We recently lost our beloved Ricky, who is not your typical dog and truly was a little angel sent to us. Well, after my wife and I were browsing TLCs space (Tiny Loving Canines) in a local mall, Ricky was the one who picked us, as he wouldn't stop barking at me after I had come to his space in the kennel with about 10 other rescue dogs. I came back to pet him some more, then continued to walk around to check out the other rescues. He continued to bark at me when I walked away. At that point my wife and I knew that Ricky was the one. She also picked Annie (again, Annie picked her), and Annie could have passed for Ricky's sister. We had recently put down 2 of our 3 Dalmatians due to complications from old age, so we knew we had to help save some of these little guys. Best decision ever, Ricky brought so much happiness, joy and love to everyone he touched. So much so that Ricky was like a little rock star with my mother, her friends and our friends. So many times he was the topic of conversation because of his unique personality and his desire to make so many people happy.
That was 2012, now over 13 years later we suddenly lost him in his sleep. He had been a bit sick and vet visits/blood tests the last couple weeks. He passed peacefully next to my wife in the middle of the night. I was shocked and wasn't really sure what we were going to do with him. I searched "pet cremation" and Paws Fur the Cause was one of the results. After seeing a few of the reviews, I gave them a call. Stepen answered the phone at 6:30 or so in the morning and confirmed that he serviced our area.
Stephen showed up around 4 hours later to take my Ricky. What a compassionate, kind and sensitive person. Perfect person in your time of grief; and I knew that my buddy would be taken with care. Stephen made a hard situation easier and stayed with us for a while before taking Ricky. He also let us know that he donates $20 to charity with each cremation.
When we got Ricky's ashes back, a nice touch was the bit of hair included as a keepsake. The bamboo and paw prints were a nice addition, and I recently ordered another bamboo print for my mother as she liked it so much. I am still working on Ricky's little "shrine" and a small box for his ashes. I love the fact that he is still with us and not buried somewhere.
Thank you again Stephen, I'm glad there are kind people like you to help others in their time of grief.