Pet in memoriam

BJ reporter Jim Carney and former BJ Features editor/pet columnist Connie Bloom, now one of Ohio’s fabric art (quilts) gurus, both suffered losses this month. Their pets went into Doggy Heaven and Cat Heaven.

Posted Connie on her Facebook page:

“This is Shakespeare. He died a few weeks ago, leaving a huge hole in our hearts. I rescued him about 9-10 years ago, but he fell in love with my husband Bob, who never peed alone again. Shakes had been declawed on his front paws, which turned him into a biter. Bob started calling him Mr. Bitey while he mopped up the blood from his ankles. Lily, our whippet, was Shakespeare’s lawyer and always claimed they were love bites. He is buried in our back yard.”

Carney posted a photo of himself and Stanley on his Facebook page with this poignant line:

“Stanley and me. His last weekend.”

ned him into a biter. Bob started calling him Mr. Bitey while he mopped up the blood from his ankles. Lily, our whippet, was Shakespeares's lawyer and always claimed they were love bites. He is buried in our backyar

Maybe Shakespeare and Stanley will make it rain cats and dogs in Northeast Ohio.