Crossing The Rainbow Bridge

Hi Dadthzs and greetings from the other side of the Rainbow Bridge!

It's awesome here!  I feel amazing.  I have the same young body and energy I had many years ago, and I can already tell it's going to be a nice place to hang out until I see you again.  Whatever was bugging me in my chest for the last 9 months is gone.  (I did my best to ignore it and not complain, choosing to live my best life everyday no matter how I felt).  I am back to the high-steppin' show stride that made me famous.  The smells here are awesome (more intense), the weather is perfect, and they have killer treats. 

Reflecting on my earthly travels, I realize I got to experience a lot more than most.  Starting out as a tiny pup in Minot ND, I learned to tough out the coldest of morning potties.  Then I got to spend a few years each in Omaha, California, and our nations capitol.  You were always by my side, and my best friend.  I will never forget that wild year I spent at that crazy camp you sent me to while you were on the north pole.  Then you finally came home & we went to Colorado Springs where I had to learn to "W" at high altitude, while enjoying majestic mountains and cool clear streams.  It was that final stop that I got to meet your friend Jen, who instantly loved me (I could tell).  I was grateful for that.  I loved her too.

You know what is really cool about this new place?  A whole bunch of people and dogs I never met in my earthly travels greeted me like they've known me my whole life.  It's like they were waiting for me.  Even cooler - I felt like I recognized them too.  Everything is familiar, like family.

I met Burt and Thelma.  They made me pancakes for my first breakfast here.  Grandpa put an egg on the pancake that was fried in bacon grease.  It was dee-listhz! I remember JuJu talking about Thelma when I first got to camp and refused to eat.  Thelma coached her that all medicine goes down a little sweeter with a squirt of Reddi Wip.  I milked that program for a few weeks so that I also got grilled brats and American cheese for all meals while Summer got regular kibble.  I was pretty proud of that move, while it lasted.

Then I met Summer's grandpa Lowell.  He has a lot of words!  He said that he never believed there would ever be a better dog than Chief, but that I proved him wrong.  Yes, Lowell admitted he was wrong.  It's just my first day here, but it sounds like that is a miracle. 

Then I met Ralph and also saw Barkley again!  Ralph was just being released from a time out.  Not sure what he did, but it sounds like he is a regular in the time out area.  Barkley came running up and teased me with his circus peanuts, which he now eats from a fork.  I never forgot that trick he taught me.   I love them both already, like brothers.  Chief has a place of high honor here, and I see an empty Tempurpedic bed next to him.  I hope it's my new spot.

Dadthzs, I know you were really sad yesterday when I started my journey across the Rainbow Bridge.  I know your life is going to be weird without me around.  Heck, 14 years is a really long time, and we've been through everything together.  But please know that I had the BEST life!  You were the best Dadthzs a pup could ever ask for.  This new place is five-star with the best of everything.   I can't wait to show you around someday when you get here, but please take your time.  I have plenty of budthzs here to keep me busy for an eternity.  Just promise you won't forget me until then.  I will be here to greet you, rump first, when God brings us together again.

I love you,

Bru

PS:  When I got across the rainbow bridge I realized it's really not that far from where you are now.  I can see my reflection in your heart, as well as the hearts of all the people I met along the way.  So don't be sad.  I'm right there with you.