Ol' "Barks"- In Loving Memory- We'll Miss You!

Well- after almost sixteen years of fun, our old dog, Barkley a.k.a. "barks", had to finally be put to sleep. It was a very tough decision but it was his time to return to doggie heaven :o) I think all us kids took it kinda hard. Poor Ky had to go to the Vet with my dad and this was the text he sent me after: "Farewell my ol' friend Barkley, your cries and itches will forever be in our memory...As well as all those good memories! Wow that was a lot harder then I thought." I called him right after I received that text and the poor guy was crying, thats when my tears started (but they didn't waterfall til I got home). Its so weird to think that something like this could make me so sad...but we had him for almost sixteen years!, thats what?... He was 112 in dog years!

This is in memory of our good dog Barks..........

It all started one warm spring afternoon in May I believe it was, my parents had been promising us a puppy since our other dog, Aggie, had got sick and had to be put to sleep. So while debating and looking through the newspaper my mom said we had to get a "cocka-poo" (cocker spaniel poodle mix/ mutt) well we all thought that was lame- we wanted a "cool" dog. But mom said it was that or nothing.
So my dad found some in the paper and the three kids and him took a ride to check them out. When we arrived there were 5 or 6 black and white puppies in a box, my dad asked again to make sure they were "cocka-poos" and the lady said they were. Well then he asked to see one of the parent dogs- well they were momentarily unavailable for some reason (obviously probably because they WEREN'T really "cocka-poos") Well my dad shoulda known better then to bring us cuz we weren't leaving with out one! We had already picked him out and were ready to go!

So here he is! He was SOOO freakin cute! (Turns out he's a border collie/springer spaniel mix). How we got the name Barkley?! I have no idea- my brothers are really into the NBA but i don't know if they really like Charles Barkley. I think they were just talking about charles barkley and then our neighbor Michelle said Why don't you name him Barkley? and it stuck.

This is by far one of the cutest pictures ever!! One of my favorites :o) Kyle LOVED Barkley so much! He slept with him almost every night!!

Awesome Christmas photo- i know- aren't we all embarrassed of our younger days? :o) i am! ha!

My mom had made a mini-scrapbook one christmas of all his pets- so thats why all these pics are so CUTE! I just copied them straight out of the book :o)

Barkley and his bandaged foot after being attacked by our neighbors dog.

And below is me taking off for Dixie College.

And then there was ROXY... and Barkley's hair started turning gray and his anxiety went through the roof. :o)

In Barks' younger days- up millcreek canyon when he could still go for hikes.

Yes- we tried to dress them up ONE year for Halloween. It didn't turn out too well.

I'm not sure if Barks ever REALLY like Rox- i think she was too much for him in his old age and she definitely annoyed him but we did get them to pose for a few pics together (thanks to Jo and Ky)

In the end Barks was just getting old and hurting. One of his back legs no longer worked, he was deaf, very stinky :o), had severe allergies where he would pull all his hair out and his anxiety was thru the roof, he just cried ALL the time. None of us wanted to put him down but it was the only nice thing to do for him. Hopefully he's in heaven, chasing birds once again and playing with all the other creatures we have had!! :o)

Bye Barks! We Love You and Will Miss You So Much!!!!!!!