The Muttville family honors the one and only Misty Kay Mabelline, who left this world on her own terms (that is so Misty!) Although we are saddened by her loss, Joe’s story will make you laugh and cry:
Four years ago this month, Sherri Franklin from Muttville placed a small dog in my hands. Her name was Misty Kay Mabelline and she was our first foster dog. Misty some might say was an odd looking dog; her tongue permanently hung out to one side, she had big, almost bulging eyes and her back legs were longer than her front, giving her an odd little walk, almost like she had high heels on her back legs. But to me she was perfect! It wasn’t long before I decided Misty belonged with us, something Rafael didn’t know for a few weeks, and soon she became a permanent part of the family. Misty wasn’t what you would call an affectionate dog; she preferred attention on her terms, didn’t want to be held or petted and loved to eat – probably the reasons I felt such a bond with her. But Misty literally brought a smile to our faces daily. If it wasn’t her oddly powerful bark that actually caused her front legs to leave the ground, it was her scrappiness with the other dogs. Yes, she was the smallest but no one challenged Misty Kay!
Misty’s health rapidly declined over the last two days and we knew it was time. Knowing she hated the vet’s office more than anything we arranged an “in-home” euthanasia to make her last moments less stressful. The appointment was set at 3:30. We had to do a quick errand at noon and at 1pm our cleaning lady called to say “Misty died”.
We are deeply saddened at losing Misty, but then I think of my scrappy little girl and how appropriate it is that she left this earth on her terms, almost to say “No you are not putting me to sleep at 3:30, I’m going when I want.” And she did.
She will always be in my heart.
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4/24/13
