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Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all our special friends so they can run and play together There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and all our friends are warm and comfortable
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigour; those that were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; his eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.
The happy kisses rain upon your face, your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life, but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.......
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The name of Minka for family dogs (of both sexes) originated when mum had a wee pet dog called Minka, when she was a young teenager living with her family in Trooststraat, Den Haag, Holland. You could refer to this little dog as Minka I. Minka II came into our lives when the family lived in Hillhouse Street, from about early Spring 1963, until the Summer of 1964. Because my sisters and I wouldn't take turns to take Minka II for his walks, he was given away to another family. Minka III arrived on the scene in 1967, by which time the family was living in a semi-detached house in Wallacewell Road. Minka III was quite a character, being a cross between a labrador and a small terrier. He was almost entirely black and lived to a ripe old age, finally going to sleep in the garden, underneath an apple tree, during May 1984. Minka IV we didn't know too well. She belonged to dad's cousin in Troon, Ayrshire, and was a golden labrador bitch. We've no idea as to when she passed on. Minka V, seen above, was rescued from Cardonald Cat and Dog Home on May 12, 1988. The latest Minka, Minka VI is already in my life, and has had a mention elsewhere. The name, Minka, is actually a girl's name, and can be found in eastern Europe. |
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