Little Louie's Memorial Page

Christian Myspace Layouts - Angels MySpace Layouts Christian Myspace Layouts----------------------------------------------------- ------ Dear friends,It's amazing. I've never met most of you and yet you have all touched our hearts in so many ways. There has been such traffic on Lou's comment board that I haven't nor will not be able to re-comment on every single thought and prayer due to there being so many, so please know that we are so grateful to all of you, each and every one for all of the emails and thoughtful comments you've posted on his site when he was sick, before and of course, present.Louie's touched so many lives, so many people in so many ways. Unfortunately, most of you have never gotten the chance to meet him. Some of you have, randomly at Pet Rock (a rescue charity event every year held in Worcester) others at other random spots such as the pom agility show in Fitchburg. I cannot tell you how many times we've stumbled onto people who run up to him saying "oh my god! It's Little Louie, is that him? I've seen him on myspace" and it always keeps me in awe how many lives he's touched online, how many strangers adore him and love him almost as much as me. Louie's touched the hearts of so many people-first mine at the animal control in Rosindale (Boston) MA. Then when we started him as a registered therapy dog, I never in a million years knew what a gift he really had of making people smile. We would visit with the non-profit volunteer group Caring Canines (www.caringcanines.org) to nursing homes as well as the children's hospital in Boston, MA. No matter how sick a child was, whether it was a leukemia stricken young toddler to an older elderly woman stuck in some nursing home that their family left them at to be alone until they die-Louie has always had this miraculous gift of giving everyone something to smile about when they held them in their arms. He's touched the lives of thousands of elderly patients as well as many children who may never see the outside of a hospital for the rest of their life. Some people used to ask, "how do you do it? How do you visit these children who are so sick without becoming depressed?" How? I reply. It's because when we would go there, their sadness would dwindle away, a smile would be replaced on a frown as Louie would be held by then like a little baby on his back. Louie's touched both nursing home patients as well as child patients who are scared to death of dogs, frightened beyond belief, overcome their fear. I've worked with children who fear dogs after our visit love him as well as nursing home patients who once in their life been attacked by a dog, ask to hold him in their arms. To me, Louie is not just a dog, he's an angel in disguise. I have only had the opportunity to have him for three years of his life, and in those three years he's worked miracles for people. Now, now it's my turn. The tables have turned, he's helped the needy, the sick and lonely, now it's my turn to try and help him. So many people and animals have left me in this lifetime and I'm only 25. The two most important people in my life, my grandparents both died right in front of my eyes at the age of 18. My only real family as of now is my fiance and friends...and my dogs. I choose this road, the road of rescuing animals. I've dealt with foster dogs dying on me as well as my recent loss of my beloved borrowed angel Cooper last April and I simply cannot loose Louie without a fight. it takes.Thank you for understanding and being there so much. Both me and my fiance are overwhelmed with how many actual loving and caring people are out there...you all bring tears to my eyes in just thinking how special each and every one of you are.I love you all! Love- Leigha, Jay and Louie WHO I AM: I'm a seven year old rescue pomeranian. My mom Leigha, rescued me from Boston Animal Control in MA two years ago. I was severely neglected for five years by a lady and her children who never took care of me. When I was found in the shelter, I was bald with sores all over my body and emaciated. The awful woman who owned me before my mom now never took care of me and told the animal control officer that her kids were not taking care of me so she wasn't about to (her kids were 10 and 14!). When my mom found me we fell in love with each other at first sight and she brought me home as soon as possible!Since I was bought originally from a petstore (from what the first lady told the A.C. about me) I have many health problems due to most likely being sold from a puppymill. I have collapsing trachea, laryngeal paralysis and a thyroid problem that will now constrict me from ever growing hair back on my naked body, which is okay cause mom dresses me up in hoodies, turtlenecks, pj's, you name it! I am a registered therapy dog that used to go to the Children's hospital once a month as well as numerous nursing homes across the North Shore, but since we moved back to Worcester we haven't had the opportunity to find anywhere around here, plus this winter has been rough on me being sick and all, so my mom decided as of last year to retire me as a registered therapy dog. I also am the mascot for my mom's softball team and even have a referee shirt that I wear to her games!!