Gold Ribbon Rescue Adoptables

Heidi came to Gold Ribbon Rescue along with her pal Ben from an owner who has to travel frequently with his job. He no longer is able to give them the attention they. Heidi is a lovely, red-colored 5-year-old gal. She is very sweet, happy and loves to be with people. Heidi enjoys being petted and being close to you. She truly aims to please. She is housebroken, good with other dogs and loves to play.

From: Margo Biba
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 9:19 PM

Subject: #01-003 Heidi, sad news

Carrie Buechler, adoptive mom of #01-003 Heidi phoned this morning from their home in Minnesota. She had the sad news that they put Heidi to sleep yesterday afternoon. The vet suspects that she had a cancerous heart tumor.

Heidi & her pal Ben were surrendered in January 2001, when she was age 5 or perhaps a bit older. Their owner's job required that he travel frequently, and he was unable to give them enough attention. The dogs were always well treated, and the original owner loved them very much.

At the time of Heidi's adoption, a suspicious lump on her thyroid gland was discovered. Tests were inconclusive, and we were unsure whether the tumor was cancerous or benign...but Mark & Carrie remained firm in their committment to keep her.

Carrie Buechler talked about how much Heidi enjoyed children, and about what a sweet, even tempered girl she was. Carrie & Marks' 3 daughters are having a hard time with Heidi's death. She related the story of Heidi picking up a beanie baby & placing it alongside Carrie's youngest daughter who was then age 3, sound asleep. One of Heidi's favorite activities in her latter years, was walking Carrie & the girls to & from school...preschool neighbor children tagged along, just to be with Heidi. The family moved to Wisconsin one year ago, and Heidi really enjoyed playing in the snow.