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| My Dear Lexie-Loo |
By Maryanna Gabriel
I have had to gird my loins to write this. Last time this year, I was
travelling with my most wonderful doggie through Canada revisiting my past as I
explored the east coast. Now I am about to launch a new children’s book that
also features Lexie. I have been so privileged to have been companioned by this
very special furry friend through difficult transitions in my life. She was
loyal, loving, and true. We saved each other
- she needed a stable home after being uprooted three times by varying
owners and unbeknownst to me she was the perfect antidote to grief. She helped
to heal my heart and I feel I helped hers. We have done a lot of amazing walks together and
had some fantastic times. You can tell I am speaking in the past tense for a
reason. My friend wrote to me when I told her the news, “She was one of the
most beautiful dogs physically and mentally that I have ever met.... Lexie was
an old soul.” She was. My friend continues... “By far the hardest thing about
having a pet is when they leave us.” It is. I miss her every day.