08/12/2025
💚In loving memory of Betty💚
Betty, our heart dog. 12/15/09-7/10/25
Dumped with her litter mates under a bridge in Oklahoma City, Betty came to us through Rhodesian Ridgeback rescue as we were healing from the tragic loss of our dog, Whinnie.
With huge ears and huge paws (and a really long tail which eventuallly had to be partially amputated because she wagged it so wildly against our walls and broke it open), Betty captured our hearts immediately. On our first morning together, she surprised me by jumping into the shower while I had my back turned…imagine my shock to see her standing there, soaking wet, while her tail wagged furiously. From that day forward, she followed me everywhere I went. She loved her dog siblings and has had so many over the years - Whinnie and TJ preceded her and then Bosko, Benson, Charlie, and now Harry. I like to think a little piece of Betty is imprinted in all of them. Betty loved everyone and everything. She mostly loved laying on top of you like a living weighted blanket. She loved lounging on the couch, but when alarmed, she could leap over it in a single bound. Her bark, a woo woo woo, and her charging at our front window (can’t believe it never broke but the floors took a beating), would scare anyone away but all she wanted was to love everyone completely. She loved Henry the most.
The past year has been tough with her liver cancer diagnosis and neurodegeneration of her back legs, but she handled everything with grace and toughness. She never gave up. We never gave up. She wanted so badly to keep going but ultimately her legs couldn’t carry her anymore so we had to say goodbye. She will be forever loved, endlessly missed, and never forgotten.
Amy, JIm, and Henry Rohrlack
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