Owner: Rebecca (Beckie) Saar Leone
Our hearts are so heavy as my family just lost another beloved fur baby. Exactly 2 weeks after we lost our Ellie, my mom lost her Stella today. Another sudden and unexpected loss (although from different causes). Stella was a nutty little Longhaired Dachshund mix adopted from a shelter about 7 years ago. She was considered an “unadoptable” dog because she was extremely fearful and actually rather snappy. She had been overlooked time after time at the shelter, then adopted, but returned because she didn’t play nice with the family. That’s exactly what my mom was looking for. She wanted to adopt an unadoptable dog. One that nobody else wanted and it didn’t really matter if they ever fully bonded – she just wanted to provide a safe and loving home to a dog who likely would not have had one otherwise. The shelter staff was hesitant to adopt her out again, but they did. It was tough at first as I don’t think she came out of hiding for a good 2 weeks. Then, when she did, she sat in the corner and stared intensely at anyone walking by. She gave the best “whale eye” I’ve ever seen! We gave her plenty of time and space as we were on no schedule, and it didn’t matter how long it took for her to come around. Naturally, as is the case for most fearful animals, time and patience paid off. Stella eventually came around full circle, and grew on everyone in our family. She was so special and fun to be around. She never stopped wagging her long furry tail and she’d nudge the heck out of you with her long doxie snout if you stopped petting her. We all adored her! While she was my mom’s dog, we all considered her one of our furbabies. My aunt not-so-secretly coveted her and hoped one day she’d be hers!! We’re all so very sad that Stella is no longer with us, but know she is wagging her tail with our Ellie and so many of our other furbabies. Our family pack is dwindling way too fast, and it’s scary. We’ve been painfully reminded how quickly things can end. Treasure every minute you get with your loved ones – the human and the furry ones.
Written for Facebook by my daughter, Mary Ellen Kastelic-Albert
We realized there was something wrong only 3.5 days before she passed. I was going to Waynesville to stay with my sister so took her, the next day, to the Vet and then the R.E.A.C.H. Animal Hospital in Asheville, N.C. to learn she had I.T.P. which is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia, a condition that kills the blood platelets and stops the blood from clotting. We had time to give her 2 doses of lots of medicines but it was too late.
I adopted Stella from the Humane Shelter in Inverness, FL. I had two other dogs, Annie, a Chihuahua and Erin, a 30 pound black mix. I considered these two dogs "perfect" and wanted a troubled dog we could 'give back to'.
I put an add on an internet site for a small female who had no hope of adoption with the exception of diabetes or no hope of house breaking. The next morning I got a phone call "We got your dog!" Since she was a rescue, I had to guess at her birthday and ended up giving her the date we adopted her minus two years. We lived in Jacksonville, FL.
Stella was so funny. She had a helicopter tail, it turned 360 degrees when she was happy or excited. We loved to watch her. She was afraid of her food bowl. I realized she was grabbing a little bite then jumping back from the bowl. She would not even take treats from the bowl. So, I started feeding her straight off the floor. What a funny dog!
She was especially loved by my sister Beverly. Beverly would pick her up and hold her everyday. That was a rare treat for Stella! The night Stella died, Beverly slept on the floor beside her and held her when she died. I was there, too, but not on the floor! It was such a blessing and comfort to be with her and share it with someone who also loved Stella as much as I do.
I can't begin to tell of the loss we feel, but I do know anyone who has lost their pet knows this feeling all too well. I will not let this stop me from having a pet in the future however. The joy and love you get from your dog or cat is worth every moment of sorrow you feel at the end.
I love you Stella!
Our hearts are so heavy as my family just lost another beloved fur baby. Exactly 2 weeks after we lost our Ellie, my mom lost her Stella today. Another sudden and unexpected loss (although from different causes). Stella was a nutty little Longhaired Dachshund mix adopted from a shelter about 7 years ago. She was considered an “unadoptable” dog because she was extremely fearful and actually rather snappy. She had been overlooked time after time at the shelter, then adopted, but returned because she didn’t play nice with the family. That’s exactly what my mom was looking for. She wanted to adopt an unadoptable dog. One that nobody else wanted and it didn’t really matter if they ever fully bonded – she just wanted to provide a safe and loving home to a dog who likely would not have had one otherwise. The shelter staff was hesitant to adopt her out again, but they did. It was tough at first as I don’t think she came out of hiding for a good 2 weeks. Then, when she did, she sat in the corner and stared intensely at anyone walking by. She gave the best “whale eye” I’ve ever seen! We gave her plenty of time and space as we were on no schedule, and it didn’t matter how long it took for her to come around. Naturally, as is the case for most fearful animals, time and patience paid off. Stella eventually came around full circle, and grew on everyone in our family. She was so special and fun to be around. She never stopped wagging her long furry tail and she’d nudge the heck out of you with her long doxie snout if you stopped petting her. We all adored her! While she was my mom’s dog, we all considered her one of our furbabies. My aunt not-so-secretly coveted her and hoped one day she’d be hers!! We’re all so very sad that Stella is no longer with us, but know she is wagging her tail with our Ellie and so many of our other furbabies. Our family pack is dwindling way too fast, and it’s scary. We’ve been painfully reminded how quickly things can end. Treasure every minute you get with your loved ones – the human and the furry ones.
