Tag

​We received very sad news that our 2011 Alumnus Tag has left on his journey to the Rainbow Bridge.  He was fostered by our longtime volunteer Kathy in NC and after trying a couple homes, he was returned and another longtime volunteer, our Vet Advisor DeWana, met Tag and Kathy while at a sporting store and fell in love with him.
 
DeWana said, “He was the perfect friend for me from the very day he came home.  He loved the woods in the area, and we went out on the trails everyday rain, sleet, snow and sunshine and he ran and chased and had the best time.  He did not enjoy getting his feet wet, and even in his old age, he'd run and try to clear any puddle or creek without getting his toes in.  He loved Stagger and was a great big brother and mentor for him.  About December of last year, he started collapsing in the woods and the diagnosis was most likely a slow growing brain tumor as he lasted another 11 months with the energy and enthusiasm to continue to run each day and enjoy his life.  We miss the old man every day.”
 
We can visualize Tag running at the Rainbow Bridge and it makes us smile…
 
“Every run is a work of art, a drawing on each day’s canvas.  Some runs are shouts and some runs are whispers.  Some runs are eulogies and others celebrations.” Dagney Scott Barrios