Darbee is in Doggy Heaven.

Darbee

Age 18, ~1996 - May 15, 2014

Such an incredible dog!!! In our hearts forever!!l Love, Mom & Dad

Nickname: Darbs, Darbo, Boo Boo,Little Buddy

Dear Darbee,

We can't put into words how much you have meant to us and what an incredible dog you were. We will never forget the first day you came into our lives(at age 2), you came home and pranced around like you were the boss, and you sure were for the the next 16 years. Thanks for all the happiness, laughter, joy and love you gave us!! We are forever grateful you were OUR dog! We are going to miss that "Eskie smile" everyday! You were one of a kind. All dogs are special but they say you will have that one "extra special" dog in your lifetime, and we say without a doubt, you were it!!!! Although our hearts are broken and we miss you SO much, we know you are running free and "talking" at the Rainbow Bridge. You are our Angel until we meet again. Rest in Peace sweet boy!!!

We love you,
Mom & Dad....

I Only Wanted You:

"They say memories are golden, well maybe that is true. I didn't want memories I only wanted you. A million times I needed you, a million times I've cried. If love alone would have saved you, you would have never died. God spelled backwards is dog."

Beautiful!: THE JOURNEY
By Maureen Senoff

"When you bring a pet into your life, you begin a journey. A journey that will bring you more love and devotion than you have ever known, yet will also test your strength and courage. If you allow, the journey will teach you many things, about life, about yourself, and most of all, about love. You will come away changed forever, for one soul cannot touch another without leaving its mark.

Along the way, you will learn much about savoring life’s simple pleasures — jumping in leaves, snoozing in the sun, the joys of puddles, and even the satisfaction of a good scratch behind the ears. If you spend much time outside, you will be taught how to truly experience every element, for no rock, leaf, or log will go unexamined, no rustling bush will be overlooked, and even the very air will be inhaled, pondered, and noted as being full of valuable information.

Once we walk as a dog does, we discover a whole new world. We stop; we browse the landscape, we kick over leaves, peek in tree holes, look up, down, all around. And we learn what any dog knows that nature has created a marvelously complex world that is full of surprises, that each cycle of the seasons bring ever changing wonders, each day an essence all its own, each day a gift from God.

From your pet, you will learn the true measure of love. The steadfast, undying kind that says, “It dose not matter where we are or what we do, or how life treats us as long as we are together.”

Respect this always. It is the most precious gift any living soul can give another. You will not find it often among the human race. And you will learn humility. Such joy and love. A dog sees not some flawed human who could be cross and stubborn, moody or rude, but only her wonderful companion. Or maybe she saw those things and dismissed them as mere human foibles, not worth considering, and so chose to love us anyway.

If you pay attention and learn well, when the journey is done, you will be not just a better person, but the person your pet always knew you to be. The one they were proud to call beloved friend.

This journey is not without pain. Like all paths of true love, the pain is part of loving. For as surely as the sun sets, one day your dear animal companion will follow a trail you cannot yet go down. And you will have to find the strength and love to let them go.A pet’s time on earth is far too short, especially for those that love them. We borrow them, really, just for a while, and during these brief years they are generous enough to give us all their love, every inch of their spirit and heart, until one day there is nothing left.

Deep down we somehow always knew that this journey would end. We knew that if we gave our hearts they would be broken. But give them we must for it is all they ask in return. When the time comes, and the road curves ahead to a place we cannot see, we give one final gift and let them run on ahead, young and whole once more. “God speed, good friend,” we say, until our journey comes full circle and our paths cross again.

And bless their souls for sharing their lives with us… and adding so much to our very existence."