Sandy loved to roll around in blankets.
What! No more biscuits?!?
In Loving Memory of Our Beloved Sandy
(March 12, 1994 - November 8, 2006)
(March 12, 1994 - November 8, 2006)
November 8, 2006 - For Sandy (Snoops) Koslowsky - In Memoriam
The drive to the office was relaxing, with a touch of sadness, but with the comforting knowledge that Sandy had a wonderful life.
In the autumn of his life, Sandy drove in style, seeing the changing colors of the leaves. The wind was whipping outside. The clock radio read 4:09pm. That rare celestial event, the transit of Mercury, would end one minute later. We opened the rear driver-side window and his shedding fur flew out of the window, strand by strand. He always loved the windows rolled down. He paced back and forth along the back seat, taking in all of the autumn scenery.
We arrived at Northtown Animal Hospital and as usual, Sandy got tangled up in the leash in the front seat after jumping from the back seat to the front. He always did this and today was no exception. Sandy got untangled and out he leapt onto the parking lot. He did his business at as many places as he could, loving the beautiful autumn air and the new smells. It was a coordinated frenetic dance of the dog.
Sandy was called in, grabbed a biscuit, ate it quick, and then we went back out for a few more jaunts around the lot. He seemed glad to be out of there because he always loved to be out with his human friends. Sandy loved “walk-boy-walk.”
We finally went into the office and down the hall to the examination room. Sandy was very anxious and excited, as he usually was in the vet office. Sandy paced and smelled all of those wonderful smells left by other animal friends.
He was not interested in the blanket laid out for him on the floor - a printed flannel with lots of wolf images.
All the staff was new - this was a new experience for all of us - was this a sign of a new beginning for Sandy as he completed the circle of life?
He loved the biscuits found there - the plastic jar with the “treat-boy-treats.” He had a little bit of water too and was panting heavy - still so excited as he always was before an exam.
Sandy didn’t settle for the staff. He’d sit and then go down on command, but then he would pop right back up. His leash and collar were removed so a purple rope collar was found and Sandy headed off obediently for his sedative. His footsteps faded as we went trotting off for his relaxant.
He came back soon, a little wobbly, but so glad to see us. You could hear his claws tapping the cold linoleum in the warm office as he sauntered back.
He settled. “Sit, Sandy, sit.” He sat right away and in a smooth motion laid as he always does, his noble head lain across his front right paw, his left paw gently splayed forward.
Sandy was relaxed, peaceful, breathing slowing because of the sedative. The catheter with the sedative was not a bother, and its pink color looked good on his front left leg.
The phenobarbital was then administered through the pink catheter on top of the calming sedative. Sandy next felt a lightheadedness. This lasted for a couple of seconds and then he enjoyed a hazy, drifting off into sleep. He closed his eyes. He did not notice the transition into a deeper sleep. His breathing slowed, there were two last deep breaths, and he was at rest.
The staff left. It struck me, how did they remove the catheter without us noticing. We kissed Sandy. He was asleep. He looked so peaceful...
Canine Friend Sandy was 12 years and 8 months when he was laid to rest.
We will miss him. We love him still.
Sandy's ashes were spread under an olive tree in Sonoma County.
"His branches shall spread, and His beauty shall be as the olive tree." = Hosea 14:6
"Out of the ground, the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant for the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." = Genesis 2:9
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of Heaven is a place called The Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill or old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; his eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling to each other in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together...
Author Unknown
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Sandy anxiously waiting for Melissa!
Sandy's Family
The Significance of November 8, 2006
November 8, 2006 was a special day on two fronts.
First, for the Koslowsky family, a fine autumn day marked the passing of our beloved furry friend Sandy, a beautiful golden retriever, due to cancer.
Second, concurrent with Sandy’s passing was the passing of planet Mercury across the face of the sun. During this transit of Mercury, the sun dimmed imperceptibly. Since the planet has a diameter of only 10 arc-seconds against the 1,937 arc-second diameter of the sun, only 0.003 percent of the sunlight was blocked by the planet - not enough to affect power generated by the world's solar panels. Although the last Mercury transit was only three years ago, the next one won't happen for another decade.
The November 8th event started at 2:12 p.m. eastern standard time and ended after sunset in the east, at 7:10 p.m. We can’t help but think this celestial event paid tribute to canine friends everywhere. 8 also happens to be significant in the number 88, which is both Mercury's rotational period of 88 days and its matching orbital period. This timing is due to tidal locking, the phenomenon of synchronous rotation, a characteristic of Earth's Moon too.
Besides the astronomical or scientific view of the cosmos, we wondered what the astrological relationships between a Pisces (Sandy) and the Scorpio month we were experiencing (Yvonne and Lindsay) might be. Of course, the planet Mercury was very active on this day.
Image courtesy of NASA
An expert on astrology, Susan Skorzewski, told us that “astrologically, the week started with a full moon in Taurus (Rob), moving into Cancer (Ashley) on Wednesday, the 8th, as it was waning. Mercury was moving retrograde from a conjunction with Venus to a conjunction with Mars and of course transiting the Sun.”
The intense scrutiny of Mercury this day was important, as Susan explained, “Mercury is the planet of change and communication. It should have been a restless week with changes to normal life. Scorpio subjects should have found it easier to communicate and make decisions that would enable changes to take place for the better of all concerned. (Scorpio had Sun, Venus, Mars and Jupiter in their sign). They were blessed with a lot of help. Pisces is 120 degrees from Scorpio so there was change indicated for them, but not as positively outlined. There may have been confusion and uncertainty about what the Scorpios should do. Taurus family members, Scorpio's opposite sign, would have been inclined to feel the need for reassurance. They were likely to feel unsettled and feel they needed to face an unwelcome truth, before they could move on to better things. Taurus subjects would have found the week taxing physically and mentally with several challenges to face. Once those decisions had been dealt with the week should have improved perceptably.”
The week did get better. We are nourished by the joy from all the love and experiences we shared with Sandy.
Sandy, rest in peace...
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