It is with a heavy and broken heart I have to let you know
that my beautiful girl slipped peacefully away earlier today. Cas was diagnosed with liver failure and
possibly cancer earlier this year, we managed to keep her free of pain and
still active until recently when her body really started giving up on her. She didn’t let it get to her and remained so
bright and kept such a passion for living life, but we could tell no matter how
hard she tried to hide her pain, the pain was becoming too much, I knew and so
did she but she just didn’t want to give in.
Cas was a determined little dog and she always tried her best, she gave
110% and put her heart and soul into everything she did. Nothing made her happier than when she was
making us happy. When I saw her sigh and
go peacefully to sleep free of pain I knew we had made the right choice, she
could run free without any pain and was happy again.
I don’t really need to say much about her life as the video
tells it all:
The Story of a Rescue Dog from Gina on Vimeo.
I am just glad she chose us and so proud of what she
achieved, not in terms of competition achievements but in that she really
turned around and loved everything she did.
I will never enjoy working a dog as much as I did Cas, she was one in a
million and never even needed a reward, my praise and happiness was reward
enough for her and she knew it was a job well done. I would give anything to have another Cas,
she was such a crazy oddball of a dog, but I knew that she loved us to bits and
we returned that love. Some people would
say they wished they had had their rescue from a pup to give them a better
start, with Cas, her beginning in life made her the dog she was, made her
appreciate her life with us, I wouldn’t change it for the world. God I loved and still do love that dog!
Her colour was pink, she was a merle, she was a girl, so it HAD to be. The sky tonight was lit up pink, thank you Cas for our wonderful memories that will last a lifetime and you will stay in my heart forever.
