clarkie denham is in Doggy Heaven.

clarkie denham

Age 14, October 31, 1990 - December 27, 2004

you were a saint of a dog .you were born with a loving heart and a gentle soul.

Nickname: saint clarkie

you never snapped, growled,, or bit another loving thing. you were gentle and accepting of all that entered our house or yard be it cat, dog, child. i was always amazed at how you would lay by you food bowl and watch as birds, squirrels, cats, kittens (strays) would eat from your bowl. you were especially gentle and loving to the babies. you taught our other dogs to be as gentle as you.you taught them to never leave the yard, to never bite. i know it was you now because i have a much harder time teaching the dogs i have now to be like you ,roxy ,pugsly,and sammy. everyone we met commented on what a group of well behaved friendly dogs we had. because of you!!!! it would take a book to tell people all the things you did that made you a saint from letting pugsly sleep on your back from pupyhood to adulthood, to adopting that stray kitten that wondered into the yard. only two of the things that made you a saint. we were blessed with a special dog. there will never be another like you. i know now what is meant when people say " he was an old soul". you were the gentle soul of our family every person and new pet took to you like ducks to water. you were so gentle with all the little things that went to you. they slept with you , on you,next to you and you would lick them once or twice and they would sleep. you brought a gentleness to our house and our lives. we haven't been the same since you left. every dog has a purpose yours was to teach us gentle patience and tolerance. mar. 11, 2012 still think of you every day and it,s been yrs. now but it feels like yesterday. take care of roxy and please watch over pugs for me .

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------road trip big guy. unfold your wings, i am sure you will see some c-o-w-s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------my dear st. clarkie it's been 8 yrs you were such a gentle soul an old soul of a dog the thing that gives me the most comfort over losing pugs is that you are there to take care of him. you were the one dog i can honestly say i trusted with my life and the lives of those we loved. i have never felt truly safe since you've been gone nor have i ever trusted another dog with my grandbabies like i did you. i feared nothing when you were with me. i have not felt that sense of security since you left. you were the protector of us all. our guardian, now our guardian angel. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------oh clarkie our family is so different without you . you were the leader and that was our blessing because you were so mellow and sweet and loving that it gave the other dogs a good roll model . there is no such roll model in our pack now and the family dynamics are so different. all 4 of you dogs would eat out of the same bowl and never a growl or raised lip. the 3 we have now. will not . who ever is there 1st growls at the others to keep them away. i am at a loss.. i don't have you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------oh, clarkie i want so bad to be with all of you again. our new dogs keep the loneliness at bay but i miss you three so much, it isn;t the same you, roxy and pugsly had special personalities that made us so close as a unit we all fit together like a puzzle. sammy the last of our unit ( brat pack) has changed with these new dogs. i keep saying it is age but it is the atmosphere. he barks at things, he's skittish,he snaps at the other dogs. he was our angel chihuahua. people said the sweetest ever not even strange dogs didn't like him everything liked him!!!! 4-11-12 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-23-12 oh my big beautiful saint of a dog i don't know how i am managing without you . it's been so long since i said " go play!" ( our release word for you to run free off leash) for the last time and that i would be there soon. i guess my soon and god's soon are different.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEC. 16, 2012 my beautiful st. clarkie, i still can't believe you have been gone 8 yrs. we lost you 2 days after christmas..... your best friend roxy, 21 days before christmas. the holidays are not the same are i miss you so much at this time of year. i love you my boy. MERRY CHRISTMAS ST. CLARKIE.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------dec.28, 2012 oh, clarkie, it just hasn't been the same at christmas. i want you and roxy and my precious pugsly here. your memories bring smiles because they're good ones yet they remind me of what i lost.miss you my boy wait for me .-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------mar. 30,2013 happy easter clarkie, I don't know why it is taking so long for me to be with you all again. maybe it's because Sammy is still here too.i told you to go play and wait for me i'd join you soon . I didn't know it would be this long. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-17-13 oh my beautiful saint. I take so much comfort in the knowledge that you are with roxie and pugsly . I know they are happy with you. the gentle leader that made us a beautiful pack. I love you clarkie and we miss your gentle spirit and your old soul.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-03-13 The tree is all trimmed, gifts all are wrapped, the hymns all are sung, the traveled plans mapped, ------ and still there's a sadness that lies in your heart for a dog that was lost and a love now apart, a stocking is missing with a toy and a treat, a lap is now empty, a space at your feet. Yet, remember this season God's small gift to you -------wonderful memories to treasure life through. by C.C. miss you always my angel of a dog.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-20-14 easter again my love. Sammy is getting ready to join you my beautiful boy. I know you already know this.. my special pack will once again be together running and playing. how I miss not being with all of you. Sammy was the last tangible link to my pack. take care of him and be there waiting when he comes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-29-2014 TEN yrs. my big beautiful boy, you have been gone. I still can't get over losing you. how different our lives are without you. how much your gentle spirit and loving heart affected our lives. are you still waiting for me ? don't give up on me . I promise I'm coming home to you.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-2014 TEN YEARS my saint of a dog, I have not forgotten you and I never will . how you used to lay your head across my neck when we slept , the smell of you, your warmth, I still want to wrap my arms around you and bury my face in your neck. MERRY CHRISTMAS , ST CLARKIE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-15-2015 oh my saint of a dog, I swear you have come back to us in the form of a little golden chow mix puppy. I see in her so many of your traits. she is super smart way easy to learn stuff she learned how to go in and out the dog door at 8wks , 2nd day we had her. someone dumped her in our yard. oh baby I didn't want another dog . I really don't want her. I just want my brat pack. but if it is you and you got tired of waiting for me I will be thankful