Pretty and Ollie in West Montgomery Park – October, 2011
Ollie on Worsham Street – April, 2013
Ollie in Dodge Dakota – April, 2013
Christmas at Casa de Canterbury – December, 2012
Old woman Slow and dogs on Ollie’s bed
at Casa de Canterbury – March, 2012
Ollie and his babies – August, 2011
Ollie on Worsham Street – June, 2012
Ollie’s day out in Columbia on Rosewood trail – December, 2012
After grooming with Mary at Fluff ‘N Puff – November, 2012
Family outing in Winnsboro – November, 2012
Peachtree Rock – March, 2012
Back seat rider in Dodge Dakota – June, 2012
Finding a cool spot in Texas – August, 2011
Guarding Worsham Street – October, 2011
Ollie with Slow’s tennis shoe – September, 2011
Worsham Street porch – June, 2011
Last day on Worsham Street – May, 2013
The Red Man’s Running Buddy – Always
Smokey Lonesome Ollie D.O.B. Unknown – June 12, 2013
Found in our Bee Ridge Neighborhood – October, 2002
The Original Fence Jumper and Wanderer
The Old Soul
Free at Last
Editor’s Note: Smokey Lonesome Ollie succumbed to congestive heart failure related to an undiscovered mass in his chest. He became very ill Sunday evening and Slow and Pretty took him to their doctors in Columbia Monday morning. Their vet sent them to another specialist last night who referred them to an oncologist this morning. His one blue eye and one brown eye closed together.
For his family at Casa de Canterbury he was one of a kind and simply the best..
Red's Rants and Raves 
We’re so sorry to hear this, Sheila. Saskia, Dashie and I send all our love to La Casa Canterbury.
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Thanks Dave, Saskia and Dashie – we feel the love.
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Oh my heart is breaking. I am at a loss but can feel your loss. Oh I am so so so sorry. Big hugs from me to you
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Thanks so very much, Terry.
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I am soo very sorry to hear about Ollie. I know you will miss him so and that your heart is breaking. Please know that I understand. I am glad I got to see him before we left for vacation. You have the sweetest dogs!
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Hi Debbie, thanks so much…we’ve both lost part of our families this year…Ollie and Fletcher were both so sweet.
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Oh no… I’m so very sorry 😦
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Thanks so much, Dianne…
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My deepest sympathies to you both. I had the honor to have met Ollie. He was truly a special dog. Peaceful journey to the bridge.
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Francine, Ollie was always happy to see you come to our office…he knew you loved him. Teresa and I appreciate your kind expressions.
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This is so sad. I’m so sorry of your lost. RIP Smokey Lonesome Ollie.
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Thanks so very much…
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Of course we don’t ‘like’ this post but we salute Smokey Lonesome Ollie – pink was his colour and may we all find him in the Steeple Chase of afterlife. BIG hugs to you all – go grieve in peace with our love xxx
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Thanks for the salute to Smokey Lonesome Ollie in his pink harness…he was man enough to wear pink well. Our hearts are broken today at Casa de Canterbury.
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Sending love and heart balm. It hurts but that’s because we love them xxx
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Thanks so much…we can use the heart balm today…
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Oh no, Red Man, my humans and I are so, so sad for you and Pretty and Slow and the whole Casa de Canterbury gang. Saying goodbye for the final time hurts–my human mommy knows all too well, and last October my canine sister Lexi said goodbye to me and never came home. My mommy says Lexi and Smokey Lonesome Ollie and all of our friends will be waiting on the Rainbow Bridge for us. Until then, they are all running and playing. You are in our thoughts, and Smokey Lonesome Ollie is jumping every fence he can find.
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Oh Miss Harper Lee you are so right and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts at Casa de Canterbury.
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That is a beautiful tribute, Sheila. My heart breaks for you and Teresa.
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Thanks so much, Shev. Teresa and I are struggling with our sorrow and loss today.
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So sorry to hear about Ollie the cross- dreasing dog. He had attitude in scads and he’ll be missed.
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Thanks so much nikki…Ollie did have attitude in scads…and looked pretty in pink.
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We stand in disbelief, denial, and incredible sorrow: Church Organist, Country Farmer, Betsy, and Guitar Player with Tricky & Vicky. Fond memories of Ollie meeting me at airport or at the house once I had arrived in Columbia, spending time with him and Red out in the back yard by the pool while Pretty & Slow were at work, and of course, the recent days at Worsham, He is missed bad.
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Dear Church Organist,
Forgive me for not texting all of you in Navasota this week, but we have been in and out of vets’ offices for the past three days and didn’t notify you for the same reasons you said: disbelief, denial and incredible sorrow. Ollie was the best and loved his Texas connections…thank you and all the boys and girls for your sympathy. We will see you soon and love all of you.
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I’m in tears! I’m so very sorry for you both. The hollowness left by his crossing is heavy and palpable all the way up here. Your pictures of him make me smile and nod though my eyes aren’t cooperating. The spirit and joy each dog brings into our lives is so worth the pain of loss when that passage finally comes.
Hugs to you and Pretty.
Ann
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This says it better than I:
“Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives.”
-John Galsworthy
Hugs,
Ann
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yes, I love words and these are comforting… 🙂
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Ann,
Thank you more than you know for your caring heart in Pennsylvania tonight. Teresa and I have been unable to stop our own tears throughout the day and night here in South Carolina. Of course you are right about the spirit and joy that each dog brings to us and Ollie was special from day one when we found him on the road in our neighborhood. Who couldn’t love that face with those soulful eyes?
Please give Miss Poppy an extra hug for all of us tonight.
Love from all of us here at Casa de Canterbury.
Sheila
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I am so very sorry for your loss
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Thank you so much. We all appreciate your concern.
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I am so so sorry to read that Ollie has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. My human knows how it must hurt right now, so she sends plenty of hugs and us kitties send plenty of purrs.
We are keeping you in our thoughts.
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Thank you so very much for the kind words about our Smokey Lonesome Ollie…it is good to know our friends in New York are remembering us during this really hard time for our family.
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Last time you had me laughing with “Down She Goes” and now, you have me feeling all sentimental. I hardly knew him, but if he was special to you, he was probably pretty special. All the best – this was a great festschrift for a dear friend.
Later…
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I appreciate your kind words coyotero friend. I have never felt so murky. Pretty and I have been crying so much that my eyes will barely open today and yet I wake up and Ollie is still gone. Part of our family is AWOL.
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so sorry for y’all’s loss, it is never easy and we are never ready to let them go
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Thanks so very much, Lee…we are never ready to let them go.
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Oh Sheila, this made me cry! I’m so sorry for you and Pretty! What a beautiful dog.
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Gosh, thank you so much for such a kind commment…I will tell Pretty…we have struggled to keep going the last 24 hours and Red and the other three are also grieving. Our family won’t be the same without our sweet guy.
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I can only imagine. Many hugs to the whole family!
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Thank you again.
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So deeply sad. Ollie must have been a wonderful presence and gift. The images are beautiful. A real gallery of loving remembrance and life..
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Ollie was indeed a gift – he was tossed out in our neighborhood and was very ill with heartworms. He survived the treatment 11 years ago and thrived. When I worked as a financial advisor, Ollie went to work with me every day for six years and stayed in my office to greet my clients and listen to their financial problems. They loved him, and my other guys in the office came and petted him every day. He was our therapist – a healing presence for everyone. He lived the good life. Thank you so much for your kind words, Don.
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It’s such a wonderful story, Shiela. Thank you. Strength and comfort in your loss.
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Thanks so much.
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