“CODY”
February 15 1997 to January 12 2007
You were an angel, and so much loved. A gift from God, sent from above.
You were my Best Friend, and such a sweet boy, always so happy to see me, so full of joy.
You and I had been through so much, good and bad. You always tried to cheer me up when I was sad,
I know you had hard days I could see the pain in your eyes. I hope you can forgive me for not wanting to say goodbye.
I would have done anything to make you better. I hope you knew how much I loved you, But in the end, I knew what I had to do.
Cody, you will be so missed, and always in my heart So we really won’t be apart.
One day I will see you again, but until then, I will never forget my Best Friend.
When we came home with Cody it was quite the adjustment for Amber and I because this was our new baby; lots of crying and whining in the middle of the night. But when the little puppy slept, he slept. I sometimes had a hard time waking him up, and I always wanted to wake him up so we could play.
A friend of mine told me to get a book called Water Dog. My plans for Cody was to love him as a pet, but also to use him for waterfowl hunting as I am an avid waterfowl hunter. Well, I picked up the book and the training began. I could not believe how easy it was to train Cody; he was a natural. We spent many hours at the floodway and various other places training. Man, did he have a good nose. I would throw out 8 blind retrieves in high grass and water and Cody would find them all. It was neat how he always used the wind to get that scent. In the fall of 1997 Cody and I headed out afield for his first hunt. It was a great morning goose hunt and Cody retrieved every bird. I remember the third goose he retrieved. Cody had to wrestle the goose to the ground and when he was coming back he was prancing like a show horse, chest out and almost floating in the air. Cody and I spent many hours in the field and marsh.
Cody also loved people. He would be happy to see anyone and he would always be all over them looking for attention. I know he touched everyone he met with his funny attitude. But Cody was also a protector. He loved his family and his home and when someone that he didn’t know came into his yard, he would let you know he was not happy.
Through the first eight years Cody gave Amber and I lots of love and companionship. When one of us would leave the bed he would always be there to replace us. That is one thing I am going to miss.
November 12, 2004 was a life adjusting day for Cody. That’s the day our baby girl, Jessica was born. I was so worried about introducing the two because I have always heard stories about family pets not accepting a new family member. This was not the case. Cody “loved up” Jessica so much she was always soaked from all of his licks. I called Cody the Gentle Giant because he was always so gentle with her. It was neat watching Cody watch over Jessica while she was playing. He would lie on his bed in the living room and just watch over her. As I said before, he was the “Protector”.
There are a few little things I am going to miss about Cody. Things like him barking at the TV when he saw an animal that he did not like or his daily face licks and tail wags. The one thing that really made me laugh this past year was that Cody would always steal Jessica’s rubber ducky and prance around the house with it in his mouth.
Cody, you were one in a million and we loved you so much. On January 12, 2007 Cancer took Cody from us. I held him until his last breath.
Cody, you will be missed but NEVER forgotten. Thank you for the great ten years my boy.
Dad, Mom and Jessica
