She So Loved Baja

Maggie was one of those Baja dogs who annoyed many by finding her way into pictures of Baja



It was with such broken hearts that last night we had to say good-bye to our 11 year old fur baby. We buried her at sunrise.

It has been a not always smooth journey with Maggie Mae with her two knee surgeries and two years of battling cancer. It all took a toll and suddenly about two weeks ago, she became terribly ill --- her little body was failing her; it was never as strong after her last radiation. The Vet said her end was near, with a failing heart, but she understood our need to hold on to hope. It was hospice care for the last two weeks. After all she gave us, she deserved it.

Maggie was not the dog everyone loved; she had her own personality and was so loyal to us. We loved her more than anyone can imagine. Life will just not be same without her. Damn, we miss her. We are trying to think about all the wonderful memories and what we have learned from her about life.

1. Always bring joy to all activities no matter how small the activity.

2. Give unconditional love to those very few who give it back. And tell them everyday how much you love them

3. Don't be too quick to trust as not all are worthy of trust.

4. Continue to be weary and cautious as there are so many false others

5. Accept those who seek to understand you, warts and all.

6. Don't let that other dog steal your toy!

DEP little angel. You have left such a hole in our hearts, but you gave us so much. We will continue to cry and continue to miss you forever. While you always told us how much you appreciated that we rescued you from the street, the pleasure was all ours. You were one of a kind

With a huge smile, we will always see you clearing that beach in Bahia Asuncion of all the birds.










[Edited on 7-5-2013 by DianaT]

Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and comments. This one is a tough one as it just feels like a big chunk of our life spirit has left us. Time, it will take some time.

And I know that some of you are still suffering from your recent and not so recent loss of a fur baby. We just keep trying to fill that giant hole in our hearts with the beautiful memories. As we took a drive today, I smiled remembering how we always had to fight her for the arm rest between our seats; she always won.

Tommy, our other dog is very healthy right now, but he is almost 12 1/2 years old. We don't think there will be any more dogs for a very, very, long time, but we said that when we lost our Lucy 13 years ago. We still miss her all the time.

When Lucy left us we had her cremated as we knew we were not going to be in Calexico for much longer. Since to us, this is such a much nicer place, we decided to bury Lucy's ashes with Maggie. It was one thing that made us smile as we told them to get along as we know they would not have liked each other in life.

This was her last hike just a couple of weeks ago. We had seen changes in her for the last few months but we were just trying to ignore them. She did pretty well on this short hike, but she tired much to quickly.



And as a final note, this is one of my favorite portrait shots of little Magster taken at Gonzaga a few years ago. Pigpen was another one our nicknames for her.



Again, thank you. Somehow writing about her just helps a little.

Diana

Dianne,

I was so sorry to read this. My sympathies go out to you, John and Tommy. I met Maggie on two or three of our meetings in Baja and also in No. Cal. So did Paco.

'Ol Paco is now 11 and slowing down a bit. He especially did not like this heat wave of triple digits for the last 7 days. Last night's fireworks did not help. We have been so close since he was a puppy, I am not looking forward to that day.

You may or may not get another dog, but none can replace your dear Maggie. I will spend extra time with Paco today in the memory of Maggie.

Today is a bit cooler. Whew! I will take Paco for a drive. You will remember, he has the whole super crew cab in my F150, with the back seat down as a platform. He has made so many trips to Mulege without a single complaint. Well...after all that is his penthouse suite.

Bye, Maggie! We loved you.

Tony

Sincere Regrets to You

Thanks---she always will be speaking to us. She did have such a special spirit that just made everything more alive and fun.

Now it is time to work with our old Tommy as he is obviously grieving and is having a few very different behaviors. We know that he knew Maggie was very sick before we did by the way he behaved around her.

Mike, we really hope to get up your way in the not too distant future.