| Location | Warrington |
| Age | 14 years |
| Date of Birth | 12/03/1991 |
| Date of Death | 19/09/2005 |
| Visitors | 1,881 since 02/11/2008 |
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My 1st dog [ PRINCE ] had just died in the January of 1995, I found it difficult living without a
dog by my side. My husband at the time had said he would buy me a pedigree dog so I bought some dog
magazines to read up on different breeds.
I had 3 breeds in mind a Red Setter, a Long Haired Collie [ Lassie dog ] or a Labrador. As I was
brought up around Lab's my husband suggested I stick with the breed I knew, so one of the dog
magazine's had an article in about a Labrador Rescue Society called Northwest Lab Rescue. We applied
and in the March of 1995 I got a phone call from Glenys who ran the Society, she said we have a 3
year old Black lab male if you want to adopt him, but he dos'nt like cats and gets excited when
greeting.
I said yes we would have him. We then went to Leigh because the owner was traveling from Cumbria
with him and we would meet up at one of the kennals lab rescue used for rehomeing.
There were 4 Labs in the kennals [ 3 Black and 1 Golden ] when we got there we were told Callum was
the one with the collar on. While we were paying the £60 to adopt him and fill in an adoption form
the owner who drove all the way from Cumbria to give him up was still around near her car, she came
over to us crying that started me off as well, she said take care of him he's my baby I have no
children, I said I will we have no children either.
From that day he settled into his new home and he went everywhere with us and like Prince he loved
going to Southport going in the sea and playing with a frizbee.
I split from my husband in 2000 but I kept Callum. Within 3 years I was married to my second
husband who fell in love with Callum stright away, Callum would follow him round like his shadow.
Then in 2004 he was suffering with arthritis he started to slow down and finding it hard to get up
the stairs, he started to look up the stairs if you was upstairs crying and whimpering knowing he
could not make it.
The next year September [05] his back legs had gone he could not get up and when he did manage to
get up he was walking side ways like he'd had a stroke or something.
I knew it was time to have him put to sleep so my brother and my husband took him to the vets yet
again I could not go knowing that he was going for good. I sat in the hall with him on his bed
saying my goodbyes untill it was time to take him the vets. The vet confirmed that he had, had a
mini stroke.
We had him cremated and we have his ashes in a nice wooden casket with a brass nameplate with his
name on.
xxx Callum xxx
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xxx Love Mum xxx
For Callum
If it should be, that I grow frail and weak,
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then you must do what must be done
For this, the last battle, can't be won.
You will be sad, I understand.
Don't let your grief then stay your hand,
For this day, more than the rest,
Your love and friendship stand the test.
We've had so many happy years
What is to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer, so,
When the time comes, please let me go.
Take me where my needs they'll tend only,
Stay with me to the end,
And hold me firm and speak to me,
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time you will see
It is a kindness you do to me
Although my tail its last has waved
From pain and suffering I've been saved.
Don't grieve it should be you,
Who decides this thing to do,
We've been so close, we two, these years
Don't let your heart hold any tears.
Smile - for we walked together,
For a little while.
They will not go quietly,
the pets who've shared our lives.
In subtle ways they let us know
their spirit still survives.
Old habits still can make us think
we hear them at the door
Or step back when we drop
a tasty morsel on the floor.
Our feet still go around the place
the food dish used to be,
And, sometimes, coming home at night,
we miss them terribly.
And although time may bring new friends
and a new food dish to fill,
That one place in our hearts
belongs to them...
and always will.
A Brilliant Rainbow
(Terri Onorato)
High on whispered wings I fly,
a brilliant star, I light the sky.
Toward the sun I soar so free,
a brilliant rainbow follows me.
I pulsate through your very soul
and in my paws your heart I hold.
The day will come when you'll fly too,
I'll be here then to welcome you.
Until the time we meet again
I won't journey far my friend.
For in your love I live so free,
a brilliant rainbow guiding me.
The Silhouette
(Terri Onorato)
The silhouette stands boldly
at the end of the hallway
ears erect, eyes like jewels
the tail, it softly sways.
This wouldn't be the first time
I've seen her stand nearby,
her image clear as crystal
from the corner of my eye.
Her visits I don't share with some
who think I've went over and beyond
the grieving time they deem I need,
they say I should move on.
I sometimes pity people who
have never felt just cause
to share the bond between two souls,
one with hands and one with paws.
The silhouette reminds me
what the others say is wrong
for as long as breath goes through me
there exists our mighty bond.
When the Keeper calls me home
and the Bridge gates open wide
our bond will deepen ten fold
as we walk through side by side.
You see, I am the lucky one
as I've been truly blessed
for someday we'll walk together
as eternal silhouettes.
...I shall see beauty
But none to match your living grace.
I shall hear music
But none as sweet as the droning song
With which you loved me.
I shall fill my days
But I shall not, cannot forget.
Sleep soft, dear friend...-
From an anonymous poem
Is your Heart.
Do you think your heart is big enough to store the love he gives
this handsome pup you've just aquired
in the short time that he lives
Do you think your heart is wide enough
to store up all the pride
Of the handsome dog,all grown up
as he walks out by your side
And will your heart be strong enough to cope with all the pain
When the time has come to say goodbye
You cant see him again
Well when my hearts no longer strong
and my life comes to an end
There will be a celebration,cos i'll see my friend again
As I take my walk on heavenly shores
I know that I will see
That familiar face,that wagging tails
Waiting there for me.
copywrite gfryer
We have a secret you and I,
That no one else shall know,
For who but I can see you lie,
Each night, in fireglow?
And who but I can reach my hand
Before I go to bed,
And feel the living warmth of you
And touch your silken head?
And only I walk woodland paths,
And see, ahead of me,
Your small form racing with the wind,
So young again, and free!
And only I can see you swim
In every brook I pass.
And, when I call, no one but I
Can see the bending grass.
. . . Author Unknown
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