I sat on a wooden bench outside the small church that stands in a green valley under the shadow of Rainbow Bridge. I had asked for the bell to be rung 145 times. I looked at my friends, some playing in the river, others running on the green grass and further up, in the hills, more played in the snow. The bell chimed for the 145th time. That one was for Hattie. The 144 before that were for each friend that has crossed the Bridge since I began writing about them in 2009. I thought of the parents who had lost the 145, some of them have lost one pup, others have lost three, and there were those who lost two, sometimes within a few days of one another. When the clanging concluded I was left with one emotion: Hope. I have experienced the pain each parent felt as their dog passed over the Bridge. It is a shattering hurt. I didn’t think any human could persevere through it. They had the same doubts. But they kept moving forward, proving that they are stronger than hell,
Featuring the exploits of Ruby Rose, Foley Monster's Tails From Rainbow Bridge, and co-starring Angels Pocket and River Song. We always try to leave you between a laugh and a tear