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up to this point I wasn't really sure I believed in reincarnation

other than I did find it an interesting story-line in movies and

found people's stories of feeling their loved ones presence

in butterflies, turtles etc... intriguing.

well, I will be putting myself in the "I believe" column from this day forward,

I am 100% convinced that Tetley is a reincarnation of Aphrodite.

we always said Aphrodite was more of a cat than a rottweiler and I think

she has found her way back to us in her true form.

ummm why? you tentatively ask while wondering if I need to cut down on the caffeine in my life.

1. I went to the SPCA to get a totally different kitten. Tetley picked us.

2. She is a carb addict. As you know, Aphrodite moved very little unless there was bread on the counter and she would go to any means to get to it. Tetley has been caught scratching at the micro-wave door (where we hide the bread from her) to try and get a "fix".

3. She is an amoeba. She lays in front of the fireplace and on furniture she is not supposed to be on sprawled out very unlady like. All things Aphrodite was known for.

4. She loves to have her hind quarters rubbed (what cat likes that?, none I have ever met, it is crazy) and she backs into your hand and wags her whole back end just like you know who.

5. She pushes her head under your hand for a pet.

6. Like Diti, she is a huge Scott fan. Given the choice both of them would sit by him than any of the rest of us.

7. Has the same "and?" face when they are somewhere they shouldn't be

8. The one that confirmed for me my reincarnation theory... Diti was famous for crawling up beside me and sniffing/nuzzling my hair when I came back from Chris's (my hairdresser). On Friday night, after my hair appointment, I was typing on my computer and Tetley came up onto my shoulders and started nuzzling and sniffing my hair just like Diti. It gave me a chill.

Now I am sure its coincidence but its a nice thought that Diti is still with us, even if it is actually just in memories versus an actual reincarnation.

*** more about aphrodite if you are new to my blog here

in loving memory

of a dear family member

Diti

October 1999 - August 5, 2010

this week was a very difficult one

for our family,

even though we knew this day was coming

it did not take the deep heartache out of one

of the hardest decisions a pet owner faces.

Diti (short for Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love

as she was an anniversary gift to each other)

had been with us for 10+ years and

anyone who had the luck to meet her

or who have followed her shenanigans

through my blog,

know that she was a unique personality.

We hesitated to call her a dog,

she was always a bit of an embarrassment to her breed

as she really was more of a cat then

a rottweiler.

Quick movement was never her strong point

and napping may have been her favourite past time.

However, she could be a strong personality

when we had younger pups as guests she

was always quick to show them who was the boss

and she was definitely the queen sheba at the lake.

She was a great dog.

It may sound like a country music song

but it is the simple truth.

She made us smile,

she was loving

never judged

& in her unexcited way,

was always happy to see us

and she never...

ate a shoe

wrecked a couch,

barked,

dug a hole in the backyard

hurt anyone

destroyed blinds

ran crazily around the house

but she did like to...

eat stolen carbs (LOVED bread from the counter)

help herself to the garbage (when the lid was left off)

sit on the couch (especially when she was not allowed)

cuddle up with Scott in the bed (thus not allowing me any room)

snuggle up to me every time I had my hair cut (must have been the product Chris, my hairdresser used but without fail, she would hop into bed and sniff/nuzzle my hair every time)

sit next to Scott so her head would be right under his hand (for a pet or two)

back her bum into your hands so you would rub her hindquarters (and she would wiggle her little stump of a tail)

give a little growl and a wiggle of her butt to greet you

let the other dogs run and grab the ball/stick

wait for them to come back,

smack her paw on their nose so they would drop it

grab it in her mouth and prance

around proud as a peach that she had the ball/stick.

Her favourite place lately was the lake,

she was her happiest laying in the shade

on her bean bag chair.

We had hoped she would make it through the summer

but the last few weeks were not kind to her

and we were concerned about how comfortable she was.

After a consultation with the vet

it was decided it would be best to

let her go peacefully

and after all she has given this family

it was the least we could do for her.

This morning at our traditional Sunday group breakfast

at the lake where the highlight for the dogs is enjoying

one of Nicole's awesome pancakes

Kaeden suggested we have a moment of silence for Diti

He held her pancake,

we had a moment

and then he split it in half and

gave half to Jack and the other to Jasper.

Rest in peace Diti

you will be missed by many.

Diti the puzzle builder

we never said she wasn't smart...she's just not very energetic