| Location | Barnsley |
| Age | 3 months |
| Date of Birth | 21/05/1986 |
| Date of Death | 27/08/1986 |
| Visitors | 3,136 since 21/12/2008 |
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Patch was the first Dog that I ever had, even though he lived with us only for eight days. I say
Dog. Patch never reached adulthood, as Parvo brought his short life an end.
After designing Benji's eulogy, I thought that Patch deserved one as well, because of the brevity of
his life, and perhaps because of his background. Though like Benji, I never knew exactly what that
was. However, I know Benji had a better start in life than Patch did.
My mum acquired Patch from the animal rescue kennels at Shafton. He behind a cage. My mum fell for
him straight away, thinking he was cute. Patch was almost three months old at the time. He was
bought as a present two days before my birthday, on 20th August.
He was brought into the kennels as a stray puppy, after being found wandering the streets. He didn't
even have a name, but was given the name Patch in the kennels. He had been in the kennels since for
three weeks when my mum came across him.
How he died, and what he died of, indicates that he hadn't received his vaccinations, and as a
result, could have been either mistreated or unwanted, by his previous owner. Perhaps his mother had
rejected him. Ironically, whilst in the kennels, Patch might have contracted the illness which was
to kill him.
Patch lived with us from the 18th August to the 26th August 1986. Although it was only just over a
week, they were very happy days for Patch, who now had a family who loved him, and weren't going to
abandon him. For a few days it looked as if he would be living with us for many years to come. It
wasn't to be. Patch was taken back to the Kennels on the morning of the 27th. The Kennels took Patch
to a vets, who said there was no hope. After a meal and a walk, Patch was put to sleep, but I wasn't
told about Patch's passing, until August 1991. At the time I was told he had been taken away to live
on a farm.
His health, from what I remember now, began to deteriorate from about the 24th August. I felt sad
when Patch was taken away, and I remember asking why he was going. The excuse I given was that "We
can't look after him as well as they can on a farm". I also recall, unsuccessfully, trying to get
him to stay. I wasn't devastated like when Benji passed on, because we hadn't had him as long. I
didn't even know that he had died. I wish that, even though he was ill, Patch had been given the
dignity of dying in his own home, like Benji had. We adopted him, and though he lived with us for
only eight days, as far as I was concerned, Patch was part of the family. If Patch had been
cremated, I wish we had obtained his ashes, and scattered them in the garden.
I can't make a full assessment of Patch, but in the short time we had him, he had a gentle
temperament. If he had lived, we would have brought Patch up, and wouldn't have got Benji. I also
remember learning Patch to give me a paw, which he managed to do.
I hope we gave him happiness in his brief life, that he might not have had otherwise. At least his
final days were not spent behind a cage, but with a family who loved him. There's an interesting
parralel with Benji and Patch. Benji died 99 days after the cancerous tumour on his side was first
found. Patch only lived for 98 days.
Rest In Peace. Sleep well Patch.
♥NIGHT NIGHT,SWEET DREAMS♥
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As time goes by I won't forget,
That you were my beloved pet.
You made me happy when I was sad
And just for that I'm very glad.
God took you to his home in the sky.
I miss you son but please don't cry.
Although my heart is broken in two,
One day I'll come and be with you.
I don't know when, but when I do,
I will come and cuddle you.
I think about you everyday.
My heart will never feel the same way.
Until we meet again some day,
Together forever and never apart,
You'll be forever in my heart.
Always thinking of you, never forgotten,
LOVE NOW
& ALWAYS
CLARE x x
*~*~* MY PRECIOUS ANGEL *~*~*
You slipped away
We had to part
God eased your pain
But broke my heart
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Letting go of you
I know I have to let you go.
How I will I do not know.
I know that it's your time to die.
What I don't know is how to say goodbye.
I'll miss you so much I don't know what to do.
I guess I'll just end this poem with a goodbye and an I love you.
