Farewell, Elma
Elma Mater Go-Blue Kou
1990-2006
Well, Elma (my dog) is gone. And she’ll be missed. When I woke up this morning she couldn’t stand, had labored breathing, and a sort of blank look in her eyes. I wasn’t even sure she was conscious. When I left for school she was still alive. But my mother called about ten minutes after I left to tell me Elma had died.
It’s not that we weren’t expecting it though. She’d refused to eat anything for the past couple weeks or so.
She’s in the garage now awaiting burial, but the last time I saw her she was alive. Which is a good way to remember her. At least until we bury her tomorrow.
Elma had a good long life. She would have been 16 years old this year. See more pictures of Elma and read more about her at Tim’s Xanga site.
January 16th, 2006 at 5:16 pm
Awww, I’m sorry. It’s so hard to lose our canine family members. I don’t know what I’ll do when Ivan leaves us, although hopefully that will be far in the future.
A good dog is a gift from God!
January 20th, 2006 at 4:35 pm
Christopher-
I’m saddened to hear of Elma’s passing…she was a great dog and I’ve got alot of fun memories of her!
Dave