I am just sick and heart broken today for my little brother Zach! Zach has been bringing home stray dogs and caring for every animal he could get his hands on since he had a mop of bright red curls on top of his head!
He has the most beautiful and sweet white labs, Lilly (in the picture) and Maverick. Lilly just had her first batch of puppies, nine in all! All healthy and so cared for! My brother stayed up all night to help Lilly deliver them and has been obsessive about caring for her and her pups. It was even funny how selective he was about who he let adopt the puppies. There was just one puppy left that was not spoken and paid for. We have all been torn over wanting the pup, but none of us were ready to commit.
Here comes the bad part...
A man came to look at her the other day and offered to buy her. My brother had a really bad feeling about the guy and told him no right off. Come to find out the guy ran a puppy mill and must have brought parvo with him, because today all of his dogs are dead! Lilly, Maverick, and all nine puppies!
It's really heart breaking because I know how much my brother loved those dogs! He spent so much time and energy caring for and training them (they were pure bred champion hunting dogs)! He has such a tender heart and is blaming himself for even breading Lily!
I know how it is to feel really good about doing something, praying about it even, to have everything go wrong! I don't understand stuff like that at all! I know there are ups and downs and that much worse things happen all the time to people. I do know that Heavenly Father is very mindful of each of us and that it all works out for our good in the end. My brother is such an amazing guy and deserves the very best in life!!! I wish I could save everyone I love from the heart aches they are given. I'm just so glad that I can at least pray for my brother to be comforted and know that things are in the Lord's hands. That's why He is the Savior.
I apologize for the sad post. I usually keep it on the surface. I promise the next one will be positive! AND I want my brother to know I love him so much and am so super sorry!!!
5 comments:
How sad for your brother. Thanks for the post though, it is good to remember that the Lord is there for us, even when we don't understand the things we are going through. Hope all works out for your bro.
My heart aches so badly for Zach. Those dogs were a part of his family! I honestly wish we COULD protect those we love from bad things.
I know I just cried when I heard what happened! Zach is such a sweet guy, I'm sad this happened to him and Chante. I really do wish we could choose our trials and protect the ones we love!
Thank you for such a beautiful post! I'll make sure Zach reads this. It's been extremely hard; I didn't think it would be so hard when we lost a dog. But losing almost all of them has been quite a blow. There are two puppies that are fighting hard and seem to be doing well...so we're praying and just hoping they have a chance. And they just happen to be the two that right off the bat we fell in love with and didn't want to give away!
That is just so sad. :~(, made me cry.
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