In Memory of Fay

**Comebye Wildfire Fais Do Do**
My little girl Fay came into my life for such a short time but our hearts and souls became bonded so instantly in that we became that magical match you dream of when you get a new pup... A little about my baby girl. Before I even picked her up I would see pictures of the litter on the webpage that had been set up and I just thought that they were all wonderful and wondered which little bundle of black and white fire (yes fire not fur) would be mine. There were 4 girls and 1 boy and since I wanted a girl this suited me fine... I flew to Chicago the day after a 3 days show in San Antonio where I started to spread the word that I was getting a new puppy. And as in all dog show circles that is sometimes more exciting then someone having a human baby. It was the 4th of July holidy so I flew up on the 3rd and on the afternoon of the 3rd my heart was stolen. I walked into the kitchen and there were 2 pups in the crate. One was from a different breeding but I took them outside to potty and even before I had talked with anyone Fay was already shoving and pushing her way into my heart.. That evening she got to see her littermates again before she went on a big adventure to begin her life with me. She played and played with her sisters as they ran and wrestled and played..... I got up early the next morning determined to tire this little one out for the plane trip home.. Well I had her up and about all day until I left for the airport and boy did she sleep in the airport and on the plane I don't know if she even stirred once except for when I kept checking on her.... Once to Houston her wild life began. We first left the airport and stopped by to visit our friend Betty Pizzi. Well, Fay just walked into her house and all over her back porch like she owned the place bouncing and hopping and just so full of herself as she would grab up a pine cone and start running puppy laps around the yard... After visiting with Betty we left and went to visit our trainer, Julie Kinsey, and pick up my two boys who she was keeping for me. Again she just took over the house. This was when I first learned of her affection for water (not in the bowl either). She loved to be wet and have everything around her wet... She would tip over the water bowl, lay in the water and then chew on Julie's brick fireplace.... Julie will forever have little Fay BITE MARKS on her bricks to remember her by.... It was also this night that I discovered what a little problem solver she was. Julie has some bells she keeps on the back door and she took them off and Fay learned real quick to touch the bells get a goodie and she was practiclly running accross the room to ring the bells.... It didn't matter where we put them she would go and ring them.... Finally packed her and the boys up and headed home.... Once there Fay was assimilated into the pack very quickly (as long as I didn't let her loose with the boys, as they wanted to eat her)... but our life was beginning. From then on, other than three days when I had to go to a seminar or work, Fay was with me.... Fay was there for Partee's agility classes, screaming and climbing the pen walls for her turn. Fay was there for Cajun and Partee's obedience lessons (which she started to join into immediately) and Fay was there just to cuddle when I needed someone to hold. Fay had georgous coat, structure and movement and this had many of the breed people admiring her. My handlers that I used with Partee were joking that she was their next group dog.... Fay had natural attention, perfect tight sits, and an intense drive that had obedience people admiring her. Fay had speed, heart and desire so that the agility people wanted her, too.... Everyone she met fell in love with her, each for their own reason. She had that way of grabbing a piece of you and holding onto it... Those are all the things that everyone else saw in Fay. What did I see? I had found my best friend. A pup who seemed to know what I was thinking. A pup that would cuddle up with me one minute and if I got up she would launch into the air and flip around and bark at me to go do something. A pup who spent two weeks watching all of the Olympics with me and who seemed as excited by them as I did. I would whistle the Olympic theme and she would go nuts and did give me quite the bruise showing her enthusiam... A pup who was excited to do anything in life I asked as long as it was with me! A pup who thought sliding down a slide was just as much fun as heeling, a pup who thought getting a toy was just as exciting as getting her dumbell, a pup who did directed jumping as if she was just born doing utility work. A pup who made doing EVERYTHING fun for me too!!! Now I find that this BRIGHT SHINNING STAR is gone from my life, but her light will never go out in my heart. Her time with me was way too short. I held in my arms for the briefest of moments PERFECTION! We will never have that last agility run, or that last utility run or that last fantastic track or that last long outrun. We had such a short time of firsts. Fay Fay I love you now and I will love you forever when I meet with you again someday we will finish everything we started. I promise ya, baby!!! I love you... Canine Leptospirosis New forms of leptospirosis threaten U.S. dogs Leptospirosis cases rising in United States - JAVMA February 15, 1998b Cornell Science News: Leptospirosis in dogs Poppy's Page (Poppy also died from Canine Leptospirosis, you can find more information at her page.)

