Sammy!

While we were gone Sammy was staying with my mom and Ryan. Well, needless to say it wasn't a good weekend. I had a bad feeling about this weekend for some reason. Thursday night we met my mom in DeSmet to give her Sammy. Sammy does go to my mom. I gave her extra kisses and told her that I loved her and we will see her when we get back. Tyler did the same. All week Tyler kept asking why Sammy couldn't just stay home, but I said its just too long. So Friday early evening Ryan came home and thought it would nice to let her outside to go potty and get fresh air. Well, when she went to the door to get back in Ryan was going to open it and she looked at him and she took off. She got scared. Ryan called my mom immediately and she came home and thought she was hiding in the yard somewhere and would come to her when she called her name. She never did for some reason. They looked everywhere for her, but no luck. So my mom had to call me and tell me that they couldn't find her. Where my mom lives they have a service road in front of house then a ditch then busy hwy. Sammy has always been afraid of cars and if she got scared when I wasn't around she would hide. So they left her kennel outside Friday night and Sat. morning she still wasn't around. Since I haven't heard from my mom I knew it wasn't good and they didn't find her. So they talked to some neighbors and described Sammy to them. One neighbor was walking and she came back and said you still haven't found her yet. Then the lady said I think she is over there meaning the road :( Mom and Ryan were in the back looking for her thinking she was back there and they thought they heard a horn. Well, needless to say she was hit by a car. She was on her back home because she just started to cross the hwy to get to my mom's driveway. She was right there. She didn't get hit that hard, but enough for her to go to doggy heaven right away. I just don't understand why she went across the hwy because she has always been afraid of cars. I am glad that she was found and we have closure instead of wondering where she is or if she got ate by something. I just wish she wasn't so scared of guys and would go to people then just me. She was a one person dog. She was with me 24/7 my best friend and shadow. Where ever I was she was.

This is so difficult for me, but I will get through it.I knew there would be a day I would have to say good-bye, but didn't think it would be this way and this soon. I have had her for seven years. I actually got her this last weekend 7 years ago. Tyler surprisingly took it better then I thought. When we told him on our way home from our trip he took it hard at first, but is getting better. He does have his moments and then asks questions.

I love you Sammy and you will always be with us. You will always have a special place in our hearts. We miss you.