Maggie's Legacy

Maggie, 1999-2008

Maggie ruling the roost. Maggie and her two best friends. Maggie and her latest student, another neglected and abused dog.
She went by Maggie Switter Hein or Maggie-Pie or a hundred other nicknames we had for her. She walked along side of me without her leash after years of being on it, just happy to be a part of a stroll. She loved sunning on the deck. But she also led the others in the ways and rules of the house. She was fiercely loyal and protective and in this end those qualities turned on her.
Someone let a dog run loose. Maggie and our other dogs, equally as proud and driven to know their territory is secured, did not like that. They revolted. The trouble is they were not out in our fenced in yard where they could bark but inside where they could not run the fence line and be done with it. She got hurt, badly. I feel we sacrificed her because someone carelessly let their dog run wild and our dog paid for it with her life.
Yesterday Maggie went "over the rainbow" as some pet lovers say. I know she now waits in Heaven with our other critters. I believe they go there; what would Heaven be if we could not be with the purest loves of our lives? They give all without expectations. We learn so much from them, choosing to apply it is up to us.
We parted with Maggie sadly but temporarily. We love her forever. She was stalwart, soft-hearted, and stubborn. Her early pre-us years of being mis-treated had been traded for a loving home, companions, and good living. We know she appreciated every moment. And, as is so often the case when we provide for others, we got more than we could ever give.
Goodbye for now, Sweet Poocheroo. We will walk together again someday.