Hershey
On January 12, 2008 I received this e-mail from Barb, the lovely lady who volunteers her time to answer the numerous e-mails and phone messages received every day by Pet Rescue By Judy. "Hi Holly, Our 15 year old teddy bear of a dog, Hershey, went to the rainbow bridge this morning and my heart is breaking. He is the last of our "3 teens" to go. Hershey literally wandered into our lives - he was such a cool dog and made many friends as well. He loved doing zoomies around the yard with Dixie. Even at age 15, he would try to show our "young'uns" that he still could at least try to keep up with them! The 3 of them would cram on the same bed, into a crate together when it was cold and were inseparable. I am hoping they are all running around right now with each other like they always loved to do. They were so bonded with each other . I thought I would send their pictures for the rainbow bridge section. Hershey is laying in the grass, Lila is the small yellow dog and Dixie is the Dobie. It's been rough losing them. Our boys grew up with them. It's been a bad day..........."

Lila
Lila passed away January 2007 at the good age of 14. Lila was shoved under a fence at The Animal Shelter in Winter Garden and was so tiny that they had her in with the cats. My husband was volunteering with a building project out there and had my older son with, who found her and fell in love. They called me and said I would never guess what they were bringing home. They were right! And do you know, she acted like a cat - rubbed on our legs and other things.

Dixie
Sweet Dixie passed away at 14 in September 2005. Dixie was for sure my "heart dog" . Everybody who met her fell in love with her - even people who thought Dobermans were mean. Not her! She was the happiest dog you could ever meet & I think she was on a mission to change the image of Dobermans!

Sammi
This year we lost our sweet Sammi girl. She truly was the best companion any family could have asked for. Protective when appropriate, loving to everyone else and an amazing care giver to any animal she met. She was the patriarch of the group in both our home and our neighbor's who has several dogs and a pig. We had 8 wonderful years with Sammi and looking back, we don't regret a minute. She was so well behaved from the very first and was, I am sure, a big part of why it was so easy for us to make our little Molly pop so at home when we first brought her home. Thank you Judy and family for introducing us to Sammi and for having touched the lives of many people. No one who met her didn't fall in love with her. ~ The Shumway Family

Lucky, My Angel Dog
My Angel has gone to Heaven. I was 4th grade when we found Lucky, my sister, friends and I chased a pack of dogs though our neighborhood in hopes to rescue Lucky, I remember my sister carrying the little ball of fur in her arms as the other dogs tried to get her to put him down. She locked herself in the neighbors bathroom when we were told we could not keep him. Before you know it our parents including the Markiewiez’ (R.I.P Mr. M) had a rope on the main road like cowboys, and we brought him home. Lucky brought unbelievable happiness to our family. Not a mean bone in him. I never thought the day would come when God would take my Angel away from us. Approximately 2 ½ years ago Lucky got sick, He had such a loving heart that one day it grew too big for his body, by poor baby hung in there with special care from Dr. Elhers for 2 more years. Lucky passed on the front lawn with my Father the afternoon of February 28, 2007. The saddest day of my life….He was more than a dog; he was by best friend ever. He was always right there by my side. I would give anything to have said goodbye….. Dear Lucky, Words cannot express my love for you and how you have affected my life while in it and now without you. I do not blame you for leaving, I was the lucky one to have you in my life for so long. I am happy now you are not in pain, although I miss you dearly. Rest in peace my Love, you are the one and ONLY Lucky. WE love you so much. Please visit me in my dreams soon. We will cross the bridge together one day, until we meet again….. Michelle V.