HELPING HANDS PET SERVICES ©

Hello Everyone,

We have had a difficult week here at Helping Hands. One of our clients dearest dog has been poorly this week and very sadly had to be put to sleep today due to a tumour that was incurable. We all feel heartbroken at Helping Hands about this and cant imagine how Sue, Kymms owner must be feeling.

Kymm joined Helping Hands dog walking service in January 2008, due to sue's poor health we walked kymm for her everyday of the week. I remember her very first walk, she was nervous to come out with me and had to be gently coaxed by lilly ( sue's elderly  mum ) kymm soon relaxed though as we strolled round her favorite park, Saltwell in Gateshead. In no time kymm was in the routine of coming out for her daily adventures, she has travelled to many places across Tyne and Wear and met lots of new doggy friends. We could walk Kymm with any dog, her gentle nature posed no threat and she was a popular dog on the service. I handed some of the Gateshead dogs over to Kirsty and she became kymms Dog Walker for a couple of years, I walked kymm at the weekends, and she loved having the variety of people including Emma and Martin when they have walked her.

Doggy Day out was a favorite trip for kymm, she loved to go to South Shields with her best friends. Kymm was great at playing football and was a challenge to any of her friends if they tried to get the ball off her, we laughed in amazement watching her skill with the ball, she could put the players at Newcastle United to shame !!

So its with a heavy heart we say goodbye to little Kymm. We have a tribute album for her on the website so take a look at this lovely little lady who will be greatly missed by us all.

Bye kymm...  with Love from your walkers past and present ...Dawn, Paul, Emma, Martin, Kirsty, Toni, Steve and Sharna x x x

A Pet Loss Poem.....from RainbowBridge.com ...Dedicated to Kymm, Toots the guinea pig, cats Hardy, Fidel and Smudge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.... 

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