Saturday, January 15, 2022

Our sister went to heaven

Sunrise diary: Mom had been sleeping in the living room with Sophie for the last 6 months, which means that she is not sleeping with me. I sleep with mom every night she is at home and I miss her a lot, but she told me that Sophie is scared at night, and wanted her to be close to her. 

Sophie, Spencer and Selene

On October 5, she came up and climbed into her bed crying and I lied on her head, she said Sophie went to heaven, and she hugged me and kept crying. I was very sad, even though I can sleep with mom again. Sophie and I are about the same age, and I came to live with mom about 9 months after Sophie came. She was a crazy girl, but she never chased me, I never felt that she wanted to eat me.

She was a good watch dog, even when she could not walk. She would always watch the backyard and barked when she sees somebody. I used to go out through the dog door when I was young and I am always scared if I see strangers. Mom always tell me I have to run fast when I am outside so nobody can catch me and I have to run faster than the dogs in the neighborhood. 

Spencer came up that night too, along with Selene, who sleeps in a crate so she won’t go after me and my 2 feline siblings. Spencer said Sophie ate her breakfast and decided to walk over the rainbow bridge after lunch. Spencer said he was very sad, Sophie had been in his whole life and taught him everything, always his security blanket and now his best friend is gone. Spencer never ran after me, and that night he slept next to mom on his bed while I was on mom’s pillow. 

Sophie is buried next to Sidney and close to our 
Feline brother Sammy
Three days later, mom took Spencer and Selene to Missouri to attend the German Shepherd Nationals. A day after mom left, a bird flew in from the garage and kept flying around the kitchen. Chris had to open the backdoor to let it out. I think the bird is Sophie coming back to tell us that she is ok. But poor Sophie they were all gone. 

Mom came back and buried Sophie next to Sidney and Sammy. She was very sad and she cried next to me at night a lot. The house is very quiet now.