IN LOVING MEMORY OF KOZMO
May 5, 1996 - March 29, 2007
I'm not really sure how to write this message and it pains my heart to even have to say the words, but Kozmo passed away on Thursday evening while we were in Puerto Villarta. Coming home to an empty house without him standing at the top of the stairs to greet us, smiling, tail wagging, was more difficult than we can describe. Even this morning I find that I'm wondering around the house in a fog. I habitually open doors for him and keep listening for the sound of his snore from "his" couch where he took his morning nap.
His passing was a shock as he was in good health and a very happy dog until the very end. Our friend Denise was staying with him while we were away and we have many reports from friends and neighbors that he was enjoying the warmer weather and loving "his yard" as he could be found patrolling the "woofy trail" around the yard, rolling in the grass, and lounging in the sun on the deck in his last days. And he of course found time in his busy day of naps and lounging to visit with his neighbor dogs around the fence.
He had a tumor rupture on his spleen and so the options available to us were limited and and the probability of recovery slim, not to mention he was in pain, and despite wanting to be with him, we could not tolerate him suffering as so made the difficult decision to put him to sleep. As difficult as it is for us to have not been the last touches he felt or the last faces that he saw, we are so thankful that Denise was here with him and that he was in his home.
He was a GREAT "woof." One in a million! Some of you have known him as long as you have known us. If you knew him at all you who knew how special he was. He has been with Doug and me since the very beginning and was more than just a pet to us. He was a family member - our baby! We've always said that he picked us and we are so glad that he did! He was my constant companion while I was sick, and always up for a walk or a good nap. He traveled with us, slept with us and even wore my wedding ring around his collar the day Doug asked me to marry "them."
We are lost without him and so very sad, but we have so many amazing memories! Here's to our "MO"! You will always be loved and missed.
Please visit the memorial that we have made for Kozmo at http://www.critters.com/main.php?action=view&mem_id=1539
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