Beau Beau Tang

Wow...I didn't realize it had been so long since our last blog entry. We will try to be better about that!!

Well, things have been a bit hectic lately. We've had weddings, engagement sessions, bridal sessions, senior sessions..... and so on. But we wanted to talk about something near and dear to our hearts. The picture of the dog that links you to this page is Beau (affectionately called Beau Beau Tang!) We adopted him in December of 2004 from friends that found a litter of pups on their property. He was the most adorable puppy we have ever seen & so full of energy!

Hence the name "Tang". He was sweet with a touch of tanginess!


Well, maybe a little too much tanginess....


This picture was titled "sorry mom"




He was no more than 6 weeks old when we brought him home. Our other dog, Sezwha (our deaf border collie, hence the name...says what??) was about 9 years old & not up for a pup with so much energy. Beau was so desperate to have Sezwha's attention, that he followed him everywhere. Sezwha, with his gentle nature, just endured Beau's constant pestering. A year later (almost to the day), Sezwha became sick with heart disease and we had to let him go to greener pastures. Beau was so sad. :(










Three months later, we found a golden retriever in the middle of the road. We found the owners, but they decided they didn't want him anymore, so we adopted him and named him...Luke. Get it...Beau & Luke. Anyway, it didn't take long for the two to become inseparable. Beau continued to be "tangy" and Luke was the polar opposite...lazy. But they loved each other! Unfortunately, they liked to escape out the front door whenever possible. They would go traipsing through the neighborhood & we would have to hop in our car & track them down. As soon as they saw our car, they would come running & hop right in...all smiles & panting.





About six weeks ago, they bolted again. This time, when they saw me, Beau headed across the street to meet me. There was no way to stop him. He had already seen me & was coming to get in the car. All I could do was watch as the van headed right toward Beau. Beau looked at the van & then back at me, tongue hanging out, all smiles from his quick jaunt, not realizing that the van wasn't stopping. It happened in seconds, but it seemed like slow motion. Before I could get across the street, he was trying to get up, but couldn't. Luke was hovering over him as if he knew something was wrong. The driver of the van, and a neighbor helped me get him in my car & I rushed him to the vets office. Andy met me there. We waited while the doctor checked him over & took xrays. When she came back in, I knew it was bad news. He wasn't going to make it. Andy & I were devastated. We went in to see him & stayed while the doctor gave him the drug that put him to sleep. For several minutes after he was gone, we stayed and talked to him & petted him. We just wanted to make sure he knew we were there & that we loved him so much. I know many of you understand the emotional ties we form with our pets. They are part of the family. And we had just lost a sweetheart.

Luke did not understand why Beau wasn't home. He kept looking out the window & when we went on walks, he had his head to the ground the entire time, trying to locate Beau. We mourned for several weeks before we started talking about whether we could handle getting another dog. We knew Luke (Pookie Bear) was lonely, but we were still mourning the loss, and just couldn't imagine bringing home another dog & watching him or her take over Beau's belongings. It was just too hard. But then we came across a picture of a little dog that had been dropped off at the spca with a broken leg. She looked so scared & we thought we would just go look. When we saw her, Andy looked up immediately & said, "she's the one. let's get her." So, a few weeks later, we brought home a playmate for Luke. She is quite a handful and we have decided that Tangy is channeling his spirit into her! Luke has become very jealous. She was getting a little extra attention because she had a cast and needed to be restricted in her activities. But things are starting to settle down now & they are falling into a routine & she is acting just like Beau did when he was trying to win Sezwha's attention.

We still miss Beau, but it helps to think that he is still here in spirit. Especially when Tauffie (sounds like sophie with a t) does things that are so much like Beau. It makes us smile...

So, here are a few pics our new addition, Tauffie. Our babies are all so precious!