ABOUT SIERRA

Name

Sierra

Nickname

C.C.

Breed

Boston Terrier

Sex

Female

Birthplace

Sacramento, California

Place of residence

Southern Indiana

Date of birth

February 27, 1992

Date of passing

October 31, 2005

Age at passing

13 years old

Human family left behind

Dad, Mom, Purelovely and

Purelovely's older and younger sisters

Family pets left behind

Long time friend: Lilly (Cat)

Her "daughter": Emma (French Bulldog)

MESSAGES FROM YOUR LOVING FAMILY

From

Message

Purelovely

    Sierra, you will be greatly missed. We will always love you. You were the best dog we ever had and will ever have. There will never be another one like you. I'm so glad we were the family that was blessed by your presence.

    I will always remember the day that I first saw you and how happy I was to have a dog like you. You were so smart from the very beginning. Even in your old age you were still so smart, never forgetting our faces or the routine of the day.

    I hope you know that we will always love you and think of you. You were the best and you will never be forgotten. You lived a long, good life and I'm thankful I was there to see you through it all.

POEM

(Found in local newspaper)

    Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.

    Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I might lick your hand between blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me know.

    Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when the sound of your footstep falls upon my waiting ear.

    Please take me inside when it is cold and wet, for I am a domesticated animal, no longer accustomed to bitter elements. I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth.

    Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst.

    Feed me clean food that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life, should your life be in danger.

    And, my friend, when I am very old and I no longer enjoy good health, hearing and sight, do not make heroic efforts to keep me going. I am not having any fun. Please see to it that my life is taken gently. I shall leave this earth knowing with the last breath I draw that my fate was always safest in your hands.

-Author: A dog's friend in Kansas City.

PICTURES OF SIERRA