Goodbye Sweet Sasha

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Sasha is the name of our Siberian Husky, who, thirteen years ago had been abandoned, and thrown in a trash bin as a newborn puppy.  We took her in, and she became a part of the family.  Sasha, as a puppy, was larger than our Maltese mix, Buddy.  Buddy was about a year old when Sasha came to live with us.  Sasha grew into a beautiful, large, and sweet Siberian Husky with one gray eye, and one brown eye.

When we first got Chewy, she tried to eat the chihuahua on the first day.  As time passed, they became friends.  When Chewy died last year, Sasha howled all night in mourning.

Buddy died an old man early last year, and Chewy died an old man at the tail-end of last year.  Now, it was Sasha's turn to succumb to old age.

Recently, we got a new puppy, a hyper Chorkie named Murphy.  Murphy adopted Sasha as his mama, and since Sasha passed away tonight, Murphy has been crying.  He misses her.  We let him in the house for a while to console him.  He's not his usual barking self.  He's calm, quiet, and alone.

He'll be fine in the long run, but I know how he feels.  I miss Sasha too.

She was breathing shallow when I got home from a doctor's appointment this evening.  She was lying on her side, and couldn't get up, so I brought her water, gave her affection, and checked on her every five minutes.  Murphy seemed to know something was wrong.  He was licking her face, and spending a lot of time with Sasha.  Now, she has passed.  My wife was at work, and after talking to her, the duty of taking care of the situation fell upon me.  With the help of wonderful neighbors, I took Sasha to the vet, and she will be cremated and her ashes will be spread at sea.  Her collar, pictures, and our memories keep her alive.  Yes, I know she was an animal, but that dog was a part of the family, and we will miss her dearly.

Murphy will have to get along alone, but we will make sure we spend time with him, like we did with Sasha.

The picture at the top is of Sasha and Murphy a few months ago.

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