Remember Our Love

Today was a beautiful sunny day. A little chilly outside, but that was ok. We said goodbye to our sweet Zoe. At Smoke Rise Farms they have a gazebo where we got to see her for the last time. I placed a few of her favorite toys and a snack bag of pup-peronies with her for her new journey. Since this is Addie's blog, you probably don't know much about Zoe. So here is a little introduction to one of the biggest parts of our lives.

 While living in Frankfurt, Germany, I fell in love with the Longhaired Dachshund breed.

Zoe was our first. Born in Hoxter, Germany on June 16, 1994, Zoe was a purebred langhaardackel (longhaired Dachshund). Zoe's registered name is Kelli vom Corveyer Land. Her father was Zwirn v. Anner Land and her mother was Kora v. Kleinen Muck. Zoe was an outgoing puppy. She kept me on my toes and taught me a lot. We spent countless hours on walks in the beautiful gardens in Germany.

 Zoe was a well traveled little dog. She has been to Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Las Vegas and Texas. In Las Vegas, the elevators broke down and Ron had to carry Zoe in her backpack up over 20 flights of stairs. K-8 joined our family in October of 1996. Her mother was an American Bulldog and her father was a Border Collie. In August 1997, we packed up our family and moved to Texas.

Zoe and K-8 had their little quirks that we will always remember. K-8 was terrified of bugs and thunderstorms. When a bug would get in the house, K-8 would run and hide in the closet until we killed it and told her that the bug was dead. And during thunder storms that occurred at night, K-8 would get in bed with us and sit on our heads. Zoe loved to swim and lived for treats. We discovered her love of swimming when she was a little puppy. We were out for a walk in a park and she just jumped right into a pond. From then on if she saw water she had to be in it. And treats... she knew exactly where they were kept and would open the cabinet door to get to them or bark incessantly until she was given one. Zoe was my alarm clock in the morning and always snuggled on my right side at night.

Zoe and K-8 were there for us through countless milestones, the good times and the bad. Neither of them asking for more than to be loved. And loved they definately were. We gave them the best lives possible and miss them both dearly. Today, Zoe was laid to rest next to her best friend K-8. We know that they are together waiting for us at the bridge.

We would like to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to all of our friends (human and furry) that have helped us at this difficult time. Thank you for honoring her memory with your very meaningful comments and tributes. We are blessed to be a part of this wonderful blogging community. And thank you so very much for honoring Zoe on your blog:

Paco and Milo

Aki 

Pipa

The 4 Musketeers

Khyra

Mona & The Mommy

Kylie

Joey

Destiny

Suzuki

Sugar

Huskee and Hershey
 Serendipity: Betty J. Roan

Thank you so very much dear friends! We would like to express a special thank you for the tribute video's created by our dear friends Paco and Milo, Aki, and The 4 Musketeers. Zoe was most precious to our family.



We will be forever grateful for the loving memories you have shared with us and we’ll treasure them for a lifetime. In memory of Zoe, I have had a star named after her in Canis Minor. The next time you are looking at the stars, say hello to Zoe and K-8. They would love to meet you.

Lastly, we would like to share a few video's of Zoe's favorite things...
swimming and her ball.