Raleigh

Raleigh unexpectedly passed away today.  She went to the vet for a deep ear cleaning as she had a stubborn ear infection and had to be put under.  She came out of the anthesia fine and Andy got a call from the vet that all was good. An hour later, they took her out to go to the bathroom and she had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest. They tried to revive her without success.  Andy and I were devastated. Raleigh was such a great family dog and we fell in love with her from the moment we met her.  We named her Raleigh after where we got married in 2006.  We found a breeder in the spring of 2006 and met her right before we closed on our house.  We brought her home at 8 weeks in early August and we didn't even have grass yet.  She made herself at home from the beginning and she was our baby for 3 years before Avery and Ryan arrived.  As we were nesting in late 2008/early 2009 for the arrival of the babies, we could tell Raleigh sensed something was going on.  She was a great big sister to Avery and Ryan but also not happy that they seemed to take a lot of our attention.  She tried to combat that by stealing pacifiers, baby toys, food, etc.  She also thought anytime we had a visitor that they had come to see her and wouldn't leave their side.  We will miss her dearly and we were so fortunate to have her as our dog for 6 1/2 years.