Year
2014 Tributes
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posted in other years)
For pet names beginning with "J".
Jade, 6/2004 - 2/24/2014 
When I first met you, when they brought you home, I was
apprehensive about having a little Pug as a pet.
After all, a guy wants a big dog..
Well, after spending only a moment in her presence, I
immediately felt the joy, love and warmth that would only grew
in the 10 years she was with us. She was a pleasure to be with,
and an honor to call her a part of the family.
It's only been a day since you left us, and I cannot imagine
this house ever being the same without you.
I look to your corner, to your chair, and you are not there.
There are times I swear I hear you snoring, or coming into the
kitchen if you heard a bag crumple..But no, you are gone...
So sad, I cannot even spend time downstairs right now. How can I
watch TV without you lying there with me....
My heart is broken, my best friend is gone.
I will never forget you, I will always carry you in my
heart......
Until we meet again......Luv Ya my LiL Girl!!
Jake, 1/7/2006 - 8/11/2014
Jake, Jakey, Jake the snake, slim jim, my precious little
nugget... my angel baby. My handsome boy.... the list goes on of
all our silly monikers. You came to us at a time when mommy was
not doing good- with the hopes of you helping her feel better- and
you really did my handsome boy. Your companionship and
unconditional love was not one that we had felt before with other
pets, you were our special little guy. Coming home from work to
see your happy little face greeting us with your bone in your
mouth or with your "baby", trying to sleep through the night with
you hogging the bed and snoring like a freight train, barreling
through the clean hot laundry regardless of outside weather,
playing and rough housing with you to the point of exhaustion, you
giving us side eye when you got busted itching or licking
yourself... even your fart parties will be missed. Let's be real
baby boy, you were the stinkiest dude on the block! I thought it
was funny- other mommy did not.
You never cared what we looked like, you loved us because we were
your mommies. You pouted when other mommy went on trips and
followed her around sulking while she packed. You followed us from
room to room no matter the time of day or task... you were the
biggest bathroom burglar in town! And even though they all said it
could not be done, you let a little sister into your heart named
Tootsie. You were apprehensive at first. Barking at the old
ladies in our complex because you were mad as hell the day Toots
came home. After a few days though you were playing and protecting
her like a big brother should. Toots even taught YOU how to
roll over (more of a flop over) and boy were we proud!
There are too many things about you that we will miss. Most of all
we will miss your precious face and your way too many kisses. Our
hearts will likely never heal but we will always love you. You
left us far too soon my little mcnuggettini.
You left us without warning, without one more kiss goodnight... So
you need to know your mommies love you from the floor to the
ceiling and can't wait for your LL Cool Jake kisses when we catch
up to you! We'll bring the Dentastyx.
Jake, 08/18/07 - 4/19/14
Jake was our 7-year-old Newfoundland dog that passed away today.
He was the cutest, sweetest big boy ever, and very much loved. He
was born with a spinal problem, which was operated on, which left
a slight limp, but at least he was able to walk. We gave him swim
therapy in our back yard pool and walked him as much as we could.
Jake enjoyed life and was a real "people-oriented" dog who loved
to visit. This past fall, Jake started to have neurological
problems and eventually lost use of his legs to Myasthenia Gravis.
When his quality of life started to rapidly fade, we took him to
be euthanized, even though it broke our hearts. Our other 3 dogs
were looking around the house for Jake, but he's no longer here,
having crossed over the Rainbow Bridge, hopefully to join all of
our dogs that have also passed. We love you and already miss you,
Jake, and you will be always be on our minds and in our hearts.
Love, your human mom and dad,
Jack and Gail Brennan
Jake Wade, September 1998 - 4/5/2013
Jake, it's been over a year and I still miss you. I am so sorry
that your advanced age, back leg failure and GI bleed took so much
out of our good times. I am thankful, though, that I did have as
much time as possible before my pneumonia, respiratory failure and
coma. God let me have you until I could do nothing further for
each of us. I am still in a nursing home with a tracheostomy. I
made sure to get your ashes sent here, and prayed that you are
with Pendleton, Waldo and Fred, all waiting for me. I joke
sometimes and say when I get there, St. Peter is gonna hand me a
shovel and trash bag to clean up! Please be happy, and look for me
soon. I love you, Jake.,
Jacqueline, 4-23-1998 - 10-2-2014
Jacqueline was the sweetest kitty, and loved to ride with me in my
power wheel chair. In fact, she insisted on doing it every
time I got in it! She was still eating and drinking, jumping
up on the bed to sleep with us...using her
box...everything...until the day before she left us. She
just mostly shut down...curled up in her little box bed and went
to sleep for the last time. She was a beautiful kitty...and
used up all of her nine lives. We miss her so much.
Jasmine, March 28, 1997 - January 9,
2014 
Jasmine. My beautiful little Princess.
