you hardly could open your mouth.

I decided to buy you some plush toy animals and you were so trilled.
Your plush "Dodo" bird was your favorite.
Finally, after so much patience, the funtion of your mouth came back and makes it possible for you to pick up the other objects.
You also could play with your favorite ball, that is your purple chirping ball with green dots.

You even have been to Spain for a couple of times, together with "Amigo" and we have had endlyless times of fun out there.

Because of you I was going to live again.
You always gave me strenght, time after time, cause you gave me all.
You believed in me and was my smile and my tear.

But on the way of happiness, things went broke again, because that last few years you fall back down again.
Your kidnys became worser but not disturbing.
With a good diet it would ok.
I told you I ever gotten you back on your feet, so it would be worked out again this time.
But it did'nt, how strong we fought the both of us.
Your appetite disapeared and you became thinner and it became worse.
Finally there was only one option and that was a kidny wash.
We have done this together.
One day at the clinic and another three days at home, but it did not work out anymore.
Your kidneys were totally eliminated.
It was a miracle that you still alive.
According to the vets any other animal would have died already, but you keep fighting.
Boy, what a strong character you had, unbelieveble.

Two days later I had to let you go, because it would not be fair to you keep you longer with me, how much I had wanted that.
I often called you, look at me, I don't want you to leave me.

You were here till the last minute and I was happy that I got the opportunty to say goodbye to you in a proper way.

I have felt myself so empty, until you came into my life and filled up that emptyness, but how I feel now it could not be written with a pen.
With the feeling if I was shot like a wild animal and fouch by a fiered pain
I left behind benumbed.
My heart was broken again after years of happiness.

Deeply in my heart I knew you never became old, but every year that was gone you were still here, I cherished.
I have always thought that you in the end would die to dystrofie, but it were the kidneys who gave up.
In your life you have learned a lot from me, but I learned a lot more from you.
You gave it to me all and my world turned around you.
It seemed we knew eachother from out a formal life.
We never troubled to get to know eachother.
We already knew, I am sure and that were your thoughts too.
I could read and write with you.
The clockalarm I never setup, because you always woke me up.
If it was time for your medication, you remembered me.
Never I could forget something, because you were my shopping list.
I was always very suprised that you understood so many things.
We understood one and another without and words spoken.
I just looked at you and you knew exactly what I ment or going to do.
And if I talked to you, you talked back by showing kinds of attitudes, taking some of your toys and on this kind of toy I knew what you ment.

Sometimes you lookes like an programmed robot with a couple of brains not 30 peoples could have.
Besides by you I began to live again, because you showed me that if you fight, it brings you further in live, not if you quitte.
I have learned so much from you.
You always kept an eye on me.
You enjoyed me and I enjoyed you.
The woods, the beach, the little place which you were so fond of.
And when I was together with you, rain changes into sunshine.
With you in my life I could handle every reverse.
It was you who made my heart happy and always made my days.

If I had to start all over again, I would do it all the same.
Nothing is asked too much to give this care to you again.
Because despite of everything I felt safe with you and my lonelyness disappears.

Frequently I thumb throught your picturealbum.
Memories fly beyond.
And the memories of you are the most precious ones.
The fantasies we had together will never be over.
Still in dreamland we are together.
I often see stars in the sky and from all glowing stars there is always one for you.

To the end of my task on earth, I am sure we will travel together on this beautiful trip.
Because I want to be with you forever.
One time in my life I was happy because of you.
"Raices" Thank you for all you have given me.
You were here.....Always.
Thank you "Raices" for all those wonderfull years.
Always in my Heart.
The Gold I found, that was you.
Because of you I started to live again.

I have had many dogs, but "Raices" was so very special.
When something happen with a dog for which you have such affection something in dying in you too, because we were so growed together and I still feel this way.
Yes, I am "Raices" and "Raices" is "Anneke"
I even looked up to him and sometimes I did not understand this.

Now, when I look back there are a few things who gets my attention.
Raices passed away on February 27th, 2002 and 6 years before, also on February 27th 1996 Raices have had surgery.
These by the day Raices went to the RainbowBridge, 7 hours later I saw that beautiful blue light.
That was at 11.30 p.m
When I picked up Raices from the clinic after his surgery, that was also at 11.30 p.m
And between giving anaesthesic and waking up there also were 7 hours.
The day he passed away it was full moon and the fact three days before I told a friend of mine that "Raices" would pass away on February 27th.
And that is what happend.
All this together can't be a coincidence?

Many people will agree with me that all beautiful things in life are so short of time and one day it will be all gone.
So, cherish it as long as it is possible.
There are many roads, but only one is the correct road to go.
Try to take the right one, because you never can go back.

