In Loving Memory of Kiara (Toots)
09 - Jan - 2017 to 31- Mar - 2024
Much Loved Dog of Cherie & Phillip
Granddad Loves Ya, Tootie Cuties.
We kept two pups from the litter, a boy and girl, Kiara was my pick of the girls, I pointed out to the buyer first in line for the girls, he had the pick of the litter as I wasn't looking for show quality. Breeding the Rottweiler for the 1st time gave me the opportunity to wrap little colors of string round their necks to identify them.
Kiara's first name was "Red". I would be at the Kitchen table working remotely using RMM software (Kaseya), the only onsite work upgrading the domain controllers for Taita College, and a server upgrade for factory in Seaview (10mins away), which allowed me to spend most of my time at home with the litter.
Every now and then I would look down while pups playing, "Red" left the pack and would just sit staring at me. One of the games I would put a hoodie on and quickly lay on the floor as they attacked and ripped into what remains my favorite hoodie today, "Red" didn't attack she climbed up onto my back and curled up just watching the others.
She picked me, or we picked each other, as she got older in the "After Math" of four Rottweilers running past my room on their way to their grandma. Kiara chose me, she would curl up watch movies with me (she loved watching tv) and had a sweet tooth to match. I would hand her the empty plate with just enough left to get a taste.
In Kiara's final moments, I made sure my reflection in her eyes would be the last thing she would see, I don't believe there is anything after this life, I do believe this pain in my heart is real.
"In place of a special Dog. A special pain". "In place of a special wholeness. A special emptiness".
Time will simply not be the same".
My comfort comes from the pain, and knowing when my final moments arrive, I depart thinking of my Rottweilers.