You came into my life as a tiny little ball of fur. I had never
wanted a black and white cat, thinking that they were plain and
boring. But when I saw you, I couldn't resist. I could never
have foreseen the impact that you would have on me. Through the
16 years we had together, you were the only constant presence in
my life. You were a wonderful, perfect cat. Always happy to see
me, always eager for affection. Although you were allowed
outside, you never ventured more than 50 feet from the house and
would always come when called. The neighbours were astounded
that you would run to me like a dog being called by its owner.
You were brave and would not hesitate to chase large dogs off
our property, even Smoke, the neighbour's German Shephard. You
only did your claws on a single IKEA wicker chair. You would
sleep next to me every night, but less often when you got too
old to climb the stairs. You would keep me from falling asleep
with your incessant purring in my ear - what I wouldn't give to
hear that again... You would wake me up when I would forget to
set the alarm. You would greet me at the door every day when I
got home from work, except on that last day. I will miss having
you in my life and will never forget your beautiful face and
kind eyes. I hope we will see each other again. Until then,
remember that I love you.
Goodbye, Jasmine.
Your loving "mom".
(Chrissie)
Jaxie, 4/13/14
Jaxie, you made me realize my calling in life: to help senior dogs
have the best last years they can. You showed us that a dog's love
has no bounds and that every dog deserves a chance. We adopted you
at the perfect age of nine and you stole my heart from the day I
saw you. I remember you sitting in the yard while it was snowing,
just letting the snow accumulate on your back, staring at the
fence and loving every minute. Then, you would come inside and lay
in the closet staring at our shoes or pants. Your tongue could
never quite fit in your mouth and you had a queen's gait. Only
your front legs would jump off the ground if I mentioned a treat,
a walk or the dog park. You could fetch for hours and even if your
tongue was hanging to the ground I would still have to chase you
down when it was time to go home. I would give anything to have to
chase you again. Though you were only with us for 15 months, you
touched my heart in a way that no living being can ever come
close. A deep chasm has been created in my heart that only time
may help minimize. No matter your past, you overcame it to become
the most loving companion one could ever hope for. Your unending
love and devotion can never be rivaled and, though many dogs my
come and go from our house, your smiling face, extra long tongue
and furry paws will always be the reason I keep going. I love you
baby girl and I truly hope that I can see you again someday.
JAZ, June 13. 2001 - January 2nd, 2014
JAZ is my special little girl. She is the sweetest Beagle ever.
She has left a big void in my life. I can't wait to be reunited
with her again one day. JAZ I hope you are running on the beach in
Oregon with your ears flapping! You will always be in my
heart. I love and miss you something terrible.
Jedi, May 2, 2009 - September 22, 2014
A month ago today, our family lost our sweet boy Jedi to
IVDD. It has taken me this long to want to write a tribute
for him because we feel like he is still going to come back. He
was so dear to us, and we lost him so suddenly and quickly. We are
still heartbroken and there isn't a day that goes by that we don't
think about him. We know he isn't in pain anymore and he's
happy now. He was loved by my three daughters, husband and
his doggie sister Lucy and Lil brother Kasper. Jedi, you
will forever be In our hearts.
JENNY, 04/02/1999 - 08/28/2012
From the moment Jenny joined my life, my life had meaning.
Jenny helped me through some very hard times, and she was also
there for me during some very good times.
Nothing in this world will ever replace her unconditional
love. She was always so excited to see me when I came home
from work.
She was my everything, my meaning for life, my existence.
I am so happy to have shared 13 years with her.
I will love her and miss her until the day I pass.
Jersey Girl, 7/6/1998 - July 25, 2014
Jersey is the beloved daughter of our friends, Joanne and John.
She was an SPCA rescue dog that adopted THEM early in their
marriage. She was great at agility & the big sister to
Cosmo & Junior Mint...she enjoyed her last plate of tuna
brownies before crossing over the Rainbow Bridge. She was
greatly loved. And is greatly missed.
Jesse, Jan 2001 - 30/3/2014
Jesse, our beloved friend. Your patience knew no end. Puppies of
your own when you were just a pup yourself, 3 growing boisterous
sons, and finally a new pup, Amber. We all love you so much, but
hardly as much as Amber. Straight from her mum to you. You were a
wonderful teacher and we see so much of you in her.
The last weeks were hard for you but I consider myself blessed to
have been on holidays and the hours we spent together are very
special to me. But alas the dreaded C couldn't be kept at bay any
longer and the kindest thing to do was to let you go. We miss you
so much our black dog.