My little girl Fay came into my life for such a short time but our hearts and souls became bonded so
instantly in that we became that magical match you dream of when you get a new pup...

A little about my baby girl. Before I even picked her up I would see pictures of the litter on the
webpage that had been set up and I just thought that they were all wonderful and wondered which little
bundle of black and white fire (yes fire not fur) would be mine. There were 4 girls and 1 boy and since I wanted a
girl this suited me fine...

I flew to Chicago the day after a 3 days show in San Antonio where I started to spread the word that I was
getting a new puppy. And as in all dog show circles that is sometimes more exciting then someone having a human baby.
It was the 4th of July holidy so I flew up on the 3rd and on the afternoon of the 3rd my heart was stolen. I
walked into the kitchen and there were 2 pups in the crate. One was from a different breeding but I took them
outside to potty and even before I had talked with anyone Fay was already shoving and pushing her way into my heart..

That evening she got to see her littermates again before she went on a big adventure to begin her life with me. She
played and played with her sisters as they ran and wrestled and played..... I got up early the next morning determined
to tire this little one out for the plane trip home.. Well I had her up and about all day until I left for the airport
and boy did she sleep in the airport and on the plane I don't know if she even stirred once except for when I kept
checking on her.... Once to Houston her wild life began.

We first left the airport and stopped by to visit our friend Betty Pizzi. Well, Fay just walked into her house and all
over her back porch like she owned the place bouncing and hopping and just so full of herself as she would grab up a pine
cone and start running puppy laps around the yard... After visiting with Betty we left and went to visit our trainer,
Julie Kinsey, and pick up my two boys who she was keeping for me. Again she just took over the house. This was when I first
learned of her affection for water (not in the bowl either). She loved to be wet and have everything around her wet...
She would tip over the water bowl, lay in the water and then chew on Julie's brick fireplace.... Julie will forever
have little Fay BITE MARKS on her bricks to remember her by.... It was also this night that I discovered what a
little problem solver she was. Julie has some bells she keeps on the back door and she took them off and Fay learned real
quick to touch the bells get a goodie and she was practiclly running accross the room to ring the bells.... It didn't matter
where we put them she would go and ring them....

Finally packed her and the boys up and headed home.... Once there Fay was assimilated into the pack very quickly (as long as
I didn't let her loose with the boys, as they wanted to eat her)... but our life was beginning. From then on, other
than three days when I had to go to a seminar or work, Fay was with me.... Fay was there for Partee's agility classes,
screaming and climbing the pen walls for her turn. Fay was there for Cajun and Partee's obedience lessons (which she
started to join into immediately) and Fay was there just to cuddle when I needed someone to hold.

Fay had georgous coat, structure and movement and this had many of the breed people admiring her. My handlers that I used
with Partee were joking that she was their next group dog.... Fay had natural attention, perfect tight sits, and an
intense drive that had obedience people admiring her. Fay had speed, heart and desire so that the agility people wanted
her, too.... Everyone she met fell in love with her, each for their own reason. She had that way of grabbing a piece
of you and holding onto it... Those are all the things that everyone else saw in Fay.

What did I see? I had found my best friend. A pup who seemed to know what I was thinking. A pup that would cuddle
up with me one minute and if I got up she would launch into the air and flip around and bark at me to go do something.
A pup who spent two weeks watching all of the Olympics with me and who seemed as excited by them as I did. I would whistle
the Olympic theme and she would go nuts and did give me quite the bruise showing her enthusiam... A pup who was excited
to do anything in life I asked as long as it was with me! A pup who thought sliding down a slide was just as much
fun as heeling, a pup who thought getting a toy was just as exciting as getting her dumbell, a pup who did directed
jumping as if she was just born doing utility work. A pup who made doing EVERYTHING fun for me too!!!

Now I find that this BRIGHT SHINNING STAR is gone from my life, but her light will never go out in my heart. Her time with me was way too short. I held in my arms for the briefest of moments PERFECTION!

We will never have that last agility run, or that last utility run or that last fantastic track or that last long outrun. We had such a short time of firsts.

Fay Fay I love you now and I will love you forever when I meet with you again someday we will finish everything we started. I promise ya, baby!!! I love you...