our dog.
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:30 pm
Sonny Roy Torres Wood
November 4, 2000 - August 10, 2015
Our precious Sonny passed away today at 14 years, 9 months, and 6 days. None of us wanted this day to happen, but all three of us - Sonny, Dennis his Daddy) and I (his Mommy) - knew it needed to happen. He had begun falling. His back legs no longer wanted to carry his weight, and they would give out on him. He'd have accidents and you could see the shame in his eyes, sorry for the problem he created. If it was just the accidents, we would have gladly have put up with the difficult situation. But, he had already lost his hearing, at least some of his sight and he was in pain. And he was afraid. It does not matter if you are talking humans or animals, old age is cruel.
It's hard to believe that we had him for almost fifteen years. He wasn't always a joy, but just like with any dear loved one, you forgot the bad times and focused on the good. And he was good. He was such a good boy. He loved us so much. And we loved him so very much.
We adopted him December 15, 2000. He was so tiny he fit in his Daddy's palm. We wanted to suckle on his Daddy's earlobes. Over time, he developed his own little personality. He was by far the smartest dog we've ever known, learning many words and phrases. There words we had to spell out because he recognized them. He could tell time. He knew when I would be home for lunch and when I would come home at the end of the day. He would leave the bedroom to go wait for me in the living room. Once when he was sick, he had to be given medicine for a cough. After he took that medicine he would get a treat. Once he was well, he would fake a cough just to get the treat! He loved car rides, trips to the beach and the trails at the local parks. He loved to smell things, especially new strange smells at the park or the beach.
His favorite place to go was any drive-through restaurant where he would sit straight and tall and be on his best behavior (unless a cat ran across the parking lot). He loved to sit outside in the sunshine. When we had our picnic table, he'd lay on top of it. We would watch him put his nose in the air to smell the breeze. Later, when we no longer had the table, he'd lay in the grass and just enjoy the beautiful day. He loved watching the children who lived behind us play in their yard.
Sonny knew how to enjoy life. He saw it in beautiful days and children. Dreary days, not so much. He did not know what to make of the 2004 Christmas Eve snowstorm. He held his head up to the sky trying to figure what the snow was and where it was coming from. During Hurricane Ike he sat up with me, wide awake as Ike rattled our doors and windows. While Daddy slept like a log.
He loved us so very much. And he showed it. He would rake his paw across you to say "Pay attention to me." Or he would give you kisses. He would follow us all over the house. I will miss him laying on the couch next to me, his head on my leg. I will miss seeing him curled up in bed next to his Daddy or riding in the truck on Daddy's lap, his head out the window. Or laying under Daddy's desk in the office. I will miss him forcing us to go to bed with him, late at night. And how impatient he would get if we did not go to bed right away. I will miss him dragging his empty food dish or water bowl across the kitchen floor to let us know he needed something. And he needed it now!
He was so happy to see us, wagging his little nub of a tail. He saw me through two surgeries and three for his Daddy. he was so patient, laying with us as we healed. We would watch over us through illness and heartbreak.
He was our baby. Our good boy. Our protector. Our solace when life dealt us some pretty rough blows. He never judged when I cried. He always, without fail, took our side. He protected me on many, many late (or wee hour) truck rides. And was beside me every night his Daddy was away. He saved us form possums (he was our "Awesome Possum Killer"), other dogs, cats, ducks, squirrels and roosters.
He rally wasn't our dog. He was so much more than that. He was pure love. We loved him so very much.
November 4, 2000 - August 10, 2015
Our precious Sonny passed away today at 14 years, 9 months, and 6 days. None of us wanted this day to happen, but all three of us - Sonny, Dennis his Daddy) and I (his Mommy) - knew it needed to happen. He had begun falling. His back legs no longer wanted to carry his weight, and they would give out on him. He'd have accidents and you could see the shame in his eyes, sorry for the problem he created. If it was just the accidents, we would have gladly have put up with the difficult situation. But, he had already lost his hearing, at least some of his sight and he was in pain. And he was afraid. It does not matter if you are talking humans or animals, old age is cruel.
It's hard to believe that we had him for almost fifteen years. He wasn't always a joy, but just like with any dear loved one, you forgot the bad times and focused on the good. And he was good. He was such a good boy. He loved us so much. And we loved him so very much.
We adopted him December 15, 2000. He was so tiny he fit in his Daddy's palm. We wanted to suckle on his Daddy's earlobes. Over time, he developed his own little personality. He was by far the smartest dog we've ever known, learning many words and phrases. There words we had to spell out because he recognized them. He could tell time. He knew when I would be home for lunch and when I would come home at the end of the day. He would leave the bedroom to go wait for me in the living room. Once when he was sick, he had to be given medicine for a cough. After he took that medicine he would get a treat. Once he was well, he would fake a cough just to get the treat! He loved car rides, trips to the beach and the trails at the local parks. He loved to smell things, especially new strange smells at the park or the beach.
His favorite place to go was any drive-through restaurant where he would sit straight and tall and be on his best behavior (unless a cat ran across the parking lot). He loved to sit outside in the sunshine. When we had our picnic table, he'd lay on top of it. We would watch him put his nose in the air to smell the breeze. Later, when we no longer had the table, he'd lay in the grass and just enjoy the beautiful day. He loved watching the children who lived behind us play in their yard.
Sonny knew how to enjoy life. He saw it in beautiful days and children. Dreary days, not so much. He did not know what to make of the 2004 Christmas Eve snowstorm. He held his head up to the sky trying to figure what the snow was and where it was coming from. During Hurricane Ike he sat up with me, wide awake as Ike rattled our doors and windows. While Daddy slept like a log.
He loved us so very much. And he showed it. He would rake his paw across you to say "Pay attention to me." Or he would give you kisses. He would follow us all over the house. I will miss him laying on the couch next to me, his head on my leg. I will miss seeing him curled up in bed next to his Daddy or riding in the truck on Daddy's lap, his head out the window. Or laying under Daddy's desk in the office. I will miss him forcing us to go to bed with him, late at night. And how impatient he would get if we did not go to bed right away. I will miss him dragging his empty food dish or water bowl across the kitchen floor to let us know he needed something. And he needed it now!
He was so happy to see us, wagging his little nub of a tail. He saw me through two surgeries and three for his Daddy. he was so patient, laying with us as we healed. We would watch over us through illness and heartbreak.
He was our baby. Our good boy. Our protector. Our solace when life dealt us some pretty rough blows. He never judged when I cried. He always, without fail, took our side. He protected me on many, many late (or wee hour) truck rides. And was beside me every night his Daddy was away. He saved us form possums (he was our "Awesome Possum Killer"), other dogs, cats, ducks, squirrels and roosters.
He rally wasn't our dog. He was so much more than that. He was pure love. We loved him so very much.