Mark
Jesse, 11/2000 - March 24, 2014
My Dear Jesse,
Saying goodbye to you is one of the hardest things I have ever had
to do. I feel so lucky to have had you in our lives for more
than 13 years. You were there for the births of all 3 of our
children and an amazing baby sitter, The memories are
endless. I think of the times the kids dressed you up as
princess Jesse and painted your nails. You were always so
patient, gentle and kind to everyone. My heart is breaking
and you are all I can think about. Having a beautiful dog
like you is an amazing blessing I just wish our time together was
longer. Thank you for all the love you have given your
family and I want you to know that you are and always will be a
part of our family. Your family misses you so much!!!! Abby
is having a tough time and is looking for you. I don't know
what she is going to do without her big sister. I know you
are running free from pain in the beautiful meadows of heaven with
Max. I love you forever and ever and ever.
Love forever, Mommy xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
JESSE, 4/22/2000 - 3/19/2014
We brought Jesse, a Golden Retriever, home May of 2000. She was an
angel puppy from day one. She was potty trained within a week and
never messed in the house. She always had a smile on her face and
a wagging tail that never stopped. Whenever I would sing to her
she would join in and sing along. Jesse slept in our bed and would
wake us each morning with her tail thumping the head board and
singing us a little song. She never did anything wrong or lost her
wonderful attitude even though she had some serious medical
problems throughout her life. Jesse started life being lame for
her first 10 months. As her body grew the lameness went away.
Arthritis struck fairly early in life but it never slowed her
down. At the park she would chase squirrels and try to climb the
trees to get them. She would jump in any stream or pond she could
find and swim. She started having seizures at 3 but again, it
never dampened her wonderful personality and indomitable spirit.
At 8 Jesse was diagnosed with pigmentary uveitis,an eye disease
that strikes Goldens almost exclusively. At 10 her eye disease
progressed to glaucoma. At 12 it progressed to total blindness.
She also lost most of her hearing and sense of smell. None of
these ailments changed our wonderful little angel puppy. Jesse was
slowing down some but at 12 and being blind you would expect that.
Last month we noticed that she was having trouble with her hind
end and was not moving or walking quite as good as she normally
did. We accepted this as part of the aging process since she still
had the smile on her face and could knock you over with her
wagging tail. She was still interested in walking, eating cuddling
etc. Last week it all stopped. She could not get up off the floor
without help,didn’t get excited about her walks, no longer smiled
or wagged her tail. Jesse, our beautiful angel puppy, had used up
her life. She gave it all she had but there was nothing left to
give. Yesterday she started her journey to the Rainbow Bridge. She
was the best puppy ever with an unwavering spirit of love, loyalty
and devotion, always happy even with all of her medical problems.
She is survived by her Mom & Dad, two Golden sisters and a
kitty cat and will be met at the Bridge by her 5 puppy sisters and
a kitty cat. She will be missed dearly and we wait for the day we
can join her and our pack at the Bridge.
Stu and Annie Vosk
JoJo, March 27, 2004 - September 15,
2014
JoJo came into our lives at a moment of need. We had a 10 year
golden named Jesse who we had since she was a puppy and an 8
year old golden who we adopted at 7 named Dolly. Jesse was slowly
going blind and deaf. Dolly didn’t have many social skills
and we feel she had been abused. She was frightened of most
things, didn’t know how to play, but was very sweet and not in the
least bit aggressive. I had been mourning the loss of another of
my goldens who passed in December of 09’ and just couldn’t shake
the grief. Our “pack” wasn’t as happy as it should have
been. We heard that a breeder had a 6½ year old golden
retriever named JoJo that she had just retired and was looking to
find her a forever home. I took a look at the breeder’s website
and JoJo looked like a typical golden. We went to meet JoJo
and when she came into the room she took my breath away. It was
love at first sight. She was the most beautiful looking golden I
had ever seen. She must have known she was going to her forever
home because she got very excited and ran all over the breeder’s
home. From that moment on my grief was gone. We brought her home
in Dec. of 2010 and she immediately made friends with our two
goldens and our cat (although that took an extra day). She
had a habit of standing over her sisters and my wife and I when
any of us were lying down. We called it “owning”. Actually I think
it was her way of protecting the ones she loved as she had
probably done with her puppies. It made Jesse feel safe as going
blind had to be a scary situation for her. It also brought Dolly
out of her shell, and within a few weeks JoJo and Dolly were
having robust play sessions every day. The next 2½ years were
filled with joy.
March of 2013, we learned that Dolly had an untreatable cancer.
Her play sessions with JoJo had already stopped and we just tried
to keep her comfortable. In June Dolly passed away having only
been with us for 31/2 years. We knew that JoJo would need a
playmate so we adopted a four year old golden named Lola whose
social skills were lacking and seemed frightened. JoJo taught her
the ropes and within a week they were chasing each other around
the yard and wrestling a few times a day. JoJo also taught Lola to
respect Jesse’s space as Jesse was now completely blind.
March of 2014 our beloved Jesse passed away after 14 years with
us. It was now JoJo and Lola. Jojo had the biggest personality and
was the most well-adjusted friendly dog. Just looking at her would
always bring a smile to your face and fill your heart with love.
