Paw Licker Annie with her backups Spike and The Red Man
(taking it easy in the sun at Casa de Canterbury last August)
When push came to shove, I knew I could always count on Paw Licker Annie. After all, she was already living with Pretty when Pretty rescued The Red Man from the Lexington Animal Shelter. Yep, before Smokey Lonesome Ollie, Tennis Ball Obsessed Chelsea and Fence Jumper Spike, Paw Licker Annie was. She had always been there with me. She must’ve been as old as dirt – maybe even as old as Granny Selma was when she went to meet her Maker – or whoever Granny Selma went to meet.
And now she’s gone, and I have to say the last year without her has been like losing an anchor and being swept out to sea. Casa de Canterbury can’t seem to find an even keel with just The Three Musketeers.
TBO Chelsea and Spike are all right, but they ain’t Paw Licker Annie. Now that was a dame with class.
Get me outta here Percy…I need to go wake up Pretty to get ready for work today…
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Red's Rants and Raves 
Annie was a beautiful girl. I saved the photo I used for her portrait. It’s still on the old laptop’s hard drive where I stow commission photos. I pull her up for a look whenever I’m in the folder because I think she’s the most beautiful dog ever. ❤
Love,
Ma
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Thanks, Ann…
Of course, we also think Annie was the most beautiful dog ever so it makes me happy for you to feel that way! Annie was a DIVA in the true sense of the word, and she was our Diva.
Love,
Sheila
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It’s the memories that keep us going Sheila. I also often take out the photo of our magnificent Tirion and miss her deeply.
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Don, indeed the memories keep us going. Do you have a sketch of Tirion? If so, please post one day. I would love to see her.
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Shelia,
She is one of those once in a lifetime dogs we dog lovers are blessed with. Oh, sure, we love them all, but there’s always one who remains ever dear in our memory. I hope they will speak up for us when we all end up wherever Granny Selma went!
Hugs!!!
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I’m not sure Annie would speak up for us – but I know I wouldn’t want to be anywhere that she isn’t. 🙂
Once in a lifetime, yes…I’ve been blessed with several of those – and if Granny Selma has anything to do with it, she’s making sure they are all well taken care of. My love of dogs came from her and my dad.
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Life never returns to the same when a loved one is gone, but we somehow cope from day to day, or at least this is what I am doing
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Yes, Terry you are doing the right thing – we have to adjust to the “new normal” that I read about recently. Life will never be the same but we somehow cope with the new normal. I hope your move and the change will make your new normal better for you.
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I am counting on it. New places, new faces, new opportunities!!
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Go for it!
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There are dogs that touch us deeper than others, somehow. Dogs with whom we connect in a special way, dogs that read us, dogs that change us. I’ve hated losing every single one of the dogs I’ve lost, I’ve cried to bits over dogs I barely got to know before their time came. The holes they leave stay forever. And thus we chose it, thus we live, those of us who love animals.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
Guilie @ Life In Dogs
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Beautiful. Thank you very much. I couldn’t agree more – I’ve wept over every loss and the holes do stay forever. You are right, too. We choose this, we live this, if we love animals.
I had a vet one time who said how lucky animals were to have shorter lives because they wouldn’t have to see what we see as humans if we live long enough. I didn’t know if that helped me or not. I’m still not sure.
I love your blog.
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What a lovely photo. And a lovely sentiment.
The wind went out of my sails when we lost our terrier Rosie. We now have three dogs and four cats; the new normal as one of the other comments said.
But I’ll never forget.
Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats.
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Hi Susan,
Thanks so much for dropping by and taking time to write. Yes, the wind does go out of our sails when we lose a member of our familiy – and terriers have the personalities to make themselves an important part of their families. The new normal isn’t necessarily easy to accept, but the ones who are left still need us. Maybe even more.
We’ll never forget.
Paw Snaps and Twirls from The Red Man
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They are so cute! I am sorry to read about Annie, though. ~hugs~
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Thanks so much – it’s been a rough year – we lost Smokey Lonesome Ollie last June and Paw Licker Annie in September…very old for big dogs.
I loved the picture of your cat and dog sleeping together today on your blog – I tried to leave a comment but don’t know if it was posted or not. I’m an idiot on this computer. 🙂
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Awwww, I know you miss Annie. We miss my late canine sister Lexi. Well, Daddy really misses her, I kind of miss her (even though she was a pretty bossy big sister), and my mommy . . . well, Mommy called Lexi Daddy’s girlfriend, so you can probably guess how she feels. Happy Black and White Sunday!
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Miss Harper Lee, if anyone understands have a bossy big sister, it’s The Red Man! Miss Annie ran the show, let me tell you. She even had the nerve to attempt to curtail the Red Man’s enthusiasm for food…she loved her food more than any of the rest of us. Sigh. I’m guessing Lexi thought quite a lot of herself, too, if she was your Daddy’s girlfriend! 🙂
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Sweet Annie. Precious and will be remembered forever. Golden Woofs
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Yes, Thank you so much Golden Woofs – she could be a sweet, sweet dog…when it suited her. 🙂
We loved her beyond reason.
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A year seems like a long time but not when you miss a being that much.
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It truly does. Every day of it.
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From the country hill out in Texas, and from all that abide here, we are sorry to hear, and I miss her already, she was so sweet…….
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Paw Licker Annie was the best!! She’s been gone for a year this September, and it’s been a tough year every day without her. Losing Smokey Lonesome Ollie and Paw Licker Annie within 12 weeks of each other was a killer time for all of us. I know you and everyone at the country hill are so sad with us, and we thank you for that.
We love you all,
Sheila and T and The Three Musketeers that are left
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Aw, she was a great old lady. When my dog #1 passed away, dog #2 sat on the chair in front of the living room window watching for her to come home every night for one solid year. After one year, he stopped. It was almost 365 days precisely.
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Luanne, this is an amazing story. I was very moved by it, and I have to say it broke my heart for dog #2 and for all of you. Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I won’t forget it – ever.
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I can’t get the image out of my mind– of Oliver sitting on that chair, staring out the window every night. He was a very smart dog. He was a stray and when we first had him he used to hold twigs in his front paws and peel off the bark with his teeth and eat it. My older dog used to chastise him sometimes when he wasn’t gentle with my kids, but the minute the older dog died Oliver was perfect with the kids as if he knew they were now his responsibility.
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What an incredible story – I hope you are planning on writing this in some form?? Unbelievable. Dogs never cease to amaze me. Their love for us and each other is an example most of us should try to follow, Luanne.
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