| Location | London |
| Age | 12 years |
| Date of Birth | 09/02/1995 |
| Date of Death | 24/09/2007 |
| Visitors | 2,224 since 29/09/2009 |
| Creator |
ALFIE WAS TRULY A SPECIAL DOG I KNEW HE WAS THE ONE THE FIRST MOMENT I SAW HIM HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL RED STAFFY , I DREAMED ABOUT HIM THE NIGHT BEFORE I GOT HIM I EVEN HAD HIS NAME PICKED OUT. MY HUSBAND GOT HIM FOR ME AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT MY KIDS LOVED HIM TOO HE WOULD WATCH THE TV WITH US SIT AT THE TABLE AT CHRISTMAS AND HAVE HIS DINNER , HE KNEW WHEN I WAS SAD HE WOULD GIVE ME COMFORT BY SITTING ON MY LAP HE WAS LIKE A SON I NEVER HAD THERE WASNT ANYONE THAT MET ALFIE THAT DIDNT LOVED HIM INSTANTLY . HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART AND HIS MEMORY WILL ALWAYS LIVE ON . SADLY WHEN HE PASSED MY DAUGHTER WAS EXSPECTING HER FIRST CHILD A BOY HE WAS DUE IN DECEMBER BUT ALFIE LEFT US IN THE SEPTEMBER BUT I KNOW HE WAS LOOKING DOWN ON MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE GAVE BIRTH BECAUSE THER WAS THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE SKY THAT NIGHT, AND MY DAUGHTER PROUDLY CALLED THE BABY ALFIE AFTER HIS UNCLE
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The first is a day, blessed with happiness, when you bring home your young new friend. You may have spent weeks deciding on a breed. You may have asked numerous opinions of many vets, or done long research in finding a breeder. Or, perhaps in a fleeting moment, you may have just chosen that silly looking mutt in a shelter -- simply because something in its eyes reached your heart. But when you bring that chosen pet home, and watch it explore, and claim its special place in your hall or front room -- and when you feel it brush against you for the first time -- it instills a feeling of pure love you will carry with you through the many years to come.
The second day will occur eight or nine or ten years later. It will be a day like any other. Routine and unexceptional. But, for a surprising instant, you will look at your longtime friend and see age where you once saw youth. You will see slow deliberate steps where you once saw energy. And you will see sleep when you once saw activity. So you will begin to adjust your friend's diet -- and you may add a pill or two to her food. And you may feel a growing fear deep within yourself, which bodes of a coming emptiness. And you will feel this uneasy feeling, on and off, until the third day finally arrives.
And on this day -- if your friend and whatever higher being you believe in have not decided for you, then you will be faced with making a decision of your own -- on behalf of your lifelong friend, and with the guidance of your own deepest Spirit. But whichever way your friend eventually leaves you -- you will feel as alone as a single star in the dark night.
If you are wise, you will let the tears flow as freely and as often as they must. And if you are typical, you will find that not many in your circle of family or friends will be able to understand your grief, or comfort you.
But if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through the many joy-filled years, you may find that a soul -- a bit smaller in size than your own -- seems to walk with you, at times, during the lonely days to come.
And at moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, you may feel something brush against your leg -- very, very lightly.
And looking down at the place where your dear, perhaps dearest, friend used to lie -- you will remember those three significant days. The memory will most likely to be painful, and leave an ache in your heart.
As time passes the ache will come and go as if it has a life of its own. You will both reject it and embrace it, and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache.
But there will be, I assure you, a fourth day when -- along with the memory of your pet -- and piercing through the heaviness in your heart -- there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with each animal we have loved, and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love -- like the heavenly scent of a rose that remains after the petals have wilted, this Love will remain and grow -- and be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It is the legacy our pets leave us when they go. And it is a gift we may keep with us as long as we live. It is a Love which is ours alone. And until we ourselves leave, perhaps to join our Beloved Pets -- it is a Love we will always possess.
