[Magdalen] Prayers for my friend

[Jon Egger]

So sad.  I loved my lil Fergus (sheltie) when I got him....I had to give
him up to sheltie rescue because of allergies.

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Grace & peace,
Rev. Jon Egger
Deacon Emeritus
Old Trinity Parish
Independence, MO


On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Having had one border collie, Bella of blessed memory, I can
> understand that, for Zipp, loss of mobility is more than a loss of
> quality of life, it's just as much a loss of the meaning of life.
> Prayers for Lindsey as she deals with *her* loss at this time.
>
> Regards
> Lesley de Voil
>
> On 3/17/15, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Your prayers are requested for my Texas friend Lindsey, who had to put
> her
> > beloved border collie, Zipp, to sleep this morning. She is heartbroken as
> > it was so unexpected.
> >
> > Zipp was a "lost dog", literally--he turned up in her church's parking
> lot
> > as a teenaged pup about 7 years ago and although they tried every
> possible
> > means of finding his owner, he was never claimed. There had been a cattle
> > auction the week he turned up, and Lindsey still thinks that's where he
> may
> > have come from. In any case, he attached himself totally to Lindsey and
> > there was no changing his mind. Her senior border collie, Sugar (long
> since
> > gone to Rainbow Bridge), wasn't terribly pleased to get a little brother,
> > but she grudgingly accepted him so long as he understood who was the big
> > dog. Zipp became Lindsey's guardian, protector, and constant companion.
> > When she met the man who is now her husband, Zipp had to inspect and
> > approve him "or I wouldn't have gone out with him, " she always said.
> Zipp
> > got really sick about a week ago and the vet had diagnosed him with
> > megaesophagus, a condition that's rare in adult dogs. She was prepared to
> > deal with the special feeding procedures he would have had to have for
> the
> > rest of his life, but when she went to pick him up, he couldn't walk. She
> > found out that when he was given his bath at the clinic, he "somehow
> fell".
> > She thinks one of the people who works there may have dropped him or
> > otherwise mishandled him. In any case, he was permanently paralyzed in
> his
> > hindquarters, and she made the decision to put him down because he was so
> > miserable. She still has Emma, a rescued half border collie, half blue
> > heeler, but she will miss Zipp, the dog who chose her, terribly.
> >
>