04/21/2025
I’m very sad to let our friends know that we had to lay our precious matriarch Juliet (JJ) to rest on Saturday morning. If you would like to leave a little note on her memorial page I always love to look back on them. Here is the link to light a candle in her memory www.lapoflove.com/pet-memorial/35652 🩷🐾🌺
Juliet (JJ) who we affectionately called "mamma" entered our lives in 2017 when her and her six puppies arrived at the animal shelter that I was employed at at the time. Knowing that I had a friend interested in adopting a golden retriever puppy, I offered to foster JJ and her pups until they were cleared for adoption. Let's just say fostering a mother and six puppies in a one bedroom apartment was interesting at best (sorry Mark)! JJ's puppies all got adopted several months later and we decided to adopt JJ ourselves. Since JJ entering our lives I started my own senior dog Rescue (Rescue Garden Inc.) and have had many many pups come in and out of our home during that time, most of whom are seniors, ill, or injured. JJ always nurtured these pups and was so patient with all of them. Many times the little dogs would think JJ's big fluffy body was a bed and she would willingly allow them to nap on her back. JJ was what I call a "bomb proof" dog and would never react negatively under any circumstances. JJ was even approved as a Therapy Dog through Project PUP for hospital patients and staff before Covid closed that down. We will miss JJ's ever loving presence in our home deeply. Walking in the door does not feel the same. We will even miss her fur all over the house that we jokingly call her 'tumbleweeds'. Rest well our sweet JJ, enjoy chasing those squirrels again at the Golden Gates where only the best dogs get to go. Love Grows Here because of you.
