 The following article was written by my friend. She's not some anononymous person that nobody knows. It is real, and it happened to a happy,darling, sweet dog named Brando. It is never mentioned in the article that Brando had just finished his AKC Championship a few months prior to this event. It really doesn't matter, as it didn't add to the emotional value of her beloved boy. It does, to some extent, add to the tragedy of this story:
-------------------------------------------------------- Never AgainBy Nancy Talbott This is a story that should never have been written. It is the story of good intentions, nonchalance, perhaps some professional error, and love. I still beg sometimes when I am alone, and memories come back unbidden, that this story could be a fantasy. Yet here it is: real. My wish, or rather my mission for the foreseeable future, is that this story will become outdated. My wish is that one day this will be archived, and the tragedy of 2009 will become historical reference only. Here we go…
On July 6th, I took my 2 ½ year old Pug, Brando, to the first 4-H dog training class of the year. Each summer I work with the 4-Hers as they prepare their dogs and themselves for the Antelope Valley Fair competition. As I had done the previous summer, I took along Brando, who would be working with his junior handler co-owner. Myranda and Brando had gone all the way to the top in 2008, winning Top Junior Showman. Brando strutted himself at the end of the leash to the group of waiting kids, thrilled to be back at the park with “his” kid. It was a great training session that night, with the partnership of Brando and Myranda in top form.
As we packed up, I was reminded by the leader that all dogs had to be entered by the weekend, and current vaccination proof turned in. I sighed, and promised to take Brando in the next day for his rabies shot. READ MORE...
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