It's been 10+ years since I found you on the streets near my house. You had a really bad case of a bad hair day with dirt, mats in you hair, and girl.... did you stink. So I picked you up and brought you home where I showed you to my mom. Of course mom didn't like the fact that I brought you home (since I had a tendency to bring home lost dogs and eventually got them back to their owners) but since mom saw how bad you looked, we decided to keep you even if you had a collar though I've waited for signs to be posted for you. Kat was of course surprised to see you when we brought you to her band concert.

A few years later, I've seen how spunky and obnoxious you were and the fact that you were such a brat to me. But you still let me walk you without a leash and you would walk casually near me without running away. And when I would call you, you would come to me with that sassy strut of yours.

When your hair started to fade, I would pick you up and hug you, then tell you to never die. Of course that was silly of me to say that but you were the best. Eventually I taught you how to speak, how to play rough with my hand as you tried to bite it and let go, crawl, and just have plain ol' good fun, and you even taught yourself to bark for hours outside the door so you could get our attention and let you into the house.

But now, I had to make a tough decision. You were suffering, even though you were full of energy the day before. I had to let you go.


Goodbye Chealsea, you were the best. You were such a unique Shih-tzu that I would often call you my very own Ewok. I'll miss the fact that you would always sleep on my purses and bags and you even got your way into my empty backpack and slept in it. I love the fact that you were so calm and I was able to bring you into my college classes without you running amok and barking. I'll miss your sleepy snorts and your stretches. I know all of your human friends that you've touch in your life will miss you and the fact that they wont be able to hide you into their bags and try to steal you from me.


Goodbye my best friend, dog, and companion, mommy loves you soooo much and I know you love me too

R.I.P Chealsea