Obituaries

I lost my beloved, best friend, German Shepherd/Rottweiler mix, Buster, Saturday, January 1, 2022 @1:30 AM, in the comfort of his and our home, wrapped in two of his favorite blankets and surrounded by my love as well as his sisters.

After weeks of battling an unknown illness that did not show in his recent doctors visit, he was finally given the relief that he so much deserved and able to gain his wings and be in no pain and chase squirrels all day. His sisters and I will miss him soooo much, although I know he will no longer be suffering and can finally rest in peace.

When I first moved back here and was blessed to be able to rent this awesome 3 bedroom house through the VA as a disabled, homeless veteran, a brother from my church gave me Buster as a house warming gift as a puppy that was just old enough to be taken away from his mother. I fell in love with him immediately. As did he with me.

Buster has always been a unique individual, with his own special quirks. From the very beginning he made his way into my heart. Before he could get up on the bed, I was told I should keep him in his cage at night, but his cute looks and whining got to my heart. He was so small that I would put him in the crook of my arm n he would curl up n sleep there all night. He loved to chase the ball and play tug of war. My brave hero was soo brave and protective. He would sometimes sneak around me when I let him out in to the back yard and run towards the front of the house to chase a delivery person or something, but he only wanted to play with them LOL! He definitely loved to run after squirrels.

I had taken them back home to upstate NY where my adoption mom lives and at first she was afraid of them, and oh! by the way, I say them and his sister because, a week after getting Buster, a friend of mine and I went over to the same friends house to watch Avatar, while there I was joking about how my neighbor was saying Buster needs a companion because when I am gone he's howling the whole time lol….My friend went and cleaned up his sister and put her in the back of my vehicle while we were still watching Avatar. When I got her home, they reunited as if they had missed each other so bad. They became so close that I I could not take one for a walk or anywhere without the other howling the entire time. They always laid next to each other and everything together. So back to my trip to NY, my mom started letting them out super early in the morning before I would even be up. About 2 days before we are supposed to be leaving to go back to GA, my mom lets them out and she let them out one at a time, but as soon as Buster got outside the garage he saw a squirrel and he took off and my mom tried to keep up with him at, I think she was 76 years old. She fell and Buster dragged her for a literal 5 feet. She was fine, Thank God! It is funny now, we both still laugh, but at the time, not so funny.

Buster will be missed so very much! No matter where he started out sleeping, in his older age, but when I got up, he would ALWAYS be laying right there next to me on the floor next to the bed. He was accepting when I took in his shall I say his step sister, Simba. Lucy & Buster played with her like she is part of the family. I know if I did not have Lucy and Simba, I don't know what I would do! This is my first time having a dog from birth to passing and this hurts to the bone, worse than anything I have ever been through! I LOVE & MISS HIM SOOOO MUCH!!

I would like to thank all people and four legged friends that came to console my baby on his last day here. I know he was in so much pain that he may not have responded but I know he appreciated it. I appreciate all the prayers and condolences from all family, friends and brothers & sisters from my church. I will be having a short memorial to celebrate for Buster in the back yard of the house, where Buster would have wanted it. This is the house we had to move out of, which was one of Buster's favorite places to be. We will be sharing favorite, great stories about my beloved Buster, to send him off in happiness. We will have food and beverages. We hope that you can make it!