Mo' Lucky RIP: Moldie Dog

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to share my sadness and compassion with the group.

I put my dog, Mo' Lucky, to sleep yesterday. He went through this

moldy mess with me, and was my best friend during a very trying time.

He was 15-1/2 y.o., a ripe old age for a dog, I know, but I'm sure his

symptoms were related to stachy/mycotoxin exposure. Unfortunately, I

was too busy fighting to get myself away from the toxins, and wasn't

able to take him with me.

All in all, he did pretty good for a dog who had a broken leg when I

got him from the pound at three-months-old, and came down with Parvo

after I had him for only a week. My vet said I should put him down,

but I said no thank you.

" Mo " , his name at the time, spent the weekend in ICU, and fully

recovered. Amazingly his leg never bothered him again, and he lived

most of his life in perfect health (until we moved into my mold

house), the ultimate companion, and a very happy, well-adjusted dog.

I ultimately changed his name to " Mo' Lucky " , because I believed him

to be luckier than the average dog.

Mo' Lucky actually had quite an illustrious career as a male dog

model, working as the Home Delivery Mascot for Computer Currents

Magazine, where his photo was featured in monthly advertisements (I

taught him to pick up and hold the magazine; where I worked at the

time). He was also featured as " Wag " in a book entitled, " What Dogs

Do " , he was a truly happy dog, with an active tail. And he was

featured in a marketing video for Pt. Isabel Dog Park, our local hot

spot for dogs, and Mo' Lucky's favorite place to hangout.

I will have a memorial for him at Pt. Isabel with friends and family.

Wishing you all the strength and perseverance you need to get through

this mess, and the strength to say " no thank you " when it matters

most.

I look forward to the days when people " get it " .

Jules