Resurrection of this Blog

Hi, All,
So it has been over 8 years since anyone posted on this blog! WHOA! Amma & I have been talking a lot about Gussie in the past few weeks that it feels like she is still here with us. I have to admit that I do not miss her since it feels like she is still here. We can keep her alive with our talk about her.
One of my favorite memories of Gussie with Dutch & Sunny is during 5th grade spring break of 1995. We were all in West Virginia. I was sleeping in the bed in the basement. First, one dog came to lick me when I was sleeping. Then one other dog came to lick me. Then all three dogs came to lick me. So I decided to get up since it was like they were telling me to get up! I love this story of the three dogs, and I love all of them!
Another memory I have of Gussie is during the fall of 1995 when I came home to be alone (except for Gussie!). I was so scared coming home to the house without Amma and all there. So I immediately called for Gussie, and she came running up and licked me! In the state of paranoia, I was worried that it would not be Gussie, but someone that put her fur over them. Amma said that if she were my age, she would have thought that it was someone in the form of Gussie!
One fond memory of Gussie is in one of her last days when she was suffering. She came downstairs after struggling to follow Amma. Then Amma said, "Oh, you're here now, Baby Girl?" Then later she went into a corner by herself. I tried to pet her, but she was in so much pain that she growled and tried to bite me. She was telling me, "Please leave me alone! I am suffering."
I would always say, "Excuse me, Gussie" to Gussie. Amma told me that I was always so nice and polite to Gussie, treating her like a person. I also one day waved my hands towards me, and she understood what I meant and came!
Well, that is all for now. I will write more later.
Padmini.

I LOVE YOU, GUSSIE!!!!!!! You were coming to me on Monday and Wednesday. I was just remembering your sweet, cute face and how much I loved you. You were the best. I am crying now while writing it. You are everything to me. You are my baby...now my angellic baby.....baby girl.

GussieKutti

Hello,

Am recollecting the first time I saw Gussie. She was standing at the top of the stairs curiously looking down at the door opening (44 Windsor Way) to see who the new entrant was. She seemed as happy and excited about her new family as we were to have her with us. It is difficult to believe that she actually spent her first year with another family. A big thanks to them for training her so well - we discovered her "speak" and other talents along the way just by accident.
I wonder how many more she knew that we did not discover. What follows is something I read and thought it suited Gussie - have made suitable changes:

"Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery, if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just Tribute to the Memory of Gussiekuttie, our darling dog."

Love,
Anita

GussieKutti

GussieKutti Yesterday(02/15/06) I finally mailed the check for Gussie's euthanasia and funeral expenses - I had recd the bill a month ago but kept postponing sending it just because it would be like a final goodbye to Gussie and a closure to the Dr. Marmur visits....
He was very nice to Gussie on all our visits - calling her 'so how you Ms Guss' and Gussie would wag her tail affectionately to be called and singled out among the waiting pets...
the last visits were painful for her I think tho she never said much...she came quite willingly - riding quietly in the back seat - with her nose out the window...and as always she loved to feel the wind on her face as the car sped on...in the last month it used to be wekly visits - every Monday when Dr. Marmur would re-fill her prescriptions - take her weight ...check her out...

Gussie Kutti

I LOVE GUSSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!