Today we lost our friend Abby. She fought very hard against an angry tumor, but in the end the cancer won. She was a horrible disobedient dog and that's why we loved her. We'll never forgot you, and we'll never stop loving you.
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good bye sweet big bear. there will never be another dog like abby (probably a good thing.) like jeremy said she was a bad dog who wormed her way into our hearts. she was fat, loud, and not housetrained. she started her time with us as just another foster beagle. she wasn't supposed to stay. but i fell in love with her at the first adoption day we brought her to. we sat there, on the floor at petco, for 4 hours and no one even looked at her. everyone wanted to adopt a fun, cute puppy. no one had any use for a fat bagel who snores. she looked at me that day as if to ask, "why does no one want me?" and from then on, i was in love. we kept up the farce of her as a foster dog for 7 more months after that, each month going to the adoption day, and each month no one looked at her. i was secretly happy because i didn't want to lose her. no other family was going to love her as much as we did. finally, after 8 months with her, in the car on the way to an adoption day i resolved that it would be her last. she was coming home to stay, even if having 4 dogs seemed absurd. she was part of our family. wouldn't you know it, that day several families wanted to meet abby and swarmed us when we got there. i didn't say anything, i just let them meet her and pet her, but even if they were the best family in the world, they weren't going to be good enough for my abby. we've had her for just over 2 years, including her foster time but in that time she made herself so special to us. she loved to chase squirrels in our yard in richmond, and even once caught a mole. she was a goof ball whose whole body wiggled when her tail wagged. she liked to sleep in laundry baskets. she was loud as hell at dinner time. we called dinner the best 30 seconds of abby's day. in the past month she figured out how to use the step stool to get on the counters and has helped herself to a piece of pizza, a loaf of bread, a stick of butter, and a pound of cheese. she loved to give kisses. her fur was course and itchy and her coloring always made her look older than she was. she loved the dog door at grandma's house. she hated going for car rides. her definition of food could be only described as "loose" - just about anything could be considered food. she especially liked kleenex and Q-tips. abby's motto was, "eat first. ask questions later." abby was a special girl. she was so bad she was good. we're going to miss her so much. we love you abigail. we'll never forget you.
This is such a touching tribute. I am sorry you guys. This is really sad. I think you did what's best.
Reading this and your earlier posts about Abby makes it obvious why you're the perfect household for so many well-loved animals. Know that you gave her a fantastic home and so much love. And may Quentin grow up to share your love of animals and compassion.
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