Rest In Peace Sweet Cathy

We extend our deepest sympathies to our own Karen Martin on the sudden loss of her beloved girl Cathy.  Cathy passed on May 19th with no warning.  Thankfully Karen was home and rushed to her side to wrap her arms around her and lay with her till she finally crossed.  Cathy was just the best girl.  She came to Karen with her brother when their owner could not keep them.  Her brother passed on soon after that and Cathy stayed with Karen and her husband John.  Cathy was beautiful, friendly, wonderful with people and all dogs.  She was the Dane Karen tested her fosters with.  Even if another dog was aggressive toward Cathy, she would not respond. Cathy helped Karen through the loss of her wonderful husband John in April of 2014. Cathy was recently the “big sister” to Oliver, trying to show him the ropes.  Oliver is devastated without his Cathy.   Please keep Karen in your prayers.  I know Oliver will do his best to help her through this tough time (probably in a really annoying way……)

(I personally want to extend my heartfelt sympathies and thanks to Karen.  She is the strongest woman I know.  She has survived so many loses, and keeps on going.  She always worries about each Dane we get in, and will never refuse a foster if there is any way she can make it work.  She has saved SO many Dane lives, along with her husband John.  Don’t know what I would do without her help and friendship.  Cathy was a lucky girl to live with Karen.)

Here is what Karen wrote about Cathy:  (May 19th)

“I want to share the sad news that my sweet Cathy passed away this morning.  I would like to put her up on the GDRNC site because she has been in impact on Rescue.  She has accepted nine fosters coming into her home, disrrupting her routine, taking most of my time all with grace.  She has taught then manners, gave them confidence when they lacked it, but most of all gave them the canine companionship I could not.  Without her, I would never have been able to learn what I did about each new pup.  Even today, after breakfast she played with Oliver, because Oliver looked forward to playing with his big sister.  Aside from being a big sister to them all, she was the only light in the tunnel for me after losing my husband John.  I was fortunate when she came into our home four years ago and blessed each day she was here.  Attached are two of her “glam” photos (see above).  There were too many of her and the fosters to choose from”.

Recent photo of Oliver with Cathy