Bella: April 5th 2005 to July 25 2019

Our Bella: April 5th 2005 to July 25 2019

My second visit with her as a puppy. She was just a tiny little pup but already so much like a poodle. Look at that tail!

Bella with Grizzle, one of her uncles. Grizzle wasn’t with us for much longer after we got her, maybe only a year. He was so gentle with her

Nissa and Bella - they were both little ones. Nissa and Shenna would drag a long toy around and around the table thrilling Bella and making the rest of us laugh. That may be one of my fondest memories of her.

Bella and her uncles: Grizzle, Titan, Pan

Bella with uncle Pan in the pond.

Starting to grow up.

In her first year we took a few puppy classes and then graduated to agility. She loved it and would jump up anytime we said “do you want to do some agility”. Over the winter we took classes in an indoor arena so by spring she was doing well - not competition ready, but she did take place in a demo at a fair. She was a star!

She grew into a lovely poodle.

Bella at Red Rock Coolie in Alberta

She was always happy to chew a bone!

Bella was a gentle soul, always ready to be a friend. She’d rest her head in your lap or lie at your feet. She was Carm’s shadow. She was a great camper and loved nothing more to go for a walk. She’d be the one to lead the way or trott side by side with Kabira. All of the dogs came across Canada with us and each travelled well. Bella liked to look out the window for a bit and then she’d lie down beside Kabira. She had many adventures and was cheerful no matter what.

We miss her so much but find comfort in knowing she isn’t suffering anymore.

“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.”

~William Shakespeare