Jim and Nellie's dog, Rookie
(long haired dachshund) was
gotten as a puppy while they were
gotten as a puppy while they were
in Germany. He was known as
mom and dad's granddog before
Scott was born.
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He was with them for seven years
when Scott was born. As Scott
got older, he loved Rookie, but
Rookie would bite at him. So,
Rookie became our dog.
Rookie loved living in Key West.
Dad would always give our dogs
the coconut hulls when he would
get them from our trees and
take out most of the coconut.
Dad would always leave just
a little for them to chew on.
While Rookie lived with us, we
acquired another dog, Cissy.
They got along just great!
They both would move with us
when we left the Keys.
Once we moved to our new home,
Rookie's age and health began to
take toll. His beautiful face began
to fill with gray. His defective back
leg made it harder for him to walk.
He had congested heart failure which
brought on his heart to swell,
surrounding with water.
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Rookie always like to walk down
to the culdesac. One morning he
didn't quite make it back to the
front door, when we heard a
loud yelp followed by a deep
grown. Our beloved Rookie
had had a heart attack that
took him quickly.
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I'll never forget his beautiful
brown eyes that gave his face a
look of smiling. He loved to
always be where we were.
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I'm sure in my heart that one of
our surprises in Heaven will be
to see these creations of God
waiting for us and praising
their creator with our entry
to Almighty God's Kingdom!
Rom. 8:21-22
