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Date Posted: 13:49:08 03/15/10 Mon
Author: jeff lovering
Subject: Cody

It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that I write this letter. Today I had to put to sleep my best friend Cody. He was a special part of my life for the last 8 years and 1 month. He was my constant companion, coming to work everyday with me for many years. He would wait for me to come home, and then do his "puppy dance". We had a special bond, one that I had never experienced in sharing my life with dogs. He could sense when I was in distress, and would try to comfort me.
When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004, he was at my side during my recuperation. When I awoke during the night and had to use the bathroom, no matter how quiet I was, he would awake and arrive at the door, pushing it open to see if I was OK, with a worried look on his face. It was if he knew that I was troubled, and he tried to make it all right for me. He loved coming in to the dojo with me, and visiting his friends. He loved his "DOJO MOM", Sensei Eileen, and Sensei Katie, Sensei Ron, and Sensei Lou. He had a game that he loved to play, that I called "keep away" where he would hold a toy in his mouth and run circles around his playpals, with his big feet clomping and his ears flapping as he ran. Once he was running across the mat area, and he twisted his paw. He looked back over his shoulder at Sensei Katie, and blamed her for the stumble. He wouldn't look at her for a couple of weeks, He loved to get his cookies from Ron, and his roughhousing with Sensei Lou.
He was the lord of the manor at our home, Stefanie, Kimberly, and Kristen were his pals at home, and he loved his Mommy Carol. They miss him already.
He came to me from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shipped by airplane to me in February, he immediately changed my life for the better. I remember well the first day. We picked him up and brought him to my office where he cautiously came out of his crate. He made friends with all that he saw that day, and many days after. He was a fixture in my office, keeping me company throughout my days and nights. He would check out the people who came to the dojo, and give his stamp of approval with his Dojo mom.
He was sometimes a quirky dog, but I knew him and loved him well. He had a fear of fireworks, that sometimes found him standing on the top of our couch..and his slobber was legendary. We still find it on the walls, and sometimes he even got the ceiling !! He was a terror to his chew toys, and they haven't made an indestructible KONG that he couldn't destroy in less that 10 minutes. He came with me to the bank, and would stand up and reach over the counter to say Hi. I remember a large energetic 135 lb. pit bull that he met, who tried to push him around. Cody took it for a while and then had enough. Cody gave him one swipe of his big paw, and sent the pit bull tumbling. He was the policeman at the dog park. Whenever we went, and there was a tussle between other dogs, Cody would get right in the middle and break it up.
I will miss him all the rest of my days and nights. I miss his energy, his spirit, and his love. He was more to me than I ever imagined he could be.
The hardest thing was to have to make that decision to put him down. Yet, in my heart, I know that it was the right choice for him. I could never bear to see him suffer. He was too good a friend. He left me today, March 15, 2010. I held him, and told him how much he meant to me. His head was in my lap, and I stroked his head. He is at peace, and out of pain. That is my only comfort for now.
I was the last thing that he saw, breathed in, and loved. His sloppy, wet kisses will linger on my cheek, and forever in my heart...

Thank you for making my world a better place, Cody

Forever my best friend,

Jeff Lovering and family

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