It is with a Heavy heart that we must report the passing of Rallffee, one of the cutest and most adventurous Reporters for the Doggie Gazette. Rallffee, a Pompoo (1/2 Pomeranian ½ Poodle) was born in the good old USA and met up with his family in a loud and lonely Pet Store in San Francisco. Mikaela, Rallffee’s person, met MeMe when both were visiting in Carmel. She picked out Rallffee at the Pet Store because he reminded her of MeMe. The family later moved to Norway where Rallffee’s long white fur came in handy for keeping warm. There he learned to chase snowballs and play in the snow like MeMe does in Chicago. And also like MeMe he became a reporter for the Doggie Gazette. His column was called “Norwegian News” because it originated there, even after the family moved to Florida. That was a big change! The outside world was hot and he had to get haircuts to keep cool. There was even a new people puppy in the family (baby Aidan). Rallffee took it all instride, learning to chase balls into the pool in the yard and swimming instead of playing in the snow. He even learned to dive for pennies! He made new friends: the Cocker Spaniel next door, the Poodle 2 doors down, Daisy the Lab, and especially Penny his Maltese girlfriend. Mikaela gave him his water with ice in it on hot days, and he learned patience from Aidan as he got to the crawling & tail-pulling stage followed by the walking & stepping-on-the-dog stage. Penny and Rallffee never got to get married, but they sure had some great times. Rallffee was just too good and trusting and friendly. He was attacked by an English Mastiff. He survived the attack, but his brave and loving heart gave out during surgery. We will all miss reading the tales of his adventures, and treasure the time we knew him. He is greatly mourned by Mikaela and the entire Ronnkvist family and by Penny.
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Yorkshire Terrier – Maltese mix, beloved of Susan Love.
Maggie was helping her mom Susan to plan the Run in the name of Love 5K to be held on Father’s Day in Carmel. They had been together for only 10 months, but their bond will go on forever. They were walking together in their neighborhood on Canyon Drive, when 3 big dogs escaped their yard and attacked them. Susan fought valiantly to save Maggie while the big dogs tried to run away with her. It was a horrific fight, with neighbors coming out to help as well. Poor Maggie barely survived the mauling, but succumbed to a heart attack on the way to the vet. Susan had to have emergency skin graft surgery and has ongoing problems with skin & nerve damage. The bites went down to the bone. One of the neighbors was bitten too, and the attacking dogs were put down. A horrible tragedy for all concerned and a too violent end to such a gentle loving, much too short life for dear Maggie. Let’s all check our fences in her honor.
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