List of My Animals
3 Cats that call me mom
Jim- Gray and white Tabby
Tim- Orange and white part main coon cat
Baby Kitty- Orange and White tabby
3 dogs that call me mom
Riley- Miniature Australian Shepherd
Jackson- Beagle Bassett Mix (With Husky)
Hazel- Chihuahua Fiest Mix
My cats and my dogs mean the world to me. I would have never met Jim, Tim and Hazel if I didnt meet Matt. He is amazing. I am thankful every day about the way he is treating me through out this break up.
Now I am writing about My Dog Riley....
As I sat here in bed thinking about how much I miss this amazing dog that I had the privelige of being his mom for 14 years.
My first husband Rick and I adopted Riley from a breeder outside of Carlock, IL. We took him to the vet to get checked out to make sure he was healthy and found out he had six parasites. So I called the breeder not asking for financial compensation but to let them know that he had parasites and to get the other dogs checked.
They brought Riley and 3 other dogs out to this pen for us to choose which one we wanted. I wanted this dog named Cody that had two different colored eyes. He was so gentle and loving. When the pen was open the only dog to run towards the barn was Riley (A black and white one). Of course Rick wanted him. So that is who we went with. I knew Riley was my baby and he favored me because he threw up and peed on me while I was holding him in the car on our way to the campground. He was the constant light in my life.
He grew up this happy go-lucky dog. He was so excited when I came home. My husband became a truck driver 4 months after we married. So he was gone alot. Riley barricaded the door in my bedroom and protected me. He was always told to protect mommy. He did just that.
He was diagnosed in 2019 with pumolnary edema. He was coughing constantly.
Last year August 10, 2022 we had to put him down. The night before he looked me in the eyes and said Mom Im done. That was a very hard day. I am grateful Matt was there with me. We were both crying. I found out later that Riley had a conversation with Matt and told Matt that he was done and it would be ok. He was ready to go home.
1 Year later:
Very hard day. I miss him everyday and I am grateful I was given the opportunity to be his mom. Riley you will always have a special place in my heart. Your dad and I will always miss you.
I hope you enjoyed the reunion with your other dads.
Love, Shelley (MOM)