Lady Harding Belle Tower Hodges, 7, died July 3, 2009, at her home in Tyler. Belle was born on June 13, 2002 in Camden, AR, to Buster Lee and Bossie Mae Coke. She was the smallest of five pups.
Sold to John and Kim Hodges in late July of '02, Belle moved to Colorado Springs, CO.
In September of '02, she was registered with the Universal Kennel Club International as a fawn female pug, but her vet discovered additional information. While performing her spay, Dr. Albertson, of Colorado Springs, discovered that she had female parts on the exterior, but male on the interior. Belle had to be both spayed and neutered. We were charged double. It was the first case of a hermaphrodite at that clinic. Ever.
Belle soon learned to sit, shake, roll over and lie down. We learned that she also had skin allergies and hip dysplasia. She was particularly good with the babies and liked to bring toys to them to try to get them to play with her. She never snapped or scratched or played too rough with any of the children, even when Jonas crawled into her food dish to "share" her food.
Belle is survived by her best buddy, Bison, with whom she lived her whole life.
10 comments:
Kim, I'm so sorry! What a sweet puppy she was.
My heart is aching for you all right now. Her baby pictures look exactly like Tater's, and reading this made me start to cry thinking about the sadness you all must be feeling. I'll be praying for your family, including Bison. I'm so, so sorry.
Aw, Kim, I'm so sorry. It is definitely sad to lose a dear pet...I don't even like to think about Fletcher being gone! Thinking about your and your family.
Kim, I'm so sorry! I was watching your slide show, with memories of Belle pushing her food bowl all around my kitchen (once when we kept her), eating faster than I'd ever seen an animal eat:) I also remember (my) John and I cracking up over the noises that both she and Bison made. What a sweet dog, and a big loss. We'll be thinking about you!
So sorry about Belle!
Oh, no! It's so hard to lose a pet you've had for so long. I hope you and the kids are doing ok and that Bison can carry on without her.
Such sweet pictures. I'm so sorry. I give you guys two weeks before you go get another puppy.
That was a great slide show of Belle. I'll bet Bison is really missing her too!
Oh Kim, my heart aches for your loss. I lost a little shihtzu that I had loved for almost 15 years. Her name was Precious, and she "was" precious to me. I know how very hard it is to let go of a pet and usually only another animal lover can understand that it is truly like losing one of the family. I'll be praying for you. I'm sure you've heard of Rainbow Bridge, but if somehow you have not, here is the link... http://www.petloss.com/poems/maingrp/rainbowb.htm
So sorry to hear about Belle. I know the kids will miss her. Aubrey just loves our pugs! I can just hear her begging to let them sleep in her room one day.
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