Written for Facebook by my daughter, Mary Ellen Kastelic-Albert
We realized there was something wrong only 3.5 days before she passed. I was going to Waynesville to stay with my sister so took her, the next day, to the Vet and then the R.E.A.C.H. Animal Hospital in Asheville, N.C. to learn she had I.T.P. which is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia, a condition that kills the blood platelets and stops the blood from clotting. We had time to give her 2 doses of lots of medicines but it was too late.
I adopted Stella from the Humane Shelter in Inverness, FL. I had two other dogs, Annie, a Chihuahua and Erin, a 30 pound black mix. I considered these two dogs "perfect" and wanted a troubled dog we could 'give back to'.
I put an add on an internet site for a small female who had no hope of adoption with the exception of diabetes or no hope of house breaking. The next morning I got a phone call "We got your dog!" Since she was a rescue, I had to guess at her birthday and ended up giving her the date we adopted her minus two years. We lived in Jacksonville, FL.
Stella was so funny. She had a helicopter tail, it turned 360 degrees when she was happy or excited. We loved to watch her. She was afraid of her food bowl. I realized she was grabbing a little bite then jumping back from the bowl. She would not even take treats from the bowl. So, I started feeding her straight off the floor. What a funny dog!
She was especially loved by my sister Beverly. Beverly would pick her up and hold her everyday. That was a rare treat for Stella! The night Stella died, Beverly slept on the floor beside her and held her when she died. I was there, too, but not on the floor! It was such a blessing and comfort to be with her and share it with someone who also loved Stella as much as I do.
I can't begin to tell of the loss we feel, but I do know anyone who has lost their pet knows this feeling all too well. I will not let this stop me from having a pet in the future however. The joy and love you get from your dog or cat is worth every moment of sorrow you feel at the end.
I love you Stella!
Owner: Rebecca (Beckie) Saar Leone
Our hearts are so heavy as my family just lost another beloved fur baby. Exactly 2 weeks after we lost our Ellie, my mom lost her Stella today. Another sudden and unexpected loss (although from different causes). Stella was a nutty little Longhaired Dachshund mix adopted from a shelter about 7 years ago. She was considered an “unadoptable” dog because she was extremely fearful and actually rather snappy. She had been overlooked time after time at the shelter, then adopted, but returned because she didn’t play nice with the family. That’s exactly what my mom was looking for. She wanted to adopt an unadoptable dog. One that nobody else wanted and it didn’t really matter if they ever fully bonded – she just wanted to provide a safe and loving home to a dog who likely would not have had one otherwise. The shelter staff was hesitant to adopt her out again, but they did. It was tough at first as I don’t think she came out of hiding for a good 2 weeks. Then, when she did, she sat in the corner and stared intensely at anyone walking by. She gave the best “whale eye” I’ve ever seen! We gave her plenty of time and space as we were on no schedule, and it didn’t matter how long it took for her to come around. Naturally, as is the case for most fearful animals, time and patience paid off. Stella eventually came around full circle, and grew on everyone in our family. She was so special and fun to be around. She never stopped wagging her long furry tail and she’d nudge the heck out of you with her long doxie snout if you stopped petting her. We all adored her! While she was my mom’s dog, we all considered her one of our furbabies. My aunt not-so-secretly coveted her and hoped one day she’d be hers!! We’re all so very sad that Stella is no longer with us, but know she is wagging her tail with our Ellie and so many of our other furbabies. Our family pack is dwindling way too fast, and it’s scary. We’ve been painfully reminded how quickly things can end. Treasure every minute you get with your loved ones – the human and the furry ones.
Written for Facebook by my daughter, Mary Ellen Kastelic-Albert
We realized there was something wrong only 3.5 days before she passed. I was going to Waynesville to stay with my sister so took her, the next day, to the Vet and then the R.E.A.C.H. Animal Hospital in Asheville, N.C. to learn she had I.T.P. which is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia, a condition that kills the blood platelets and stops the blood from clotting. We had time to give her 2 doses of lots of medicines but it was too late.
I adopted Stella from the Humane Shelter in Inverness, FL. I had two other dogs, Annie, a Chihuahua and Erin, a 30 pound black mix. I considered these two dogs "perfect" and wanted a troubled dog we could 'give back to'.