Jenna leigh Walters
Robert Longley
A Rainy Day
Things are not as bad
As they now may seem to be
Your life will still go on
Even though it’s without me
These are not tears of sadness
On this day of rain
Please look at them as tears of joy
For I am now free of pain
You cannot know the freedom
Or the peace that I now feel
I hope this is some comfort
As you all now learn to deal
The battle now is over
And in many ways I’ve won
While you might think it is raining
I am warm amidst the sun
Do you think?.............
Do you think that I am over it
Better than before
Maybe I've forgotten
Doesn't hurt me anymore?
♥
Do you think that I am doing fine
No tears are shed each day
Get up and just get going
Pain has all but gone away?
♥
Do you think that I am coping
Living life just as you do
If that's what you imagine...
You don't have a single clue.
♥
I cope, I cry, and I deny
I've learned how I must hide
Keep everything within me
Bottled up deep down inside.
♥
I can't be who I was before
I've changed I'm someone new
It happens when you have a loss
You would be different too.
♥
I'm so misunderstood each day
To tired to explain
Not over it, or better
Simply put... I'm not the same.
♥
And will never be because you left me.
Author Unknown
★ I picked a star to wish upon,from all the stars above,I closed my eyes and made a wish,to send you lots of love.★
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SENT WITH
LOVE
AS ALWAYS
CLARE x x x
***** NIGHT NIGHT ANGEL *****
To See You Once Again
Josette Kerns
I wish with all my heart I could see you once more,
I would use that moment and time to tell you how
Much love my heart holds for you and I shall never
Close that door.
Life each and every day with out you keeps going on
Even if some days I do not wish it I know I am being
Selfish and maybe even wrong, but to see you just once
More I so very much long.
I try to remember all the loving and happy times we
Were granted to enjoy and share, I try to understand
And not cry but to see you once more even only for a
moment to let you know just how very much I do care.
I know that day will eventually come when its my turn
To this world to say goodbye, But until then I shall hold
your love close to my heart, and sometimes I shall break
Down and cry, and I will still ask the question why did you
have to die?
So go and run free
So go and run free with the angels
Dance around the golden clouds
For the lord has chosen you to be with him
And we should feel nothing but proud
Although he has taken you from us
And our pain a lifetime will last
Your memory will never escape us
But make us glad for the time we did have
Your face will always be hidden
Deep inside our hearts
Each precious moment you gave us
Shall never, ever depart
So go and run free with the angels
As they sing so tenderly
And please be sure to tell them
To take good care of you for me
Author unknown.
♥ A Navaho Prayer ♥
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♥ I WILL BE ♥
♥ IF YOU THINK OF ME AS GONE FOREVER....
♥ I WILL BE ♥
♥ IF YOU THINK OF ME AS SADNESS AND TEARS....
♥ I WILL BE ♥
♥ IF YOU THINK OF ME AS YOUR BROKEN HEART....
♥ I WILL BE ♥
♥ THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO BE….
♥ BUT I WILL BE ♥
♥ IF YOU THINK OF ME AS MEMORIES TO CHERISH....
♥ I WILL BE ♥
♥ IF YOU THINK OF ME AS LAUGHTER AND JOY....
♥ I WILL BE ♥
♥ IF YOU THINK OF ME AS YOUR HEALING HEART....
♥ I WILL BE ♥
♥ THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO BE….
♥ PLEASE LET ME BE ♥
♥ BY ROB ANDERSON ♥
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LOVE AS
ALWAYS
CLARE
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Heaven
If we could visit heaven,ღ♥ღ
Even for a day,ღ♥ღ
Maybe for a moment,ღ♥ღ
The pain would go away,ღ♥ღ
I'd put my arms around you,ღ♥ღ
And whisper words so true,ღ♥ღ
That living life without you,ღ♥ღ
Is the hardest thing to do.ღ♥ღ
No matter how we spend our days,ღ♥ღ
No matter what we do,ღ♥ღ
No morning dawns or evening falls,ღ♥ღ
When we don't think of you xx.ღ♥ღ
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LOVE ALWAYS
CLARE
x x x
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