| Rainbow Bridge |
| 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 of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who 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 the Rainbow Bridge together... Author Unknown... |
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| SOL Solar Flare Fawn Berkshire Dumbo Doe (6/25/05 - 3/11/07) SOL Spring's Star of Wonder X SOL Spring's Beauty Bright Flare died due to complications of labor and delivery; no babies survived... She was a beautiful, sweet girl and her picture is the December photo of the 2007 NIRO Baby Rats Calendar. She will be dearly missed. |
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| BZC Berkeley Russian Dove Dumbo (8/28/06 - 7/05/08) SGR Heavenly Harlan X SGR Pretty Woman FBerkeley and his daughter, Victoria, caught a nasty respiratory infection that did not respond to several weeks on antibiotics. They were euthanized on 7/05/08. Berkeley was a very large boy (27 ounces) and wowed the judge with his stocky build and mellow character at the 2007 NIRO show. He just laid on his back in the judges hand as if to say, "Gotta love me!" He passed his wonderful temperament on to his babies. |
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| WLLW Victoria's Secret Russian Blue Dumbo Doe (7/18/07 - 7/05/08) BZC Berkeley X DAZL Mistletoe Victoria was a sweet, active gal with a Irish marking (her "secret"); she had the same nasty respiratory infection as her father that did not respond to two antibiotics and we felt it was best to relieve their suffering via euthanasia. |