Preparing for the arrival of Ramsay was an exciting and emotionally charged event. Purchasing collars, leashes, chew toys, dog beds, puppy shampoo and stuffed toys was fun and a great way to pass the weeks until the little bundle of joy/bugger could officially be a part of our family. Not only were we adding Ramsay to our unit but we also brought Maynard The Duck into our household.
Maynard was a Homesense Easter special toy who was more humorous than practical. We thought it would be a hoot to use the $49.00 oversized stuffie as comparison to Ramsay in pictures in order to measure his progress as we knew he was going to grow rapidly. Here is Ramsay at 11 weeks substituting Maynard as a litter mate; he was missing his 11 other brother's and sister's warm bodies.
Maynard was loved by all. He was used for a bed, tug-of-war games, slobber bib and a substitute moist towelette for the pugs to clean in between their face folds. Surprisingly, Maynard was never a chew toy; he had earned their respect with his quiet strength.
Sadly, Wednesday, November 12, Maynard passed away suddenly after losing a no-win battle with a 90 lb over-zealous carnivore. Red did indeed take the life of his so called friend due to extreme boredom and frustration. Maynard lost his head, literally. The whole event could not of taken more than 10 minutes as that was all the unsupervised time Ramsay had. I came downstairs to find evidence of the attack all over the front entrance. Cotton batten was strewn everywhere and Maynard lay lifeless on the floor. Brief attempts at CPR proved useless. And strange.
Ramsay only looked at me with his darling eyes as if to say, "what happened?" trying to imply his innocence. Good-bye Maynard, we will miss you.
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