Bert the Great Pyrenees
Today was one of the hardest days of my life. Our dear beautiful boy left us. Bert our 7 year old Great Pyrenese passed away at 5:19 PM today. This was a difficult year for Bert. He was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma in December. He had stage 3 cancer and was given a few weeks to live. I immediately started all my healing work, and recently wrote about it in a newsletter. We rushed him to University of Florida Small Animal Hospital. Amazingly we had stopped the cancer from progressing and the oncology department was now optimistic in removing the mass on the side of his face. He endured painful months of recovery and enjoyed home cooked meals and being hand fed as his face recovered. In March we started bringing him to see a specialist vet who worked wonders in strengthening his immune system. Two weeks ago Bert returned to Gainesville and was declared totally free of cancer. Bert looked the best he had in years, was getting stronger and enjoyed being in the front yard and chasing hawks, owls, birds and butterflies. This past Friday he fell a number of times. We took him to the vet on Sat. He got worse. We took him to the vet on Monday and then drove him directly to Gainesivlle. He got significantly better and then suddenly went downhill yesterday. He was not able to move when we found him this morning. The vets speculate that either Bert developed a brain or spinal cord issue. Our vet, Dr. Holder came to the house 3 times today. Bert passed quietly at 5:19 PM today in our home after saying good bye to all our animals. Bert had endured many challenges throughout his life. He battled with an autoimmune disease, CUPS since an early age. He had the tip of his tail cut off in a door, and an ACL , torn ligament issue in his knee in previous years. Bert taught me strength and immense measures of love. He was a kind and loving soul giving his time to the elderly, and to young children. Bert was my partner in all my public speaking demonstrations. He was my heart, my love, my "happy thought". I will miss you terribly dear one but know you are romping around happily, pain free, and can be with me at any given time. My love to you. Jo

Connor the Irish Wolfhound
Connor, beloved member of the Lemons family. This gentle giant was a certified therapy dog and had a joyous soul. He is greatly missed.

Hanlon the Saved Great Pyrenees
Hanlon came to us so weak and underweight he was barely able to walk. But thanks to the dedication of his foster mother Joni, he was restored to a normal weight, and was able to enjoy his senior years in comfort and safety, surrounded by love. He had his own special bed inside, but he loved to lie outside in the sunshine. Joni and her family will miss Hanlon very, very much.

Lilly the Senior Lab
We adopted our precious Lilly from PRBJ in July 2011. She had been our foster dog for almost three months and we couldn't bear to let her go. Lilly passed away last week due to bleeding tumors. There was nothing the doctor's could do to save her. Our entire family is so heartbroken. > Lilly was a perfect fit for our family and got along so well with her sister dog, Leia and 5 cat siblings. We all loved her so much and miss her every day. She had some crazy habits and had an overwhelming obsession to eat the cat's food! But we loved her anyway. > Thank you for bringing Lilly into our lives for two short but wonderful years! > > Patti

Blackie the Little Chihuahua
We were saddened to hear from Blackie's owner today, that this sweet little dog died very suddenly. She told us how Blackie had made her very, very happy, and how he cuddled up in bed with her at night.