Alfie if only you were here to put your paws around me i need cuddles right now. Love and miss you xxxx
3 years since you went away
TO MY SPECIAL BOY YOU GAVE ME SO MUCH LOVE AND HAPPINESS WHILE YOU WERE HERE WITH ME I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU TORE THE FURNITURE UP OR HOW YOU WOULD WATCH TELLY WITH US OR GET ME TO RUB YOUR BELLY WHEN YOU HAD BELLY ACHE I THINK THERE WAS MORE HUMAN IN YOU THAN DOG AND I DONT THINK THERE WILL EVER BE ANOTHER DOG LIKE YOU AND IM PROUD TO SAY YOU WERE MINE , I MISS YOU ALL THE TIME AND YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MY HEART LOVE ALWAYS ALFIE MUM XXXXXX I HOPE NANNY IS GIVING YOU LOTS OF CUDDLES FOR ME XXXXXXXXXXXXX
~~ Guardian Angels ~~
When angels sense you need them
and angels always do.....
they come unseen from everywhere
to help and comfort you
they hover close beside you
till all your cares are gone
till they can see you're ready
once again to carry on
Then some of them may fly away
and take their gentle touch
to other hearts that need
the love of angels very much
but one at least stays with you
as your constant friend and guide
for guardian angels never leave
they're always at your side
~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~ ~xXx~
Alfie there could never be another dog as nice and loving as you. Your welcome was second to none. Missing you lot's. Please take care of my mum and give her one of your welcome's. xxx
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ღ♥ღ Till Healing Comes ღ♥ღ
My heart is closing deep inside
from all the pain I feel;
while others are so full of joy
my hurt feels very real.
I want to find a bit of light
but part of me feels dead,
and though I see the joy around
my soul is sad instead.
It's hard to enter deeply in
when you're no longer here.
It's like the lights have all gone out
and won't be lighting up this year.
And so this year I must be
just how it is I am.
So that soon my heart can heal
I'll do the best I can.
The only thing that I can do
is to stay present in the now,
to feel my grieving pain
and trust I'll heal somehow.
As this year gently comes
and as my heart is torn in two.
I'll open just a little bit
as I'm deeply missing you.
I'll trust the gift of life that's here
and trust that I'm ok,
and be with how it is right now...
..till healing comes my way.
ღ♥ღ (by Bev Swanson) ღ♥ღ
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After They Are Gone
When someone we love passes away,
We ache, but we go on;
Our dear departed would want us to heal,
After they are gone.
Grief is a normal way to mend
The anguish and pain in our hearts;
We need time to remember and time to mourn,
Before the recovery starts.
Let's draw together to recuperate,
As we go through this period of sorrow;
Let's help each other, with tender care
To find a brighter tomorrow.
By Joanna Fuchs
Hello From Heaven
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It's me again from Heaven
With a message from above
Feel my spirit all around you
As I sprinkle you with love...
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I have watched you, as your tears flow
I have heard your silent screams
I know you sleep with visions
Of me visiting your dreams...
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I have come and sat beside you
Placed my hands upon your face
Wiped away the many teardrops
I so wish I could erase...
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I have watched you every day now
Seen such pain within your eyes
I just wish that there were some way
I could help you realise...
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I am happy up in Heaven
In this peaceful loving place
Where I will be here waiting
To welcome you with my embrace...
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You will join me here in Heaven
When your time comes you’ll see
Leave your Earthly cares behind you
Travel on to where you’re free...
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I have heard you ask to go now
But there is more for you to do
I promise I'll be waiting
When your time on earth is through ...
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STILL WITH YOU
I am gone, not by your side
Or so I've heard you say
But I am with you more than you know
I'm there as you rise in the morning
That you dread
I'm nestled up beside you
At night when you go to bed
I watch while your sleeping
Or lying there awake
I watch with love
Every time I see you wipe the tears away
I'll always be here for the one who thinks of me each day
I see you smile seldom
Which is only a while to hide
I know the deep exhausting pain
That you feel inside
I watch you gather all my things
To keep the memories alive
I know this is the only thing
That helps you to survive
I wish you knew that I was there
And know the pain you feel
And that you have a broken heart
that time will never heal
Just know that I am with you
We really aren't apart
I'm in every breath you take
Right there in your heart
By Author Unknown
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