European Gardening: Goodbye to Rusty, 1 by Patbarr

Patbarr wrote:
I have just burried my little dog Rusty. I took her to the vets yesterday as she had been sick last week and then hardly eaten anything since. They phoned me last night to say that she had acute liver failure and they could do this that the the other but didn't think it would work, so I had to make the terrible decision and have her put to sleep.

I feel so awful. She was 11 years old but still very lively, chasing squirrels and rabbits (and our cat)

I burried her in a clearing at the front of the shrubbery and have planted a small Abelia on the grave as it is in flower now and has pretty little sweetly scented pink flowers and small,slightly golden leaves. I have some small daffodils and crocus which I am going to plant at the front.

I can't believe she has gone. Here is a picture of her on holiday three weeks ago.