The Obituary of a Friend

Roxy Wrinkles, English bulldog extraordinaire, died on August 19, 2009 at the Alpine Animal Hospital just 53 days short of her 10th birthday.

Roxy enjoyed good food (rotisserie chicken) and plush toys (furballs) for as long as we knew her. She was known to chew furballs for hours in front of the TV where she looked up at other animals whenever they appeared on TV (especially Dog Whisperer) and barked. Although Roxy spent much of her time as close to the human as possible and followed her around much of the time, she also enjoyed sitting on the porch and the front yard when it was good weather tethered with a yellow boat line to her stake. She especially enjoyed riding in the human’s vehicles (front seat) and having the cool air from the air conditioner blow on her face.

Roxy was born in California but lived most of her life in Spokane, WA. Christy got her as a rescued animal at the age of 7 on December 31, 2006 and immediately knew she was special. She could do tricks like “give paw” and she nearly always dipped her head and looked up at you while “listening” to questions. An affect responder who hated hearing harsh words in the household, Roxy licked your face when you cried. Roxy had several adorable sleeping positions: the bull-nosed grub pose (or ham pose) on her stomach and the catfish pose on her back. Roxy greeted her humans whenever they returned home by doing her animated trout dance, a different fish altogether.

Roxy is sorely missed by her friend, Pogo, and humans, Doug and Christy, a wonderful friend, companion, and trooper right up to the end.