"Chelsea"

February 12, 1987 – July 1996

Lost to Brain Tumor

       Chelsea was our first boxer and joined our lives as a rambunctious fawn bundle of puppy!!  She was just a pet, not a show dog, but she was a very loved member of our family.  Chelsea and my son, who was 2 years old at the time, grew up together and formed a bond.  They were inseparable.  As he got older, she slept in bed with him every night and was there for him whenever he needed her. When he would get upset, he would hang his head and say, "Come on Chelsea" and she would follow him faithfully to his room where he would hug her and bury his face and his tears in her soft warm body.  She gave us 9 wonderful years and then in 1996, our beloved Chelsea developed a brain tumor.  One warm July morning, she started having multiple seizures and the time had come to let her go.  Tearfully, I drove to the baseball field and my son, who was now 11 years old, was told the news.  Hurriedly, he walked off the field, leaving his game to go and say goodbye to his dear friend.  It broke my heart to see my young son laying there on the floor of my vet's office in his baseball uniform tenderly holding Chelsea, kissing her, loving her, and saying his tearful goodbyes. After an hour, we told him it was time and we lovingly sent Chelsea to Rainbow Bridge where she was freed from her pain.  The memories she left behind are forever in our hearts - she blessed us with her spirit and we were so fortunate to have shared our lives with such a precious life...