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This page is a tribute to our Cocker Pals who have moved on to Rainbow Bridge.
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Sophie "Sweet Pea" came to CockerPals blind from cataracts in December 2003 after being dumped at a shelter. Joan was able to have cataract surgery done for Sweet Pea at Cornell University, thanks to online fundraisers and many generous donations. Sweet Pea got her sight back in February 2004. She was the first CockerPals rescue dog to have cataract surgery. I adopted Sweet Pea on July 16, 2004. I had mentioned to Joan when she first got her that if she was not adopted that she would always have a home with me. Due to other circumstances I was not able to adopt her right away and told Joan not to hold her for me if another suitable home was out there for her. However, Joan "saved" her for me and I am eternally grateful that she did. I renamed her Sophie but she will always be Sweet Pea. She was a fiesty little girl and had a zest for life like no other. She arrived at our home and immediately made herself comfortable and I fell totally in love with her. Sophie could make me laugh or make me angry. If she thought I was upset with her, she would stop at nothing to change that. Her silly antics couple with funny wookie like noises always made me forget. Sophie loved to roll on her back on the floor, the grass, the dirt, or the snow and the entire time she was doing so, it was as if she was laughing! She loved to be close at all times and always had to know what everyone was doing. Sophie was my copilot in the car, at my feet while I was on the computer, the first to greet me at the door and always by my side on the sofa or in bed. Sophie loved completely and unconditionally. Sophie was diagnosed with Cushings Disease in November 2006 and struggled with the disease until other complications left no options for treatment. She left this world peacefully cradled in my arms knowing how very loved she was. Run free and healthy on Rainbow Bridge my sweet girl. I will always love you, as will your sisters, Hannah, Mollie,
and Maya. You left huge paw prints on my heart and will eternally be a part of my heart and soul. You have been a treasure in my
life, Sophie, and I thank your Auntie Joan a million times over for bringing you into my life. Someday we will be together again...
With my love, Mommy (Dar)
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Just over seventeen years ago, she came into my life and heart. She was a tiny little thing, buff, almost white. She was seven and a half weeks old when she came home with me to be my baby girl. I named her Miss Molly. It suited her. She very soon became the "boss" and her older cocker brother Mr. Murphy soon learned just who was in charge. Miss Molly was the light of my life. It was winter, January, and there was a lot of snow that winter. House training was a fiasco. Miss Molly would be taken out to the spot I had cleared for her to use. She was never satisfied with it though. She had to go into the deeper snow to find out what was there. She would get cold and I would bring her back in and she would pee on the floor. With the emerging of Spring, she finally caught on but only because she wanted to. Miss Molly would do things only if she wanted to. She could be a stubborn woman, but she was the light of my life. She loved her cookies and treats and learned to "sit pretty" to get them. She loved to eat and human food was always the best.....except for carrots. She hated carrots. As a small puppy, she loved to curl up in my lap to take her puppy naps but as she got older and became more independent, lap time became shorter and shorter although she liked to curl up next to me on the couch. If Mr. Murphy was already there, she gave him a little, almost inaudible growl along with a push with her nose and the spot was hers. And so it went, just the three of us, me, Murphy and the light of my life. Miss Molly loved her walks but they ended whenever and wherever she decided they should. Many times I had to carry her home. She would sit and refuse to budge if she had had enough. Other times, when she was small, she liked to hold on to Murphy's leash. I have beautiful memories of Molly "walking" Murphy in the yard across the street. All the neighbors were watching and laughing at Murphy walking along and Molly trotting along behind him with his leash in her mouth. She had spirit, the light of my life! As happens, weeks turn to months, months turn to years and before long, my puppy-girl was a year old and a young lady. She loved company and would sit pretty for each one......for a cookie of course. Click to read More about Miss Molly
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Suki came to us on May 8, 2006 after we found her on Petfinder and put in an application with Cockerpals for her. We had taken two Cocker boys through their lives prior to her and our house was empty once again. Suki became our first Cocker girl and we were amazed at the differences in her personality compared to our boys. She was every bit a lady...quiet, loving, tender, and gentle. I shall never forget our first moments alone together. I laid down on the floor next to her and we communicated heart to heart. I didn't realize she was almost totally deaf then but I told her I would love her and promised to take her through her life. We just lay there next to one another...her getting use to me and I to her. I remember those big eyes looking into mine and how trusting she was. After that she was with me constantly. I couldn't go into a room without her close behind. Over the months and years ahead we shared a quiet tight bond. She didn't want to be apart from me and we found out very quickly that we could not leave her alone because she would cry a most mournful cry. That was alleviated when about 8 months later we