The Heschl Clan: R.I.P. Diamond..:(

Diamond was a loving, sweet & gentle dog. She was wonderful with the all the kids the surrounded her. She became part of our family when she approx. 4 months old....today she is 14 years old. She is an American Staffordshire Terrier (known as a Pit Bull). She was the most lovable dog. Everyone loved her....the kids would sit on her & she would just look at us like.."I don't care".

Whenever our best friend Dave would come over, she would yipe like crazy with excitement. She would not leave his side. Dave is the one who found Diamond for us. Diamond also loved our son Johnny too...she would yipe with excitement when Johnny would come over to visit. When Johnny lived at home, Diamond would sleep with him every night. Diamond was his baby.

She had lime disease twice, she over came that. We knew the time would come when this day will come when we had to make the heart wrenching decision to have her put down. For the past year, we knew she wasn't doing well...although she kept ticking away. She had a blister/cyst on her back paw & we could tell it was painful. We would take her to the vet & get medicine for her to keep her comfortable & help her with the pain. The Vet told us she still has alot of life in her. She would have accidents here & there, but not enough to think she is getting worst. We would just clean the mess up & still give her love. We didn't want to think that the time would come to have her put down...who can make a decision like that!? For several months, We would agonize over what to do...it's not that easy when you love a pet so much.So we figured she would let us know when it was time & she did. Today I found her outside not able to walk & her gums were white. Mark was thinking she was having a heart attack. She was cold & having a hard time breathing. I called the Vet & said this could be it. At the time we were crying & not sure what to do...all we could think about was her suffering & we did not want that to happen to her. Mark & Johnny took her to the Vet & she went off to sleep. Her heart sounded ok, but she was having trouble breathing, so that's when we out it was Respiratory failure.I know she had good life & she will be missed. I keep thinking that the girls didn't even have the chance to say good bye to her. Everything happened so fast & we couldn't let her suffer anymore. We know that she is not in pain & not suffering anymore.

We love you Diamond "Brumples"...you will be forever missed!