I want to make it all clear to you, please follow your own feelings.

The only content feeling what's left for me, is that I always followed my own true feelings and have done for "Raices" what's all I could and what was possible.
I am grateful that I have done it, otherwise "Raices" was passed away 6 years before.

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Raices era mi segundo perro blanco.
Raices es el hijo del "Amigo".

el 24 de agosto 1993 usted era nato y tuvo que compartir la jerarqu�a por 8 semanas junto con sus hermanos y hermanas.
En la edad de 10 d�as primero pongo ojos en tu y en mi coraz�n era seguro que era usted que dese� y le amara ya.
Nunca tuve que hacer una opci�n, yo sab�a que era usted que tomar�a a casa con m�o.
Pero oh mi, 8 semanas de esperar antes de que finalmente podr�a tomarle el hogar que es un rato realmente largo.

Finalmente el d�a era aqu� tomarle y su viaje de Francia a Holanda comenz�.
Se parece si no le incomodaba que usted tuvo que dejar a su familia en Francia.
Usted me ensamblaba en una manera si usted estaba a menudo en el coche.

En el regazo de mi hermana y sus peque�as patas en el tablero de instrumentos que usted miraba fuera de la ventana con muchos de inter�s.
Usted ten�a tanto diversi�n.
Pero el problema era usted no hab�a venido con nosotros oficialmente.
Usted debe tener la edad de 3 meses antes de que usted debe ser importado.
Con todo el abacadabra mi hermana podr�an de pensar en para ponerle en el piso cuando vinimos en la frontera, pero usted permanec�a aseguado y dese� mirar fuera de la ventana toda la hora.
El chequeo de la frontera no estaba afortunadamente as� que pesado y nosotros podr�a conducir adelante sin ningunos suspicacia.
Puede usted imaginarse que podr�a terminar una diversa manera por su obstinaci�n y terminantemente un chequeo.

Una vez que consigui�ramos caseros usted podr�amos satisfici�ramos a su pap� "Amigo" y �l aprob� todo.
Se parece si �l sab�a que qu� suced�a y quiz�s �l fue preparado a �l.
Usted pas� �l como usted deseo decir, ahora yo es el jefe aqu�.
Una tan peque�a criatura y un tan grande confianza propia.
S�, porque eso es lo que usted ten�a.
Y conf�o en en usted y todo ser�a aceptable.
Lleg� a ser aceptable, usted hizo grande mientras que a perro alegre con un establo y d�cil car�cter y usted ambos man� tan junto.
Inseparatable y siempre junto.
Usted, tan poco como usted era, usted tomo a buen cuidado de usted el padre "Amigo"

Usted fue tambi�n las demostraciones del funcionamiento y camin� en sus pistas del pie de los padres.
A�n m�s mejor.
El perro del futuro, eso era cu�l es gente dicha dec�a.
Y tambi�n usted hizo un pap�.
Uno de sus perritos "Lucero Shaded Silver" nos visit� cada d�a.
Tambi�n usted comparti� los viajes del coche, era tal alegr�a a ver que usted tres est� teniendo tanto diversi�n.
Tres generaciones junto.
Cada a�o una torta de cumplea�os para todos.

En el medio tiempo usted era 2 a�os de viejo e hizo enfermo.
Usted ten�a mucho problemas con su sistema inmume y finalmente su bazo debe ser quitado porque este era extremadamente grande.
Qu� esto caus� no sab�amos.
Una clase de suspections que ten�amos, pero no evidencia.

Despu�s de que su cirug�a yo viniera tomar le y el oh mi Dios.
Nunca me olvid� de c�mo usted parece ese momento.
Su cabeza y ojos fueron hinchados.
No tengo una buena sensaci�n sobre eso y todav�a me estoy preguntando qu� pasa usted en esa tabla de la cirug�a.
Usted se luch� una salida y luch� con usted y mis pensamientos eran positivos.
Usted cur�, pero solamente por un tiempo corto.
Siempre feliz y usted nunca le demostr� que eran enfermo.
Pero era la visibilidad que me advirti� a que le le tomara de nuevo al veterinario para el examinar otra vez.
Usted hizo muy fino su cabeza, a pesar de ese usted comi� bien.
La diagnosis era el polymyositis, una clase de dystrofie del musculos.
Estaba todo en su cuerpo.
Pero su cabeza y garganta eran los peores.
Porque la funci�n del m�sculo casi hab�a sido eliminada, usted podr�a conseguir casi su boca no m�s larga se abre podr�a abrir apenas su boca y le lastimaba gravemente si usted desea comer.
Pero usted nunca dio para arriba.
Porque usted lo hizo no bastante resistencia causada por la cirug�a pesada que usted ha tenido los veterinarios le dio una peque�a oportunidad, por lo menos 14 d�as.
Oh mi Dios, esto era as� que duro sin piedad y esto que no hab�a esperado ciertamente y mil ca�das oscuras de las nubes sobre nuestra cabeza.

