Honey

If you have been hanging around here at A Southern Life for a while you know how much I love animals and nature and all of God’s creations. I have been blessed with some wonderful pets (check out the sidebar).

Sometimes, in life, you are blessed with a very, very special pet. One that just steals your heart and everyone’s heart that comes in touch with her. My sister, Tammy, and her husband, Richard, had just such a sweet pet.

Her name was HONEY.

Let me tell you about Honey. Honey is a yellow lab. She was found in a shelter in need of a home. She was 2 years old and in her short 2 years of life had lived in a crate 80% of the time. The shelter advised against adoption, fearing she might be too wild to handle.

Well, what they didn’t know, is that this was a match made in heaven (literally). Tammy and Richard took sweet Honey home and she adjusted to her life of freedom easily. Tammy is a nursing home administrator. When they got Honey, Tammy was at a facility that included skilled nursing care all the way down to senior apartments. They had a beautiful campus that included a pond that was home to some lovely (but, in my opinion, kind of mean) swans. Honey fit in perfectly. Bringing joy to the residents who lived there and to the staff as well.

Honey, unfortunately, was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease which required steroid treatment. She, of course, gained weight which, in later years, complicated her arthritis.

Sweet Miss Honey, never showed her pain. She just wanted to bring joy to those she came in contact with. She traveled the country in her “home on wheels” (the moterhome that she enjoyed with her Mommy and Daddy).

Everywhere she went, she brought joy! She went to work with Tammy at the nursing home every day. How much joy she brought to the residents there! She loved to have belly rubs from anyone she met!!!

Really, words cannot say how special a good and sweet dog means to the ones who love her.

Rest in peace sweet Honey. Heaven is brighter with you there and I’m sure you’ll keep those rabbits in line!

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Today’s Lagniappe: Honey Sprinkles
If you have a dog (or cat) they will love this. If you don’t have a pet, there are lots of other great recipes on A Southern Life to enjoy!

Leftover meat (chicken, pork, beef, lamb), bones removed and ground in the food processor. Sprinkle the ground meat over your pets food. Your pet will love it!