She kissed me goodbye.

by CArla
(Shawnee)

She was a special needs dog but you really couldn't tell it. She had an equilibrium problem but it rarely affected her. Only when you lifted her up or she played a little too hard. Her head would spin and if you were holding her she would lay her head back against you til it passed. My beautiful white schnauzer.

She loved people and never met anyone she didn't like. She tried hard to communicate. by staring at you. When she wanted her belly rubbed she just stared til you figured out what she wanted. When she was excited she turned around in circles. She was 12 and starting to have bad days but the morning she died she woke up early and not knowing I was awake yet when I told her it was too early to get up she pounced on me.

We wrestled for awhile and then she began to kiss me. Not for a treat like usual or a lick of the tongue but putting her head forward and putting her nose on my lips. She's never done that before. not one kiss but she kissed me over and over. Then we got up and went outside. I want to end it there because it really did end about 15 min later. I hate it that she died so violently.

I am glad she left having a good morning. I can get another dog but I can't get another Dani.