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Dog Park #12 It Always Happens In Threes

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, 11-25-2012 at 12:54 AM (2059 Views)
It was in November 2012 when the Kiss of Death entered the Dog Park like a demon in prey; death scored 3 more lives.

First it was Curly, a large black dog whose name suited him well. I saw him and his Owner just the day before and watched the loving scene of getting Curly to jump up into the back of the car… there were special hand signals and gestures to get the ‘jump’ going and completed and always the final warning ”get your tail in Curly!” Stan and Curly was a perfect match but unfortunately, cancer got the best of Curly.

The next news hit hard. Norma had been coming to the Dog Park with her Shih Tzu for about 5 years. The adorable Gigi always greeted me so excitedly. Norma was one to step up and address any wrong-doings in the park. She loved what the park offered her, which was time with human friends and also time for loveable Gigi to run with her canine companions.

A friend of Norma’s offered to take Gigi to the park since Norma had not been feeling well. When her friend returned home with Gigi, they found Norma had a heart attack and died. Death marks off its second victim, and this was only one short week after the loss of Curly.

The thought that “death occurs in three’s” kept tumbling around in my brain and I prayed that it was only an old superstition. Yet deep inside I knew there would be one more, so I kept watching the park with a close eye, looking for the dark bird of prey.

I didn’t have to wait long. I received news this morning of the third stone dropping. Phoebe fell ill and died on the 21st, one day after Norma. Phoebe was an original dog to the 10 year old Dog Park but her death was unexpected.

Today it was cold and very windy at the Dog Park. But I remain hopeful the vulture of death has left our small, united community of people and their pets. It left behind many broken hearts and tears upon our path of life.

I wish them all peace and some form of sanity for the ones they left behind.


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I am sorry I don't have a picture of Norma...she always had a big smile for everyone!

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  1. Bluebiird's Avatar
    Isn't it supposed to be bad things in general that come in threes? Either way that's really sad and a little spooky. I've encountered the deaths in threes twice. My cat died, then a week or so later my friend Tom's cat died and sometime later I found out that a neighbour's cat had died around the same time, she and my cat used to be friendly in the early days. Also for the three consecutive years I was at Uni I lost one relative each year, two blood related and one in-law. It was pretty spooky. This is why I maintain that it's a good thing I didn't stay on for a masters degree. Then again death is a natural process and it's natural for people to want to see patterns in the randomness of it all.
    I hope it's not too depressing for you and everyone at the dog park, it sounds like such a nice place...Sorry if this is an odd response. I always seem to give odd responses to things like this.
  2. kittypaws's Avatar
    Bluebird....you answers is not odd...
    soo many things happen that we can not explain...that is the awe of the living!!

    thank you very much for your comment!!