This is my 10 year old Shih-Tzu Buffy. She passed away on April 21, 1997. She was very lovable, spoiled and at times stubborn but that was because she knew she could be and we would still love her.
She died of mammary tumors. Her vet informed me that if I had spayed her early on it might have prevented it and she would still be with us today.
If you are not a professional breeder please spay or neuter your pet so that you will not have to go through the pain of losing your beloved pet as we did.



***The article below gives some very good reasons why you should spay and neuter your pet.......***


If you are a responsible caring dog or cat owner, there are many very good reasons to consider spaying and neutering your dog(s) or cat(s), and very few good reasons not to.

•Prevents prostate and testicular cancer (dogs & cats).

•Prevents Pyometra, a serious and potentially fatal infection of the uterus, most commonly seen in unspayed females 6+ years of age.

•Greatly reduces the rate of uterine and breast cancer (in females) when done before the first (or second) esterus cycle.

•Reduces inter-male aggression (dogs & cats).

•Reduces dominance aggression towards people (dogs).

•Reduces urinary "marking" (of vertical objects such as furniture.)

•Reduces "mounting" behavior, and sexual frustration.

•Reduces roaming.

•Prevents false pregnacies (females).

•Prevents unwanted litters.

•Prevents neighborhood dogs & cats from camping outside your home waiting for the oppurtunity to mate with your female dog or cat.

•Keeps you from having to keep your dogs away from playing and socializing with other dogs for a total of six weeks each year.



**Below are a few links about spaying and neutering your pet including one that allows you to view an actual neutering and spaying operation. Also I have added a few links about pet loss.**

Spaying & Neutering Links:
Ocean Beach Veterinary Hospital-operation show
Animal Friends Online - Animal Birth Control
SPAYING and NEUTERING
Spaying and Neutering Your Pet
Why Neuter Rover?
Advantages of Spaying and Neutering
Facts about Spaying and Neutering Pets Outwei...



Pet Loss Links:
Rainbow Bridge Tribute Pages
Pet Loss
Animal Friends Online -- Pet Loss & Grieving ...
The Virtual Pet Cemetery (pets, grief, loss, ...
Welcome to the Lightning Strike Pet-Loss Supp...

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....
Author unknown...

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awake in morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush...
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.
(Author Unknown)

This is our friend Woodro who passed away on Jan 5th,1998, due to lung cancer, please visit his site and read his story. Rainbow Bridge graphics by: