CooterBrown & Raven

We moved into our house on July 5, 2010. Since then we have had some difficult things to get through. Losing two of our beloved pets may have been the hardest.
On 12/20/10 our little girl raven passed away. Raven was a Min-Pin that I adopted back in 2001, along with her sister Lexi. Raven was 13 when she died. She was a fat little stocky girl who snored like a grown man, loved her family and was generally in a good mood. Raven and Lexie were sisters from the same mother but different litters. They grew up together and did everything together. Lexie was lost for a few days but she is doing well today. Raven (and Lexi) went to New York with me and Tyler and she loved the snow, she was like a little gopher and would tunnel a few feet and then pop her head up through the snow, she loved it. A small rubber ball would drive her crazy, we had to hide them when she was not looking. I miss her snorty breathing and the way her itty bitty tail would make her whole butt revolve when she was happy.

Raven napping with her sister Lexi

This past April 1st we made the decision to put our loving CooterBrown down. This was one of the most emotionally devastating thing I have ever been through. The decision to put a pet down is usually because they are sick and to stop their suffering. CB was different. She was an amazing dog, loved her family, loved her pups (my grandchildren, especially Lane). She was extreme high energy, protective to a fault and territorial to the extreme. When she attacked a neighbor who was walking down the street we knew her fate (and ours was sealed). We chose to put her to sleep on our terms. In our backyard, laying in our lap with us holding her. The thought of Animal Control taking her and putting her in a place all alone just broke our heart. We did not feel like it was fair to re-home her with her aggression issues, or would be like asking someone else to take our responsibility. Some may think that we took the easy way out with a problem pet but there was nothing easy about it and we grieve for this beautiful animal every day. Not a day goes by that we don't shed a tear. The rest of the Pack changed dramatically after we let Cooter go, the calm is amazing. We know we did the right thing. CooterBrown is now able to relax . . . and play . . . something she never did before because she was constantly on Guard. We miss her. We miss her. We miss her.

Marty and CooterBrown - Daddy's Girl