Word for word: Furry paws send prayers into cyberspace

By SHARON TUBBS

© St. Petersburg Times,
published July 9, 2001

From a Web site for owners of Jack Russell terriers, www.plank-road.com/. On the site's JackTable link, dog owners send support and prayers for other dogs who are sick or dying. The messages are written as if the dogs are sending them. "Goin to de bridge" refers to a dog dying or being euthanized. "Press paws" refers to dogs praying.

-- SHARON TUBBS

Posted by Pepper on June 26 at 11:10:56: Diesel is goin to de Bridge at two today. Mom is cryin an i am sad too. Good bye my friend, I wil miss you. Love, Pepper

Posted by Rusty on June 26 at 11:24:00: Fly away mine fren Diesel to that place where alla doggies are safe, happy, an helfy. There are so many there to greet you. Sanny, an Roy, an Oreo, an Princess Berfa, an Whitey, an Cow Spots, an Auntie Meredif's mom who loved alla aminals, an mine gramma Marge who loved alla aminals, an mine Antie Marilyn an her Jackette Foxy who loved Lenny so much. It will be a joyous place mine fren where you will be happy while you wate for the ress ob your fambly.

We will miss you. You are a troo gentleJack who we all admire. My cannel is lighted for you so you will hab yoursefs a safe jurney to the Bridge. *sniff, sniff*

*Bye, bye, wave, wave* We will see you again one day.

Rusty wiffa broked harted tale.

Posted by Daxx on June 26 at 11:24:10: No ... I know ower frend Diesel will be goink to a guud plase and will be helthy agin, but we will miss him. Face lickies to his mommy... .

Daxx wiffa sad tail

Posted by looie on June 26 at 11:26:41: i'm gonna miss diesel. dis am so sad an i fink i may go under da bed a cwy.

Goodby, mine fren

Posted by Chia on June 26 at 14:02:52: we will press paws for u an ur fambly. we know how hard it am to lose a great frend. I do know that he will be in a much nicer place an habs lots of fun there.

chia anna zoocrew

Posted by Paxter on June 26 at 16:21:34: Dis is so sad, I cant see de confuser screen for my leeky ize, I will press paws for Diesel's fambly, and miss a troo gentle heart. Paxter, who dussnt know what to do

Posted by Bentley on June 26 at 17:08:43: We know you will be happy at the Bridge with Princess Digger and Skeeter and alla the other Jacks. Ben

Posted by Nibbs on June 26 at 17:42:08: Cannels at nine... In remembry of our fren Diesel and in prayer for our fren Zinger, please light a cannel if you can at 9 o clock. It does not matter if you are on Lawn Guyland or in Florda or in Cally formy -- whenever it is 9 where you are. And if you can't light a cannel, just try to amember to bow your head and think of them at that time.

I know what the power of paws did to find my brother and to help us all find comfort when our Sanny went to the Brij. Love helps us all, heals us all, and is all that matters.

Love, Nibbs, HRH

Posted by Reggie on June 26 at 18:07:56: I hopes dat you will find peace ... and no pain ... Reggie wif leaky ice and sad tail

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