I put an add on an internet site for a small female who had no hope of adoption with the exception of diabetes or no hope of house breaking. The next morning I got a phone call "We got your dog!" Since she was a rescue, I had to guess at her birthday and ended up giving her the date we adopted her minus two years. We lived in Jacksonville, FL.
Stella was so funny. She had a helicopter tail, it turned 360 degrees when she was happy or excited. We loved to watch her. She was afraid of her food bowl. I realized she was grabbing a little bite then jumping back from the bowl. She would not even take treats from the bowl. So, I started feeding her straight off the floor. What a funny dog!
She was especially loved by my sister Beverly. Beverly would pick her up and hold her everyday. That was a rare treat for Stella! The night Stella died, Beverly slept on the floor beside her and held her when she died. I was there, too, but not on the floor! It was such a blessing and comfort to be with her and share it with someone who also loved Stella as much as I do.
I can't begin to tell of the loss we feel, but I do know anyone who has lost their pet knows this feeling all too well. I will not let this stop me from having a pet in the future however. The joy and love you get from your dog or cat is worth every moment of sorrow you feel at the end.
I love you Stella!
Our hearts are so heavy as my family just lost another beloved fur baby. Exactly 2 weeks after we lost our Ellie, my mom lost her Stella today. Another sudden and unexpected loss (although from different causes). Stella was a nutty little Longhaired Dachshund mix adopted from a shelter about 7 years ago. She was considered an “unadoptable” dog because she was extremely fearful and actually rather snappy. She had been overlooked time after time at the shelter, then adopted, but returned because she didn’t play nice with the family. That’s exactly what my mom was looking for. She wanted to adopt an unadoptable dog. One that nobody else wanted and it didn’t really matter if they ever fully bonded – she just wanted to provide a safe and loving home to a dog who likely would not have had one otherwise. The shelter staff was hesitant to adopt her out again, but they did. It was tough at first as I don’t think she came out of hiding for a good 2 weeks. Then, when she did, she sat in the corner and stared intensely at anyone walking by. She gave the best “whale eye” I’ve ever seen! We gave her plenty of time and space as we were on no schedule, and it didn’t matter how long it took for her to come around. Naturally, as is the case for most fearful animals, time and patience paid off. Stella eventually came around full circle, and grew on everyone in our family. She was so special and fun to be around. She never stopped wagging her long furry tail and she’d nudge the heck out of you with her long doxie snout if you stopped petting her. We all adored her! While she was my mom’s dog, we all considered her one of our furbabies. My aunt not-so-secretly coveted her and hoped one day she’d be hers!! We’re all so very sad that Stella is no longer with us, but know she is wagging her tail with our Ellie and so many of our other furbabies. Our family pack is dwindling way too fast, and it’s scary. We’ve been painfully reminded how quickly things can end. Treasure every minute you get with your loved ones – the human and the furry ones.
Written for Facebook by my daughter, Mary Ellen Kastelic-Albert
We realized there was something wrong only 3.5 days before she passed. I was going to Waynesville to stay with my sister so took her, the next day, to the Vet and then the R.E.A.C.H. Animal Hospital in Asheville, N.C. to learn she had I.T.P. which is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia, a condition that kills the blood platelets and stops the blood from clotting. We had time to give her 2 doses of lots of medicines but it was too late.
I adopted Stella from the Humane Shelter in Inverness, FL. I had two other dogs, Annie, a Chihuahua and Erin, a 30 pound black mix. I considered these two dogs "perfect" and wanted a troubled dog we could 'give back to'.
I put an add on an internet site for a small female who had no hope of adoption with the exception of diabetes or no hope of house breaking. The next morning I got a phone call "We got your dog!" Since she was a rescue, I had to guess at her birthday and ended up giving her the date we adopted her minus two years. We lived in Jacksonville, FL.
Stella was so funny. She had a helicopter tail, it turned 360 degrees when she was happy or excited. We loved to watch her. She was afraid of her food bowl. I realized she was grabbing a little bite then jumping back from the bowl. She would not even take treats from the bowl. So, I started feeding her straight off the floor. What a funny dog!
She was especially loved by my sister Beverly. Beverly would pick her up and hold her everyday. That was a rare treat for Stella! The night Stella died, Beverly slept on the floor beside her and held her when she died. I was there, too, but not on the floor! It was such a blessing and comfort to be with her and share it with someone who also loved Stella as much as I do.
I can't begin to tell of the loss we feel, but I do know anyone who has lost their pet knows this feeling all too well. I will not let this stop me from having a pet in the future however. The joy and love you get from your dog or cat is worth every moment of sorrow you feel at the end.
I love you Stella!
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