We lost our beloved Rocky after 14 wonderful years with him. When I was a kid I knew I always wanted a Jack Russell. I began to want one when I would see commercials on television of a series called ''Wishbone''. The series was based on a Jack Russell who had brown patches, white fur and a clever personality. During my senior year of high school instead of paying attention in digital photography class, I was googling Jack Russel Terrier's for sale and came across a breeder in Tennessee. I sent over a deposit hoping it was real. I barely had experience purchasing anything online in 2008 let alone a dog, but I was convinced I was going to make it happen.
When I told my mom that I had purchased a dog she said if you bring a dog here ''you're leaving with the dog''. I was a very rebellious teenager so of course he was still coming. He was scheduled to arrive by my 18th birthday so my dad went to pick up him up at Newark airport. He was 8 weeks old. It was love at first sight. I was his human and he was mine. I can still remember his pink paws and little pink nose. The way he use to look up at me with those eyes. He had these two brown patches on top of his head that made him so unique and the reason I chose him.
As time went on Rocky got stronger, faster, and hyper. He took me out on walks. He was the kind of dog that you knew was not properly trained when you would see us out in public. He was spoiled instead of trained. Rocky made our house a HOME. He was there through some of my darkest days. He would lay next to me and stare and lick my face when I would cry. He was there for me through many life transitions. He took me on many adventures, he even got us all sprayed by a skunk once and chased a squirrel into our home with everyone screaming as if the floor was lava. He loved when I would play the piano or sing to him. He would howl along and sing. He loved laying out in the sun and tan like his owner, but most of all he was a loyal companion who loved his family.
The last year of Rocky's life wasn't easy. He had low blood sugar among many things. Everything just stopped being fun. We had both grown up. I left my home during the last few months of his life and began my adult life. I missed him often, but when I visited, which was almost everyday, he didn't want to be held or bothered. It seemed as if he was in pain and uncomfortable and I knew it was only a matter of time. He would pace around during the nights and hide. The last day of his life I got a call that he woke up to multiple seizures and they wouldn't stop. We admitted him to Oradell hospital in hopes of it stopping but his little body wasn't responding to any medication and the seizures continued through out the day. We knew we had to make a very painful decision. I didn't want him to seizure throughout the night alone. The doctor believed we had come to that final place.
It took so much courage and everything in me to avoid making this decision. My entire family came together to be at his side. Not one of us could hold back tears. It just didn't seem fair to have to make this decision for someone we love, but I wanted him to be at peace. If love could have saved him, he would have lived on forever. I dreaded this day from the moment we met. The doctor asked who wanted to hold his weak sedated body. I held him and started to cry uncontrollably as we all talked to him and told him how much we loved him. All of a sudden a seizure began. I asked for someone to get a doctor. I didn't know what to do. I just looked up at the ceiling and prayed and hoped it would stop and it did after 30 seconds. Then it happened again... I knew this was the reassurance I needed that we were doing the right thing.
No one knows how hard it is to lose a pet unless you've had to go through it. The first few days I felt numb and an immense amount of guilt as most people do when they lose a pet. I would pass by the park driving home from work and look at the people walking their dogs and think to myself that maybe we should have gone to the park more, maybe I should have done something different. The should have's are endless. I knew we had exhausted every option, every penny off list when it came to his health but in the end there wasn't much I could do. The one thing I could not protect him from was time.
Rocky changed my life on how I view the bond between a human and a pet. They are loyal companions. They are always there to listen. They are a furry friend to sit beside you as you both watch television, a furry friend to share a bed with. A dog is only here for a few chapters of our lives but we are forever for them, their entire world. My children will one day know all the funny stories of Rocky and his memory will remain alive. Rocky has crossed Rainbow Bridge and left paw prints in my heart forever. We love you forever Rocky and will always miss your cold nose and warm heart.
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