She brought sunshine and happiness into our lives daily.
Sept 14 of 2014 JoJo didn’t want to get up in the morning. The
prior three days she had been acting lethargic and didn’t want to
play. We decided to take her to emergency as it was a Sunday and
our family vet was closed. They took some x-rays and the vet
said it looked as if there might be a problem with her spleen. He
suggested that we leave her overnight and the specialists would do
an ultra sound the next day. She was having problems standing and
walking so we felt it would be safer for her to be monitored at
the hospital than bringing her home. The next morning the vet
called and said JoJo had had an episode. They were trying to walk
her and she fell over on her side. He felt it might be a heart
problem and after the ultra sounds they could tell us more. That
evening at about 5pm they called and said her spleen was okay, her
heart though slow was okay. For a moment we had hope. The vet then
said that based on her current condition they wanted to get an MRI
as they felt JoJo had a brain tumor. Based on the prognosis for
brain tumors in dogs we decided that we didn’t want to put our
beloved JoJo through anymore testing. We rushed to the hospital to
put her at peace. When they brought JoJo into the room our hearts
broke. She looked so much older, couldn’t walk, couldn’t stand,
didn’t know her name or who we were. She was totally unresponsive
to any stimuli even the lavish attention my wife and I gave her.
We sat with her as she started her journey to the Rainbow Bridge.
Most dog owners love all of their fur babies but have a special
connection to a few of them. My connection to JoJo is so strong
that even though she physically is no longer with me she will be
forever in my thoughts in my heart and in my soul. JoJo will never
leave me and I will never go a day without thinking of her and
being thankful that she was part of my life. I feel JoJo had a job
to do; ending my grief, making our older dog feel safe as she went
blind, and socializing our two other dogs. Once she had
accomplished that it was time for her to move on. Though I am very
sad I know she will always be with me.
We love you JoJo with the MoJo and will see you at the Bridge.
Mom and Dad
Jonquil (aka Miss Kitty), 09/2002 -
05/28/14
When we first came to adopt, we weren't sure we wanted a kitty
because I was slightly allergic. But I knew once we saw you, it
was meant to me. Jonquil, you are the sweetest, most lovable kitty
I have ever known. You have brought great joy to our family and to
everyone who has met you. With your loving rubs in between legs,
to the relaxing sound of your purrs. You were certainly loved by
everyone...you were certainly loved by us.
At times when I got really mad at you and scolded you, you showed
me how to forgive. Your loving apologies melted my heart. There
was no way of staying mad at your.
Although you insisted on being outdoors, we both knew the risks of
that, but you showed me that you are a very smart kitty and you
showed me how extremely happy you were to be outside - going on
your little adventures around the neighborhood making lots of new
friends (both human and animal) along the way. Anyone you met in
your path loved you so very much. They would say you were the
sweetest kitty they have ever met.
Jonquil, you have been a big part of my life. You showed me love,
forgiveness, happiness and what a loving family is all
about. I will miss you so very very much!! I hope you
are up in kitty heaven being the loving kitty you are known to be!
Josie Belle (Miss Texas Chiquita),
4-21-1998 - 5-13-2014
What a wonderful life you were able to have and you made mine
wonderful for 15 years. Just a yearling when I bought you,
we had so many happy and fun adventures together.
One of our funny one's was when you spooked at the shadow of a
hawk flying above us. I just rubbed your neck and said
'silly girl' and you acted like it didn't happen. For
whatever reason I still get a laugh out of that (a good memory).
There was the time you were surrounded by 5 or 6 stray dogs that
may have never seen a horse before and were trying to EAT US and
you just tore into them and they all ran off unhurt and you just
kind of nickered like you were very proud of yourself. Yes
baby I know you saved us that day. What a good girl you
were.
I could go on for a very long time about you but you were to proud
to want a long tribute.
I want to thank you for being my horse and thank you for being a
good pasture mate to Snip and for the babies you gave. Most
of all thank you for the love you gave to me. I was your
human and you treated me with kindness and love.
Your last night on Earth I made you a promise that I would take
care of your one month son. I guess Sierra made one to you
as well. She adopted him that night. She at 31 didn't
make enough milk for him so I fed him too. Now he is so
beautiful, he looks just like you. He will live here all his
life and so will Joey, your other yearling son. Can't bare
to not keep your kids. I know when you were here his name
was Jay, now its Baby J, mostly we just call him Baby.
Gonna go now. Remember how much I love you and we will see
each other again someday. You have been my love bucket for
so long its hard to think I will never again see you in this
life. So I'm lovin you into the next life, Mommie
Julian, 03/11/02 - 01/07/14
We miss you so much. Our home will not been same without
you. Have fun playing with Baby. You are such
love, with so much love to give.
