Your Pet Loss Stories

by Eric Hubbard
(Whitesville, WV)

Honey came into my life the end of Jan. 2013 as a scared and lonely abused dog. She was so loving and protective. I have chronic kidney disease stage 3 and the winter of 2013-14 was a very bad one for me. I was so sick weak and in pain I thought about ending my life but Honey would come and kiss and love on me and show me I had her love and had to stay living to take care of her.

She had special friends in these dogs Thunder, Storm, Bolt, and Midnight who past a few months before. Honey and Storm were like sisters Honey being the older sister/protector. Honey loved my daughter Karis also and would allow no harm to come to her. Karis brought her puppy Brownie down when he was like 3 months old and maybe 4lbs Honey being about 75lbs would just lay here as he barked and ran back and fourth across her back then when Brownie would wind down and go to sleep Honey would put her paw around him and her head beside him and go to sleep with him as if she were his mother.

On the morning of Oct. 27, 2014 Honey Bear was struck and killed by a school bus about 6:10 am. The driver didn't even stop. The next bus through stopped and placed her body from the road to the ditch line beside the road so she wouldn't be hit anymore. When I got to her she was already gone to Heaven. I picked her up balling my eyes out (just as I am now) like a baby and placed her in the bed of my truck then pulled up in the yard and proceeded to dig her grave. I removed my shirt and wrapped her in it and placed her in her grave, then tucked the shirt in over her before covering my Baby Girl's lifeless body with dirt.

In the short time we had together we formed an unbreakable bond. I watched her go from terrified of her own shadow to a proud head held high angel. I loved and will always love my Honey Bear. I will never forget her and I plan to be buried with her leash and harness just as she was with the shirt off my back.

HONEY BEAR I LOVE YOU AND ALWAYS WILL. RUN FREE IN HEAVEN AND I WILL SEE YOU ONE DAY MY BABY GIRL. I LOVE YOU.