Tippi

You were but a year old and already had endured much suffering
attacked once and you fought like a champion...and made it..

I raised you up on a bottle my love..
with Booters and the Boopie twins
You were more a goat than a lamb
You hated to be caught
...but once you were...you LOVED being loved
You talked to me more than anyone else...
with your deep...bahhh
I miss you and Im sorry...
The dogs you so trusted to protect you...
in the end ...
destroyed you..
It broke my heart to see you hurt..and I held you until the shot took effect...
I still feel your heartbeat on my chest and the feel of your last breath on my cheek.....
I miss you, Tippi...there will never be another like you...
I know you are over the Rainbow Bridge
playing with all four of your legs, jumping and frolicking with all the others...in the clouds..
Happy...and...
watching over me