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The life of our beloved Tzara tragically came
to an end on August 8, 2007 while doing one of her most favorite
things. While playing with her “cousin” Blackjack, a
Labradoodle, the metal buckle of her rolled leather collar became
entangled with one of Blackjack’s canine teeth. In the
struggle to free himself, Blackjack tightened Tzara’s collar to
the point of asphyxiation and she was killed. Cliff found the
two dogs locked together and, once they were both freed from her
treacherous collar, began CPR on little Tzara. Sadly, she was
already gone.
Tzara was such a treasured member of our family
and she will forever live on in our memories. We have many of
them, because she was truly enmeshed in every aspect of our
lives. Our only regret in the way that she was loved and cared
for was in not removing her collar while playing with another
dog. This was the same collar she wore almost every day of her
life and we thought it was safe because it was not a choke of any
sort and it was kept close around her neck, but not tight, so as not
to catch on anything. We had also never before heard of such a
thing happening. We now know what a horrible mistake this can
be and only hope that the sharing of her story will help to prevent
another dog and family from suffering a tragedy such as ours.
To say that it is devastating is an understatement.
Godspeed Tzara... |