Me culp� alguna vez que tuve que dejarle para la cirug�a.
Pienso siempre, si no ten�a licencia usted para esa cirug�a, entonces usted nunca ten�a el dystrofie.
Usted nunca hizo eso la medicaci�n pesada y sus ri�ones nunca da�aron.

Pero usted continu� luchando y luch� junto con usted.
Usted era solamente dos y un medio a�o y usted no mereci� esto.
El camino que tuvimos que caminar era duro, pero juntos luchamos y nuestra gu�a era nuestra propia sensaci�n.
He hecho rezos y he pedido a menudo: Por favor d�nos una ocasi�n.

Usted sali� lentamente de esto, pero usted nunca ser�a igual.
Con muchos de medicaci�n y de regularidad en su vida, usted vivi� por otros 6 a�os.
Estoy tan alegre que no convine la decisi�n de los veterinarios.
La �nica cosa que usted no podr�a hacer m�s jugaba con los objetos y las bolas duros porque usted podr�a abrir apenas su boca.

Decid�a comprar le algunos animales del juguete de la felpa y usted encontr� eso terrible.
Su p�jaro el "Dodo" de la felpa era su favorito.
Finalmente, despu�s tanto de paciencia, el funci�n de su boca se volvi� y los permitir para que usted tome los otros objetos.
Usted tambi�n podr�a jugar con su bola preferida, �sa es su bola que gojea p�rpura con los puntos verdes.

Usted incluso ha estado a Espa�a para un par de �pocas, junto con "Amigo" y all� todav�a hemos tenido placer sin fin.

Debido a usted iba a vivir otra vez.
Usted siempre me dio fuerza, repetidas veces, causa usted me dio todo.
Usted crey� en m� y era mi sonrisa y mi rasg�n.

Pero en la manera de la felicidad, las cosas quebraron otra vez, porque esos �ltimos a�os usted se cae detr�s trague otra vez.
Sus ri�ones llegaron a ser peores pero que no disturbaban.
Con una buena dieta aprobar�a.
Le dije yo conseguido siempre le detr�s en sus pies, ser�a resuelto tan otra vez este vez.
Pero usted podr�a curar no m�s de largo, c�mo es fuerte luchamos a nosotros dos.
Su apetito desapareci� y usted hizo deluente y lleg� a ser peor.
Finalmente hab�a solamente una opci�n y eso era una colada ri�ones.
Hemos hecho esto juntos.
Un d�a en la cl�nica y otros tres d�as en la casa, pero no se resolvi� m�s.
Sus ri�ones fueron eliminados totalmente.
Segu�a siendo un milagro ese usted vivo.
Seg�n los veterinarios cualquier otro animal habr�a muerto ya, pero usted el luchar de la subsistencia.
Muchacho, un qu� car�cter fuerte usted ten�a, incre�ble.

Tuve que dejarle dos d�as m�s adelante ir, porque no ser�a justo a usted subsistencia usted m�s de largo con m�, cu�nto hab�a deseado eso.
Le llam� a menudo, m�reme, no quisiera que usted me dejara.

Usted estaba aqu� hasta el minuto pasado y era feliz que consegu� el oportunidad para decir adi�s a usted de una manera apropiada.

Me he sentido tan vaciar, hasta que usted vino en mi vida y ese vac�o pod�a llenar, pero c�mo ahora me siento no podr�a ser escrito con una pluma.
Con la sensaci�n si a me tir� como un animal y comenzado por dolor violento me retraso detr�s de anestesiado.
Mi coraz�n estaba quebrado otra vez despu�s de a�os de la felicidad.

