Light A Candle For Roofus
So tomorrow is the day we will help our 15 y/o black Lab, Roofus, find his way to the Rainbow Bridge. Born with congenitally subluxated patellas on his back legs (that we didn't discover until he started to gain his adult weight), he has bunny hopped, sad sidesaddle, and romped through our lives, always giving us a loud 'AROO' and a big Roofus grin. Yes, his kneecaps are on the sides of his legs -- not on the front as they should be. Not a surgical candidate, and not one to let grass grow under his feet, he (along with Bobo the Wonder Dog -- our dachshund) escaped the yard not once, but TWICE. They crossed 4 and 6-lane streets to swim in a nearby apartment pond, or in the pond near a local high school. A repaired gate and a sturdy padlock solved that problem. As he aged, Roofus' ability to run and walk worsened, and we often helped him out to the backyard. Still, he would lie on his ultra-thick bed, watch football with us in the den, and enjoy the warmth of the fire. He has started having seizures, and we now know it is time. So, light a candle for Roofus to help him find his way and join Zack, Bobo, and all the kitties who groomed him and slept with him. Preston will show you around Rooferoni.
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I will light a candle and say a prayer for him and your family. You will be with him again one day and he will be healthy,playful,and frolicking. I know it is hard to let him go on. It is the last act of kindness that you can give him. I am glad that he had the loving family that he did. 
Wishing Roofus a safe journey, his buddies are all there to welcome him... 
Tears too.
Peace and love to you tonight, and in the following days.
Strength to you.
I feel for you and know it hurts.
You are loved....and always will be.
We had a death in our dog family recently and I am not able to enjoy Thanksgiving at all now.
I know they'll be best of friends.
The sun never sets on a memory. Run free forever in the minds of those you loved and those who loved you.
It's tough, but when life itself gets to be too much...
Hope you enjoy this...it's SO true.
Safe home Roofus! Good boy. 🌈
My heart aches for you. I am here at my brother's house for the holiday just looking at their sweet little black lab and thinking of how heartbreaking it must be for you.
I've been there, too, and it never gets any easier. But it sounds like you gave Roofus a wonderful life.
for Roofus
Today is 4 years to the day that we lost our beloved Schmoo...it never gets easier when we lose our fur babies or when their lives have run their course. It certainly sounds like you have plenty of great memories of a life well-lived and shared, I do hope those flood you in the days and weeks to come.
For all the others too...
My heart goes out to you, and may Roofus go peacefully across the rainbow bridge. I hope he finds my beloved Chelsea, and that they can play together.
Good dog!...our hearts, knowing that we will outlive them, but we do it anyway, because it is so worth it.
This is for you Roofus
...Roofus is GOOD BOY!
Have an easy trip, Roofus.
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
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It sounds like you have given Roofus a wonderful life, and he has repaid you tenfold.
Goodnight to the big boy. May he find comfort and run like the wind when he gets there.
(I hope my buddies are waiting for me. The love doesn't go away just because the body does.)
i'm in tears.
...and I am keeping you and you family in my thoughts and close to my heart during this time of profound sadness. Godspeed sweet Roofus.. what a GOOD boy you are! (((hugs)))
somebody chopping onions???
I'm so sorry rustysgurl.
It's hard to say "Good-bye" to your best friend, but he's going to a better place where doggies can play all day.
He is quite fond of our family dogs.
than to make this decision. My heart is with you as you grieve.
I hope his passing is peaceful, it so hard to lose them 😿💔🌈🐾🐾🐾💕
