Goodbye to Sunny

So long, farewell, it's time to say goodbye. Adieu, adieu to you & you & you...

Sunny went to live on a nice farm this week. His new owner emailed me the next day & said he was getting along very well. "He's already a part of the family" was her quote. They'd gone for a long pickup ride to get acquainted & for a 2 mile walk along the river the first day.

The kids are ready to visit, but we're letting them get used to each other first. He was a great dog but it's one of those things that you know it's best to let him go.

One of my YC friends forbids me to get another pet because I just give them away. But I know she's secretly (or not secretly) jealous of my ability to give our pets away. We love them for awhile & then we pass them on for others to love. :) Really though, one of the main reasons we got Sunny when we did was to help Chloe over her absolute fear of dogs. And, she is over that. Sunny was a great dog for her to learn with. And seriously, I would have gladly put up with his flaws if he would've just been content at our house & not continued to run off. I really did like that dog.

Things we'll miss about Sunny: the way he'd "talk" back to you if you talked to him, the way he lays down to eat his food, taking him for walks, how happy he always was to see us, how cute he looked when he'd sleep with his head on a pillow, taking him on rabbit hunts, that he loves popsicles, his soft furry ears, how he'd put his paw on your arm or nudge you with his nose when he wanted you to pet him, making up "Sunny" rhymes like "Sunny, bunny you're so funny" (this was a great pastime for the kids & I).

Things we won't miss about Sunny: the hair, poop in the yard, the hair, holes in the yard, finding him on the couch (with his head on a pillow), finding him on my bed (with his head on a pillow), the hair, barfing on the floor after he'd eat too fast, him running off, the police bringing him home & did I mention the hair?

Ode to Sunny
Sunny, bunny, you're so funny,
your warm fur, the color of honey.
Now that you live on a farm
you can runny, runny, runny!