Wicket 2000-2010

Today our family said a very emotional/tearful farewell to our faithful companion of 10 years, Wicket.  He was the most Christlike dog.  He loved you no matter what, and always wanted to please you, no matter what.  We Got Wicket from the Humane Society when he was almost 6 months. He was a little cream colored ShihTzu, he was so fluffy and reminded us of the Ewoks from Star Wars, so we named him after a Ewok.  He was so playful and was a fast learner.  If you said to him "Tub" no matter where he was in the house he would go straight to the tub.  He received weekly washings, because I couldn't handle a dirty stinky dog in my house.  He often got comments about how good he smelt!  Wicket had a number of tricks and would do anything for a scrap of food, he was the best food disposal I ever had!  Wicket was very kind, patient and tolerant, especially with little children.  His Eyes were very kind and loving.  Walking with Wicket was never a pleasure! we called it going on a drag!  he didn't like going on walks and so would walk extra slow and we had to drag him along! Wicket was very cuddly and would let me hold him like a baby, and rock-a-bye him.  Funny thing about him is that he Snored! all the time! and it was loud!  Wicket started to get sick in February.  Trying to pick a day to put him down was very hard, we kept putting it off, thinking he would get better, but he started loosing weight and his hair started falling out.  We are almost certain he had sugar diabetes (probably from all the table scraps we fed him).  We will miss the warm greeting when we come home, then snuggles and the warm and vibrant spirit that he had.  Our house will be a lonely without him.  I can just imagine wicket as he went to heaven meeting his bestest friend Annabella (our other dog that died) and being able to run and play and see clearly (wicket had cataracts on his eyes for the past 2 years, and arthritis in is legs for several years as well)    

Wicket soaking up the morning sun, he often times laid on his back.

here wicket is with his head in a beef jerky bag