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Sweet Nellie Left Us Today

Posted on April 23, 2013 by foresterartist

These were just a few of our precious moments…

Nellie, Burney Mountain, nature, golden retriever, dog, photography

With Burney Mountain in the background, Nellie strikes a lovely pose. She is one of my favorite models. Nellie is very co-operative and will work for dog biscuits.

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Blitz steal a stick from her mom.

Blitz steals a stick from her mom.

Nellie.

Snow dog Nellie.

Redtail's Nitro Nellie just being "Boopie"

Redtail’s Nitro Nellie just being “Boopie”

Nellie, snake bite, veterinarian

Mary and Tom dog visiting Nellie at the Vet’s office after the snake bite. She was one sick pup, but it sure perked her up seeing us.

golden retriever, hunting, photography, Pheasant

Our oldest son, Chris with his girl Nellie. This was their last pheasant season.

Nellie

Nellie

The morning ritual, " Hey I need some attention here!" Nellie.

The morning ritual, ” Hey I need some attention here!”

The big stick contest. Blitz and Nellie

The big stick contest. Blitz and Nellie

Nellie in her youth at Iron Canyon Reservoir.

Nellie in her youth at Iron Canyon Reservoir.

God got a good dog today. We are grateful for the time we had together.

These were some posts that featured Nellie.

https://theforesterartist.com/2012/09/17/nellie-in-watercolor-part-1/

https://theforesterartist.com/2012/09/23/nellie-in-watercolor-part-2/

https://theforesterartist.com/2012/10/06/nellie-in-watercolor-part-3/

https://theforesterartist.com/2012/10/08/nellie-in-watercolor-part-4/

https://theforesterartist.com/2012/11/23/nellie-in-watercolor-part-5-the-rattler/

137 thoughts on “Sweet Nellie Left Us Today”

lesliepaints on April 29, 2013 at 8:17 am said:

Love and light to you and your wife, Tim. What a beautiful way to honor Nellie’s life, here.

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- foresterartist on April 29, 2013 at 10:13 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Leslie.
  
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Meagan Healy on April 29, 2013 at 7:33 pm said:

Belated. I can see that she was happy and that you-all loved her very much. Peace.

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- foresterartist on April 29, 2013 at 9:31 pm said:
  
  Thank you Meagan. She was a wonderful girl and we loved her indeed.
  
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pondviewgal on April 30, 2013 at 9:53 am said:

Our hearts go out to you and your family – hope the wonderful memories you have of her help you through this difficult time…

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- foresterartist on April 30, 2013 at 9:15 pm said:
  
  Thank you, I appreciate your kind thoughts. We have so many great memories of Nellie to laugh about. It does help.
  
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LaVagabonde on May 1, 2013 at 10:13 am said:

A beautiful tribute. She looks like she was a character. My condolences for your loss.

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- foresterartist on May 1, 2013 at 11:04 am said:
  
  She was quite a character all right. I think she was a bit of a diva. Thanks for you kind words.
  
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chatou11 on May 2, 2013 at 7:19 am said:

I am so sorry you lost Nellie, she was a beautiful dog. All the family must be very sad. You won’t forget all these moments you had with her. I send you all my thoughts Tim.

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- foresterartist on May 2, 2013 at 9:01 am said:
  
  Thank you for your warm thoughts. We are indeed sad at her loss, but we have so many happy memories of her.
  
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melanietoulouse on May 3, 2013 at 11:57 am said:

RIP, sweet Nellie… we love all animals – except reptiles, we’ve had cats for about 20 years and we’ve lost 2, so I do understand your pain… Happy and pleasant memories about Nellie will live with you! Friendly hugs, Mélanie

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- foresterartist on May 3, 2013 at 12:07 pm said:
  
  They will indeed, thank you.
  
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JK Bevill - Lost Creek Publishing on May 4, 2013 at 3:16 am said:

Reblogged this on lost creek publishing.

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- foresterartist on May 5, 2013 at 7:58 am said:
  
  Thanks JK
  
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Julianne Victoria on May 4, 2013 at 10:37 am said:

She will wait for you by the Rainbow Bridge: http://www.newrainbowbridge.com/NRB/rbpoem.htm

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- foresterartist on May 5, 2013 at 6:34 am said:
  
  Thank you Julianne, what a happy thought.
  
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The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap on May 5, 2013 at 8:21 am said:

Crying my eyes out. What a beautiful homage to sweet Nellie. Touched my dog loving heart big time. RIP Nellie, you gorgeous fury friend. Paulette

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- foresterartist on May 5, 2013 at 11:42 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Paulette. She was a sweet soul and we miss her so.
  
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asiapasek on May 6, 2013 at 11:30 am said:

So sorry! She was beautiful.

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- foresterartist on May 8, 2013 at 9:04 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Asia.
  
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RonaBlackPhotography on May 8, 2013 at 7:16 pm said:

So sorry for your loss, Tim.

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- foresterartist on May 8, 2013 at 9:02 pm said:
  
  Thank you Rona.
  
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gpcox on May 17, 2013 at 3:01 am said:

So very difficult to bear the loss of a pet, so much a part of you goes with them.

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- foresterartist on May 17, 2013 at 6:12 am said:
  
  Thank you for your kind words. So true, but fortunately a part of her stays with us too.
  
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Long Life Cats and Dogs on May 20, 2013 at 12:51 am said:

I am so truly sorry to hear of your loss. What a beauty she was and how sad that we get to spend such a short time with this wonderful animals. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

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- foresterartist on May 20, 2013 at 5:57 am said:
  
  Thank you Susan. It was a short time, but we are grateful for the time we had with her. We still have her daughter Blitz, which is a joy.
  
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WordsFallFromMyEyes on May 22, 2013 at 1:54 am said:

Love the snow Nellie – & on the key board 🙂

Bless her. I’m truly sorry.

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- foresterartist on May 22, 2013 at 5:32 am said:
  
  Thank you, we miss her very much.
  
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WordsFallFromMyEyes on May 22, 2013 at 1:55 am said:

Forgot to say – I reckon you gave her a wonderful life.

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- foresterartist on May 22, 2013 at 5:35 am said:
  
  I think we did and she certainly gave to us so much.
  
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Gator Woman on May 27, 2013 at 7:41 am said:

We feel your pain, we know your grief.
Bless her, bless you.

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- foresterartist on May 27, 2013 at 7:49 am said:
  
  Thank you so much.
  
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jotsfromasmallapt on May 30, 2013 at 7:31 am said:

A heartache.
We have them for only so long…not forever as we would wish. I keep reminding myself of this as my twelve year old yellow lab becomes more and more aged….
Heartfelt thoughts and wishes to you and family….

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- foresterartist on May 30, 2013 at 9:27 am said:
  
  I so appreciate your kind words. We can only be grateful for the time we had together, and would do it all over again.
  
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The Perky Poppy Seed on June 3, 2013 at 5:45 am said:

My heart goes out you and your family. Losing a furry is super hard. My little fellow went to heaven a few years ago and sometimes I still come home expecting him to do his little welcome home dance for me. It is wonderful that you have the lovely memories of Nellie in photographs and your heart. God bless

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- foresterartist on June 3, 2013 at 7:28 am said:
  
  Thank you Christine. I’m sorry about your little one. They certainly do get deep into our hearts don’t they.
  
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