Profundamente en mi coraz�n sab�a que usted nunca hizo viejo, pero cada a�o que fue ido usted todav�a estaba aqu�, acarici�.
He pensado siempre que usted en el extremo morir�a al dystrofie, pero sus ri�ones fallaron.
En su vida usted ha aprendido mucho de m�, pero aprend� mucho m�s de usted.
Usted me lo dio todo y mi mundo dados vuelta alrededor de usted.
Se parec�a que conocemos el uno y el otro hacia fuera de una vida formal.
Hemos tenido conseguir utilizados nunca el uno el otro.
Sab�amos ya, soy seguro y �se era sus pensamientos tambi�n.
Podr�a leer y escribir con usted.
Ten�a nunca establecer el alarma del reloj ,porque usted me despert� siempre.
Si era hora para su medicaci�n, usted me record�.
Nunca podr�a olvidarme algo, porque usted era mi lista de las compras.
Estaba siempre muy asombrado que usted entend�a tan muchas cosas.
Entend�amos uno y otro fuera y las palabras habladas.
Acabo de mirarle y usted sab�a exactamente lo que signific� o yendo a hacer.
Y si habl� con usted, usted habl� detr�s demostrando clases de juguetas, tomando alguno de sus juguetes y en esta clase de juguete sab�a lo que usted signific�.

A veces tu se parece a un robot programado con un par de cerebros no 30 personas podr�an tener.
Adem�s por usted yo comenc� a vivir otra vez, porque usted me mostr� que si usted lucha, lo trae a�n m�s en vivo, no si usted dej� ca�da del valor.
He aprendido tanto de usted.
Usted siempre mantuvo un ojo en m�.
Usted me goz� y yo lo goc�.
El bosque, la playa, el lugar peque�o que usted era tan aficionado a.
Y cuando estaba junto con usted, la lluvia cambia en la sol.
Con usted en mi vida yo podr�a manejar cada rev�s.
Era usted que hizo mi coraz�n feliz e hizo siempre mis d�as.

Si tuve que volver a empezar desde cero, yo lo har�a todo lo mismo.
Nada se pregunta darle demasiado este cuidado a usted otra vez.

Porque desaf�o de todo que me sent�a seguro con usted y mi soledad desaparece.

Con frecuencia yo hojeo su �lbum de la fotograf�a.
Las memorias vuelan m�s all�.
Y las memorias de usted son las m�s preciosas.
El fantasie que hemos tenido nunca ir� m�s all�.
Todav�a en el pa�s de los sue�os que somos juntos.
Yo a menudo veo las estrellas en el cielo y de todas estrellas resplandecientes hay siempre uno para usted.

Al final de mi tarea en la tierra, soy seguro que viajaremos juntos en este viaje hermoso.
Porque quiero estar con usted para siempre.
Una vez en mi vida era feliz debido a usted.
"Raices" gracias para todo usted me ha dado.
Usted estaba aqu�.....Siempre.
Gracias "Raices" para todo esos a�os magn�ficos.
Siempre en mi coraz�n.
El Oro qu� he encontrado, �se era usted.
A causa de usted yo empec� a vivir otra vez.

He tenido muchos perros, pero "Raices" era tan muy especial.
Cu�ndo algo sucede con un perro para que usted tiene tal cari�o algo a morir en usted tambi�n, porque �ramos tan crecidos juntos y yo me siento todav�a esta manera.
S�, Soy "Raices" and "Raices" es "Anneke"
Incluso miraba hasta �l y no entend�a a veces esto.

Ahora, cuando miro detr�s hay algunas cosas que consigue mi atenci�n.
"Raices" pas� lejos de febrero el 27, 2002 y 6 a�os antes, tambi�n de febrero el 27 1996, "Raices" han tenido cirug�a.
�stos por el d�a "Raices" fueron el puente del Arco�ris, 7 horas m�s adelante vi esa luz azul hermosa.
Eso estaba a las once y media a la noche.
Cuando tom� "Raices" de la cl�nica despu�s de su cirug�a, eso estaba tambi�n a las once y media a la noche.
Y entre dar anaesthesic y despertar tambi�n hab�a 7 horas.
El d�a que �l lo pas� lejos era Luna Llena y el hecho tres d�as antes yo dije a un amigo m�o que "Raices" pasar�a lejos de febrero el 27.
Y eso es lo que sucedi�.
�Todo este juntos no puede ser una coincidencia?

Muchas personas concordar�n conmigo que todas cosas hermosas en la vida son tan cortas de tiempo y un d�a todo se ir�.
As�, abr�guelo tan largo como lo es posible.
Hay muchos caminos, pero solamente uno camino es el correcto a ir.
Intente tomar el correcto, porque usted nunca puede volver.
Quiero hacerlo todo claro a usted, sigue por favor sus propios sentimientos.
La �nica sensaci�n contenta qu� se deja para m�, es que segu� mis propias sensaciones verdaderas y he hecho siempre para "Raices" cu�l es todo lo que podr�a y cu�l era posible.
Soy agradecido que lo he hecho, si no "Raices" fue pasado hace 6 a�os ausentes antes.

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