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The 28th of April; I'll always remember that day
It was very overcast and the sky was quite grey
That short journey to the vet I will never forget 
And when I think back to that day, I have no regret.

He was such a welcome member of our family
A playful cocker spaniel and we named him Ozzie 
He loved to go for long walks out in the country
When he saw us with his lead, he'd go off in a frenzy. 

I thought he'd take off when he started wagging his tail
The weather didn't faze him, be it ice snow or hail
I would mumble about the weather under my breath 
But he was loving every minute although soaking wet. 

We'd get back from our walk and I'd rub him down 
You could see the joy in his face and never a frown 
Then after his dinner he'd lie down for a long snooze 
Out of all the dogs in the world every time him I'd choose. 

He was eleven years old when he started to fade
I lost count of the many visits to the vets we made
We must have given him every medicine and pill
But we knew in our hearts that Ozzie was quite ill. 

0ur family got together to discuss what was for the best 
Reluctantly we all agreed that we should put Ozzie to rest
That terrible morning arrived, it was just another day
All he could do was sleep, he was just too ill to play. 

My wife came home from work and I carried him to the car
Then drove slowly down to the vets, it wasn't too far
We went inside and sat down and no words were said
And I tried not to think that soon Ozzie would be dead. 

It seemed like a life time then a nurse called us in
I carried him to a side room; the vet was waiting 
The vet reassured us that he wouldn't feel a thing
We were both biting our lips to stop us from crying. 

We'd brought his favourite biscuits and fed him one by one 
And just a few minutes later our playful Ozzie was gone 
We stayed with him for a while and then left him there
I know now it was for the best because we did care. 

We got home it felt empty no one to greet us at the door 
And I missed seeing him where he'd often lie on the floor 
Its been three long years now but I'll never forget 
That Ozzie was one of the family and not just a pet.


(Ozzie left us on the 28th April 2017) 


Written 8th August 2020




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