A Sad Farewell ...

I received some very, very, very, sad news last night ... Mackie-Doodles (Nan's Scottie Dog) had to be put down ...

He was a 'gorgeous' little bugger but was always chasing after the cars in the driveway ... and unfortunately yesterday Nan's neighbour had been at their house , and even though he had already stopped and chased Mackie away once and he checked all around the car before he pulled off, Mackie did not get out of the way fast enough.

He was still a puppy really and had such a lovable character, (once you got to know him ) ... even though he could be quite nasty too ... I mean at Christmas while Nan was visiting us, Mackie had stayed at Nan's mums and he bit her because she tried to save him from drowning !!!

He was a true 'terrier' with a very short fuse ... maybe cos of his very short legs ... when Nan fed him he used to get angry with his food bowl if it moved around the floor ... he had us in stitches ...

He would go walking with the kids when they went into the bush and he would come back covered in 'burrs' ... Nan even said there was a time when his mouth and one eye was fastened closed with these 'burrs' !!!

Now remember Nan lives on a Game Reserve and they have an electrified fence all the way around their property and while we were there at Easter Paul, Mackie and the kids went walking ... before you knew it Mackie had slipped under the electric fence and no amount of calling or coaxing would get him back in !!! In the end Kelsey had to run along the fence line with Mack on the other side till they got to the gate to let him back into the property ...

Paul and Kelsey decided they would give Mack a bath while we were up there ... Nan was convinced he would bite Paul because of his short temper ... meanwhile Paul & Kelsey put him in the bath ... he stood there loving all the extra attention he was getting ... and he didn't even object when they had to put the cold 'doggy dip' on him ... when he came out he was all lovely and clean and soft and fluffy ... it only lasted 5 minutes because before you knew it he was back outside in the wet damp grass and mud !!!!

Because he was so short he seemed to drag all the dirt and mud along with him ... his hair under his tummy was always knotted ...

He loved a game of footie !!! maybe that's the Scottish in him LOL

He will be sadly missed, but never forgotten ... Ben, Nan & Kids our hearts and prayers go out to you and remember:

'People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life -

like loving everybody all the time and being nice.

Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long.