On October 15, 2010, I suddenly and unexpectedly lost Kal-El to hemangiosarcoma. It came as quite a shock to me, as we had been playing fetch the night before and I never had a clue that he was so sick. He never suffered, for that I can be thankful. The hole he's left in my heart and my soul may never be healed.
No matter what I write, or how I put this page together...there is no way to do justice to the dog that was Kal. He taught me so much about how to be a better trainer and a better handler. Not only was he my teacher, he was my friend, my shadow, my partner and my son. He brought me many places and he helped me make a lot of friends. He was well loved and he will be dearly missed for a long time.
No matter what I write, or how I put this page together...there is no way to do justice to the dog that was Kal. He taught me so much about how to be a better trainer and a better handler. Not only was he my teacher, he was my friend, my shadow, my partner and my son. He brought me many places and he helped me make a lot of friends. He was well loved and he will be dearly missed for a long time.
Wait for me, Kal-El. There will never be another like you!
So this is where we part, My Friend,
and you'll run on, around the bend,
gone from sight, but not from mind,
new pleasures there you'll surely find.
I will go on, I'll find the strength,
life measures quality, not its length.
One long embrace before you leave,
share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true,
but they be they, and they aren't you.
And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
the fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
take with you this...I loved you best.
-Jim Willis
and you'll run on, around the bend,
gone from sight, but not from mind,
new pleasures there you'll surely find.
I will go on, I'll find the strength,
life measures quality, not its length.
One long embrace before you leave,
share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true,
but they be they, and they aren't you.
And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
the fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
take with you this...I loved you best.
-Jim Willis
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end
The way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance
-Garth Brooks
Thanks for being my partner, Bubba!
The way it all would end
The way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance
-Garth Brooks
Thanks for being my partner, Bubba!
They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.
A million times I needed you,
a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
you never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place
no one could ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
well maybe that is true
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.
A million times I needed you,
a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
you never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place
no one could ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be.
So He put his arms around you and He whispered come to me.
With tearful eyes,I watched you and saw you pass away.
Although I loved you dearly, I couldn't make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard working paws at rest.
God broke my heart to prove to me, He only takes the best.
So He put his arms around you and He whispered come to me.
With tearful eyes,I watched you and saw you pass away.
Although I loved you dearly, I couldn't make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard working paws at rest.
God broke my heart to prove to me, He only takes the best.