Chase
06/02/2003 - 07/29/2011
Friday morning around 8:00am there was a knock at the door. It was Rachael. She said Steve Pettingill was trying to get ahold of Josh. He had called Shane and said there was a dog that had been hit by the car at the Perry City office building, he thought it was Chase. Black and white dog, striped collar. I'm sure I went into shock immediately. She kept saying that he was down there and I kept thinking...okay, we need to go pick him up. Not that he was dead, but that he was just down there and we needed to get him. At the end of the conversation she said sometime to the effect that he was gone. Okay I said and shut the door. It took a good 5 minutes or so for the wave of sorrow to overcome me and I immediately felt sick to my stomach and sat down and sobbed. Josh was sleeping happily in bed having gotten off work early the night before at 2:00am. He usually slept till about 10:00am on those days. I knew I didn't want to wake him with such horrible news. I needed to wait until he got up and I dreaded having to tell him the news. I cried pretty much the whole two hours. I needed to keep myself busy so I got out the cleaning supplies and scrubbed the bathrooms. TJ was very sad and kinda kept to himself. Gage went out to play and poor Brynn watched me cry all morning.
I was in the kitchen when Josh got up. Brynn in the living room said "Chase is lost Dad". "Uh oh" Josh said, "We'll have to find him". He turned to walk into the kitchen and that's when our eyes met. I know he could tell I had been crying. "No!" He yelled. He burst into tears and I just grabbed him and we both cried. He started to shake and when he pulled away his body was covered in goosebumps.
Someone from the city pulled up shortly after to bring home his body. Josh dug his grave. After he laid his body inside we had the kids come over to say goodbye. Our sweet niece Maren was crushed and sat and cried with us.
Josh immediately took down his kennel and that was that. He said he couldn't bear to see it empty. One minute he was here, the next he was gone. That made it especially hard, the unexpected part. We had Chase for 8 years. TJ was about 8 months old when we got him. Josh wanted a dog so bad. I told him I already had a baby, and that if he would take care of him he could get one. That he did. They had a very close bond. Chase was such a good dog and I know that was because of Josh.
Its been hard. We didn't sleep at all that night after it happened. I couldn't think of him without feeling so sad, knowing that he wouldn't be around anymore. He was a part of our family. There wasn't a day that went by that he wasn't out hanging outside around the house, chasing the reflections from the back door, or laying in the Kitchen while I fixed dinner. I missed the chime his collar and tags made and it felt so quiet not hearing that constantly.
We miss him terribly. He had a good life, and he made our life good too. We were so lucky he got to spend his life here with us.
Goodbye Chaser, we'll miss you!
I was in the kitchen when Josh got up. Brynn in the living room said "Chase is lost Dad". "Uh oh" Josh said, "We'll have to find him". He turned to walk into the kitchen and that's when our eyes met. I know he could tell I had been crying. "No!" He yelled. He burst into tears and I just grabbed him and we both cried. He started to shake and when he pulled away his body was covered in goosebumps.
Someone from the city pulled up shortly after to bring home his body. Josh dug his grave. After he laid his body inside we had the kids come over to say goodbye. Our sweet niece Maren was crushed and sat and cried with us.
Josh immediately took down his kennel and that was that. He said he couldn't bear to see it empty. One minute he was here, the next he was gone. That made it especially hard, the unexpected part. We had Chase for 8 years. TJ was about 8 months old when we got him. Josh wanted a dog so bad. I told him I already had a baby, and that if he would take care of him he could get one. That he did. They had a very close bond. Chase was such a good dog and I know that was because of Josh.
Its been hard. We didn't sleep at all that night after it happened. I couldn't think of him without feeling so sad, knowing that he wouldn't be around anymore. He was a part of our family. There wasn't a day that went by that he wasn't out hanging outside around the house, chasing the reflections from the back door, or laying in the Kitchen while I fixed dinner. I missed the chime his collar and tags made and it felt so quiet not hearing that constantly.
We miss him terribly. He had a good life, and he made our life good too. We were so lucky he got to spend his life here with us.
Goodbye Chaser, we'll miss you!
3 comments:
Oh...I LOVE Chase. He was a great great friend. I still imagine me coming up there and stealing him away, he was so sweet. We loved him very much. I'm sorry that you had to loose him in such a sad and tragic way! We are thinking of you and Mr. Chase, he made my heart so happy!
Brit, That made me cry. I'm so sorry. What a cute dog and a cute post. HUGS to all of you!!
Reading what you wrote & seeing the pictures made me cry. I am SO sorry you all had to go through losing Chase like that, I admire you for waiting to tell Josh and holding that in, I think I would of ran into our room screaming & sobbing. Sending hugs your way!
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