Sketch Of Sam The Patchwork Whippet For Jr Whippet Rescue

[Sadie]

As most of you know, we lost our beloved Sam in July to Lymphoma at the age of twelve and a half. He had been a Rescue dog and we had known and loved him since the age of 7 months.

The autoimmune condition struck aged 15 months, and from then on it was a daily battle to keep him and his body in comfort. He fought a brave fight, never complaining, always kind and gentle even on his bad days.

We brought Jacques in for Sam two years ago, and the last two years of Sam's life were enriched and fun.

As a `thank you` to the JR Whippet Rescue, an artist friend has sketched our favourite pic of Sam in his bed, and we have donated it to the Rescue to use in their card range if they like it. A little something given back in memory of a brave, kind, gentle, loving whippet boy, whose life was a constant struggle but who enriched our lives by his courage, patience and love.

Here is the sketch I hope the Rescue will use. If they do, please support it if you can. They were brilliant in helping us part-fund the very costly medication which gave Sam 7 extra years.

Sam the Patchwork Whippet is immortalised in print for the children, thru stories of his adventures with his canine and equine friends. Our local Lower School has his first adventure and I intend doing a book which will include 7. The Rescue will have that in time, too.

Sadie x

 

[TanyaM]

What a lovely picture and such a great idea. I hope they use it. It's a beautiful memorial to an obviously much loved dog

Tanya

 

[Macha]

A lovely picture and you must have taken good care of Sam to keep him going so many years with an autoimmune condition.

 

[lurcherman]

7 extra years wow, you did your bit to care for your dog and thats great, :thumbsup:

 

[Sadie]

Sam says "please?"

What price love???

Lynn Chapman who runs the Rescue stall at most whippet shows, said she is willing to put a pic of Sam on the notice board alongside their stall at Crufts next year, plus a couple of small pics showing the auto-immune condition responding to treatment. Sam was a Rescue dog as well as being helped by the Rescue during the first half of his treatment. I will do a short precise of Sam's story and hopefully it will be included in the blank card. He may have turned on lookers away when he was alive but I think his courage will honour his memory.

Sadie x

 

[TTT]

That's a lovely thing to do in his memory. I buy stuff from the JR stall at Crufts every year - I will keep a lookout for his picture.