The Cow Leash

Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge is the theme of a work of poetic prose written some time between 1980 and 1992, whose original creator is unknown. The theme is of an other-worldly place to which a pet goes upon its death, eventually to be reunited with its owner.
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    The Cow Leash

    I had a new class of dogs come for training last night.  So, I'm doing a demo with one of them, and the owner handed me the leash - there I am in the middle of a class of strangers, with tears coming down my face.  It was the Lupine black & white cow leash that got me.  So, I had to explain to the class that Dancer wore that leash for her therapy visits for five years.  I got it for her as a present the day she passed her CGC/Therapy Dog test.  My sweet girl at the Bridge...I think it was a message from her that I am not forgotten either.
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    Oh Anne! How sweet.
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    That's so sweet!  And so understandable that it made the tears flow.  I believe Dancer found a way to contact you and to let you know she's thinking of you.  [:)]   What a good girl!  
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    She was the best, and I remember telling her, the day she slipped away to the Bridge, to send me a sign... She always "just knew things".  So, no surprise she knew how to do this. [:)]  I sure miss my girl [&o], but it's nice to know she misses me, too. 
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    How can she *not* miss you, Anne?
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    Anne, your post made me teary  . . . isn't it amazing how something so small can instantly bring our emotions right to the surface?  Something like the unique leash, a similar toy, a familiar behavior or gesture in another dog -- all are reminders of our precious angels we so dearly miss.
     
    I asked Tonka many times before he left us to find a way to "visit" me or give me a sign that he's okay.  I know I would've had just as much trouble remaining composed as you did when you saw that leash. 
     
    I'm glad Dancer found a way to be in class with you. [sm=angel.gif] 
     
     
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    She's trying to say really softly so only you can hear, "I'm here, I'm here!" 
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    I have been sending signals her way, too.  A little piece of my heart is at the Bridge always.  Not only for her, but the others, too. [:)]