Marley was an amazing boy. I loved him with all my heart because he saved my life. He was on doggie-death row at the animal shelter after having been there for 6 months and not being adopted, so I took him home. He wasn't house trained, he was a big clumsy moose, and man was he annoying! But I loved him... He slept in my bed every night under the covers with his own pillow and his toy and followed me EVERYWHERE, :-) I always had to be within his sight...it got to the point where I think he slept with one eye open to make sure I didnt go anywhere. He was my constant companion, we had  a lot of similarities in life. I had just gotten out of a 3 week stint in the hospital for depression, and having Marley there really saved my life. When he was 11 months old, he started acting suddenly very sick. I took him to the vets and they kept him for 3 days, costing me 1100 dollars total, all my car money, but I was willing to do it if it helped him, I owed him that much. I visited him at least three times a day and layed with him and talked to him, but he wasn't doing good. When it got to the point where his kidneys completely failed and he hadn't produced urine for 24 hours, the vet suggested I put him to sleep. I laid there with my baby and cried while he passed away...into the arms of the angels. 

   Although I miss Marley more than I have ever missed any loved one I have lost, I quickly decuded that I needed to start helping other animals and now have adopted a corgi named Sukie who is doing very well in our home, am volunteering at the Coastal Humane Society, www.coastalhumanesociety.org, and this summer will be working at the vets office where Marley passed away. 

   I love you marley, Its all for you...Mommy misses you!





We have a secret you and I

That no one else can know

For who but I can see you lie

Each night in the moon's glow?

And who but I can reach out my hand

Before we go to bed

And feel the living warmth of you

And pat your big ol' head?

Only I can walk our wooded paths

And see ahead of me

You running, racing the wind

So young, so free.

And only I can see you jump

Into every brook or puddle I pass

And when I call no one but I

Can see the bending grass...