Sandy Bernard

Our Beloved Sandy passed away Monday June 14th at 9pm

He will be so missed, things are definitely different around our house.

There is no one to kick out of the bed at night before Shay and I

go to be, there is no one to let outside at night before we head

to bed, there is an empty space on the couch where he slept

at night while we watched TV and an empty space at the

foot of the stairs during the day where he laid to keep cool.

The mornings are a little less noisy and there is less for me to

do because I am missing one mouth to feed and one less

person (dog) to make sure goes potty.

He was apart of our family.

He was like my first son.

He was a great snuggler and listener.

He was terrific to just BE...he didn't need a lot

and he didn't just take and take and take.

He gave me so much love and understanding.

He meant something different to each of us I would say.

My days feel so empty and lonely without him around during the day.

There's no on to watch me in the kitchen and beg, no one to lay their head in

my lap while I eat, and definitely no one to clean up the floor

when the girls drop something...which means more work for me:)

No one to give the left over eggs to, or the crust of our toast to.

My walking companion when the girls would run ahead of me,

my babysitter when I needed to run inside for a moment, I felt the girls were

so safe with him outside, I knew he would bark if they needed me.

What will we ever do without him?

I don't know but I hope and pray that dogs do have a soul.
That the Lord knows how much love and comfort they offer us here on
earth and that there is a special place in heaven just for them.
I hope to one day again hug and play with Sandy and that he is in heaven
running through tall grass, chasing all the rabbit and squirrel his little
heart desires. I hope he has a soft place to sleep at night
and a gentle hand to massage him.
I pray there is someone there to give him his treat before bed at night
and someones lap for him to snuggle in.

I love you Sandy and miss you very much. There will always be a place
in my heart for you and I can't wait to see you again.
Thank you Lord for the greatest most gentle loving friendly dog there ever was!

We are so blessed to know Netty Schneider who takes such fabulous pictures of our family.

We were super blessed to have her here the first week of June to take our pictures and that we will have some really great pictures of Sandy to remember him by.

Thank you Netty and Photography by Netty for allowing me to post these pictures and give this tribute to my beloved Sandy.