Drew came to us aged about 18months,
a little skinny underfed , rather timid dog.
I was getting a Chinese take away meal delivered
and usually on the few occasions I have had take
away delivered , Dinky my Yorkie I had at the time,
would put on his show of guarding the house from
behind my legs!!!
However as he had died a few weeks previously of
course he wasnt about. The Chinese man commented
on that and said he was looking forward to see my
challenging little terrorist! I explained we still had Abbe
our old Tibetan Spaniel but she was missing Dinky and
was a little sulky under the bed.
He told me his daughter had gotten a Cavalier King
Charles but they had another dog who was jealous of
the newcomer and also it was tearing things up and
wasnt happy and as they were going back to Hong Kong
real soon on a holiday would I like him.
I was rather shocked that someone could offer to give
his dog away in such a flippant manner and asked what
would happen to him if he didnt find a home and he told me
he thought it would be the end ' for him. So I immediately
said Yes I would take him without even seeing him
He arrived that evening, a beautiful faced boy dog with a
rather emanciated body and very shy. I fell in love right away
and he came over to me and tried to climb up onto my knee.
I helped him up . We were bonded from that moment on and
we never went anywhere from that moment unless we were
together , apart from a spell I had in hospital, but even then
he came to visit and I got out of my bed to see him in the car park.
I had been told he ripped things up in the house !!
Well he never even ripped a paper in my home and he was
a very very happy loving and caring pup.
He followed me everywhere and we had so much fun.
It was found in time that like 99% of Cavalier's he had a
heart murmer and it got worse as he got older.
However we got pills and carried on. He slept beside
me, and in a cold winter's night he would cuddle in right
under the covers. When we went a walk, he knew I was
not too great at long walks so he would hold onto the lead
attached to him with his teeth and pull me along.!
When we visited the vets monthly for his check ups and
pillls he would be mesmerised by the avairy of budgies.
He loved them and would sit in front of the large cage
transfixed on the chattering and movements. He loved
going to the vets.!!
He was so well known in the area, shopkeepers knew
him as he would bark when I was getting served to ask
if there was anything for him and he always managed to
bag something!! I never saw him snarl, bark in anger,
snap or growl at man or beast in his whole life.
He loved of course getting his tummy rubbed and when
he had a grass allergy and I had some soothing cream for
him he quickly would lie on his back legs splayed wide
open to have it applied and I swear there was a smile on
his face as I was doing it.
Sadly he had a little stroke a couple of years ago and
that did knock him back a little. He got a little shaky on his
feet, and a little jumpy . It was apparent he was going downhill.
His lungs were taking in fluid and so he was put on water tablets.
Over the last year it was a bit of a struggle for him some
days and he had slowed down quite a bit. He always tried
though, he still loved life, he never wanted to be away from
us and he loved going out in the car so we would go for
drives to the coast- and let him enjoy the beach or the
woods to enjoy new smells.
He would come home with a renewed appetite and
after scoffing his dinner he would bark a proud bark as
though to say ' Arent I a clever boy' and get his treat for
cleaning his bowl.
Drew was especially special to me, he showed so
much love and care. He was inquisitive and loved life
to the end.
Sadly his last weekend had come and the fluid in his
lungs was in effect drowning him and we could see
he was suffering . We loved him too much to allow that
and the sad decision had to be made.
I watched John from the window take him to the vets,
who was just across the road from me. He was so
innocent and had no idea of course, but he was excited
at seeing his birds even although he was so ill. He sat
in front of the avairy and enjoyed their chatter for the last time.
This was such a sad day indeed. My heart has a
enormous hole. I loved him so so so much.
God created us all and put a great deal of thought
into one such little one as Drew. I know that same
God wants me to be happy and I know He will bring
us one day back together again, along with Abbe and
Dinky and that is a day I look forward too.
DREW MUMMY WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!!
MUMMY XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
