Shorty is in Doggy Heaven.

Shorty

Age 4, January 04, 2007 - June 28, 2011

Shorty was a happy, affectionate dog. He is deeply missed and life won't be the same without him.

Shorty...you will always hold a place in my heart.

Shorty loved to get out of the yard. My neighbor has cats and on one occasion as he ran after the cat, the cat stopped and started to run after him. He ran away yelping but it didn't hinder his confidence. I had to finally put him on a leash until I discovered he was climbing over a wire fence to get out. Once I barricaded his point of exit, the leash came off. He loved catching rats. I live behind a small grocery store and rats climb into the yard over the electrical wires. Shorty's vigilance always paid off. I'd have to pick up the carcasses the next day. It must have been his time to go although he was only four. I had saved his life once when he ate a yard plant that poisoned him. I treated his fever and helped him to expel what he had digested. He didn't eat for a week but he recovered. Another time he was out of the yard, a wandering pit bull attacked him. I flung a half full bottle of fluid and hit the dog square on the forehead. Shorty was able to get away and I treated him for a one inch gash. He recovered well but it seems it was his destiny and I couldn't save him this time. He was out of the yard again and hit by a car. He didn't come when called for breakfast and I went looking for him. He was laying in the grass. I assume whomever hit him at least got him off the street. My son and his friends helped bury my beloved Shorty. I am grateful to my friends and family who expressed condolences and kind words about this wonderful little dog, but my heart still breaks. RIP Shorty Dude, I love you.