adopted Noah, a little Bichon. They immediately bonded and became close friends and took care of one anothers separation anxiety if we had to go out for a few hours but I was always her number one person and she would sit in the window looking for me if I left and dance in circles with a toy in her mouth when I returned. She also loved her daddy and enjoyed cuddling close to him on the couch when he was watching TV and thoroughly enjoyed him rubbing her tummy gently. She was affectionate and loyal and the sweetest dispositioned dog anyone could ever ask for. There was no aggression or unkindness in her. She absolutely loved going to brunches at Sheila's ...and the Cockerpal picnics were the highlight of the year for her. She was a little social butterfly in her own quiet way. Whether she was meeting new friends on our walks or sharing a day with extended family she loved those around her and was loved by everyone who met her. Several days before Easter Suki went into Congestive Heart Failure and the day before Easter after tapping her lungs to try to remove fluid it was found she was loaded with cancer cells and only had a day or two left. In an instant of time we were forced to make some heart rending decisions and allowed our girl to go quietly to the bridge, on mommy's lap, being held as I promised her almost three years before. A short time after we adopted Suki I found out her name meant Beloved in Japanese and that is what she was...Beloved in every way and greatly and deeply missed...Linda, Brian and Noah
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This sweet senior girl was thrown into a shelter with seven other Shih Tzus when their elderly Mom passed away and Dad couldn't take care of them. Sugar was 17 and she came to me with 14 year Preacher. Sugar was only with me a little more than a month but she captured my heart with her gentle, sweet nature. She spent most of the time she was with me in my arms or in my lap. The last week she was with me she has stopped eating and nothing I did could get her interested in food. She had gone from gobbling three meals a day to refusing all food. The vet felt her kidneys had shut down. Sugar went to the Bridge in my arms - the same place she had spent much of her time with me. Rest in Peace sweet baby girl - I wish our time together could have been longer. Joan
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It is hard to believe a year has passed since Miss Sadie! Rescue Cocker Extraordinaire has gone to Rainbow Bridge. Miss Sadie! earned her moniker by writing and requesting donations for the Joey Fund Auction. She managed to drum up 400+ donations - she had a way with words... She was quite the character, she was known for having the fastest wiggie in the East and liked to toss out "Black Cockers Rule" to her friends on the Pals yahoogroup. She spent considerable time trying to steal strawberries from the strawberry bed. She loved her fruits and veggies, especially lettuce! One of my favorite memories is of the day I missed the trash can when tossing a Granny Smith Apple sticker out. I turned around to see her sporting it on her nose, sitting there with this innocent look on her face "What Mom, I wasn't doing anything". When we adopted her, she was seven. Eight years later, we lost her suddenly and quite unexpectedly. She started coughing on a Friday night and five days later she was gone. Severe heart disease and pneumonia. You'll always be my baby...Love, Mommy (Joyce)
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Taffy became a part of my heart and my home on 4/6/96. I had picked out a puppy at the local animal shelter and was set to take her home. A few cages down held a big blonde dog with large sad brown eyes. She almost pleaded with me to get her out of there and I knew that I had to take her instead. She had been found as a stray and no one claimed her. The red colored tag on her cage told the staff that she had only a few more days to live. She was only 8-10 months old. Once I had her home, I realized that she had no clue what a home was all about. She chewed everything in sight, counter surfed, went potty in the house, etc. I referred to her as the "dog from hell". She even chewed her spay stitches and I had to have her restitched. This time she wore an e-collar. As time went on Taffy felt more secure and loved with me. She watched my other dog, Shadow, go potty outside and finally realized that this is how it was done. There were no more accidents in the house. She stopped chewing on things and became a well behaved girl. Taffy loved everyone and everything. My Grandchildren called her the "Licking Machine" because she always had a kiss for anyone or anything that got too close to her. My Freddy used to push her away from her food dish and start eating. Instead of growling she would stand and lick his face while he ate her dinner. She loved to go for walks and lay out in the yard with me when I did my yard work. When I would sit and watch TV or work on the computer, she was right by my side, many times with her head on my foot. Her bed at night was right next to me on the floor. She was always there to greet me when I came in the door. Last October my world crashed. Taffy suddenly became ill and the diagnosis was HSA-tumor on the spleen. She was given a month to live by the vet. I changed her diet and looked into holistic methods. She did very well and after 8 months I thought maybe we had beaten this insidious disease. On June 3, 2009 Taffy showed evidence of a massive bleed. With the help of my trusted vet, we sent Taffy to the Bridge. Taffy left this world cradled in my arms. I told her how much I loved her while my heart was breaking. I never thought I could hurt this much. I miss her so much. Rest in peace my sweet girl. I love you and I will never forget you. Mommy (Diane W)
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