Sally - Revision history

Reddick: /* Death */

2022-09-25T18:08:02Z

‎Death

Reddick at 14:59, 2 August 2011

2011-08-02T14:59:52Z

Reddick: /* Fond Memories */

2011-08-02T14:58:41Z

‎Fond Memories

Adjel at 13:12, 2 August 2011

2011-08-02T13:12:37Z

Reddick: /* Life */

2011-07-31T23:09:13Z

‎Life

Reddick at 23:08, 31 July 2011

2011-07-31T23:08:03Z

Reddick at 23:06, 31 July 2011

2011-07-31T23:06:17Z

Adjel: /* Life */

2011-07-31T23:05:10Z

‎Life

Reddick at 22:33, 31 July 2011

2011-07-31T22:33:18Z

Reddick at 22:16, 31 July 2011

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 Some time on the evening of July 30, 2011, Sally laid down with her nose between her paws, and passed away.
-She was buried in the evening of July 31, 2001 in the back yard of the Reddicks' home on [[Everholly Lane]] in Jacksonville, FL.
+She was buried in the evening of July 31, 2011 in the back yard of the Reddicks' home on [[Everholly Lane]] in Jacksonville, FL.
 [[Category:Family Pets]]

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 [[Image:Sally.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sally]][[Image:Sally_brand_new.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sally at 6 weeks]]
 [[Image:Sally_puppy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sally at 12 weeks]]
-'''Sally''' was a was a family pet adopted by the Reddicks in 2004 while living in [[Lucky Debonair Trail|Tallahassee, FL]].
+'''Sally''' was a was a family pet from 2004 through 2011, adopted by the Reddicks while living in [[Lucky Debonair Trail|Tallahassee, FL]].
 ==Life==

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 * After a lifetime of chasing squirrels and birds, Sally, much to her own surprise, actually caught a baby bird just a couple of weeks before her death.  The bird lost a few feathers, but was otherwise okay.  Sally was then jokingly dubbed "The Bird Killer."
 * Because her owner Ro Reddick worked from home on the computer, the morning ritual was to feed Sally and then say "It's time to go to work, Sally."  With that, Sally would lumber down the hallway to the computer room where she "worked" at sleeping all day, and guarding the door in hopes of keeping the cat out of the room.  (It didn't work.)
-* Sally loved squeeky toys, and knew the difference between her horse, monkey and squirrel toys.  The Reddicks tried to convince Sally that the cat was a squeeky toy, however she was smart enough to know the difference.
+* Sally loved squeaky toys, and knew the difference between her horse, monkey and squirrel toys.  The Reddicks tried to convince Sally that the cat was a squeeky toy, however she was smart enough to know the difference.
 ==Death==

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 * Rolling over (until her arthritis made it to difficult)
 * Doing a figure 8 through the legs
 * Barking on cue
 Barking was not something Sally did much.  She was a very quiet dog, so teaching her to bark on cue was difficult.  In fact, it was the last trick she learned only several months before her death.
 ==Death==

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 She picked up this tiny, sickly puppy and cradled it in her arms, and looked to her parents indicating this was the one she wanted.  We glanced at the animal shelter vet who shook her head and whispered that this one probably wasn't going to live. It was the runt -- underweight, and full of worms, with no hair on its tail, looking as sickly and frail as can be.  Jon & Ro tried to encourage Dana to reconsider and look at the other puppies that really wanted to go home with her.  But she wouldn't be convinced.  Instead she held the tiny dog tighter and said, "But this one ''needs'' me."
-Having committed to adopt the puppy if and when it could be nursed to health, the animal shelter fostered the puppy out to one of its helpers, where she began a two-week course of shots, medicine, vitamins, several wormings, and manual feedings.  Miraculously, the small pup came around to at least and acceptable level of health to be adopted, and the Reddicks took her home.
+Having committed to adopt the puppy if and when it could be nursed to health, the animal shelter fostered the puppy out to one of its helpers, where she began a two-week course of shots, medicine, vitamins, several wormings, and manual feedings.  Miraculously, the small pup came around to at least an acceptable level of health to be adopted, and the Reddicks took her home.
 Dana named her Sally, after the patchwork character from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas animated film.

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 ==Life==
-When [[Dana Reddick|Dana]] was five years old, her parents took her to a haunted trail for Halloween, because she liked them.  However, she became so frightened at this particular one that she began having trouble sleeping at night, waking with night terrors and sleepwalking.  After a couple of months of this, her parents [[Ro Reddick|Ro]] & [[Jon Reddick|Jon]] thought that if she had a dog that could jump on her bed and sleep with her, it would help allay some of her fears.   Dana thought it was a good idea, so the family went for a visit to the Tallahassee animal shelter to see about adopting.
+When [[Dana Reddick|Dana]] was five years old, her parents took her to a haunted trail for Halloween, because she liked them.  However, she became so frightened at this particular one that she began having trouble sleeping at night, waking with night terrors and sleepwalking.  After a couple of months of this, her parents [[Ro Reddick|Ro]] & [[Jon Reddick|Jon]] thought that if she had a dog that could jump on her bed and sleep with her, it would help allay some of her fears.
 A Springer Spaniel had a litter of puppies just weeks old, and Dana was let into the pen with them to select one.  There were about 8 beautiful, fluffy butterscotch-colored puppies, all jumping & yipping for her attention, playfully chewing on her shoes and climbing up her legs, but she instead waded through their excitement to a tiny, shivering lump of fur curled up in a stainless steel feeding bowl. This puppy looked nothing like the others, with black and tan mangy fur, a white stripe down her nose, and a hairless tail.
 She picked up this tiny, sickly puppy and cradled it in her arms, and looked to her parents indicating this was the one she wanted.  We glanced at the animal shelter vet who shook her head and whispered that this one probably wasn't going to live. It was the runt -- underweight, and full of worms, with no hair on its tail, looking as sickly and frail as can be.  Jon & Ro tried to encourage Dana to reconsider and look at the other puppies that really wanted to go home with her.  But she wouldn't be convinced.  Instead she held the tiny dog tighter and said, "But this one ''needs'' me."

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 Sally's tricks included:
-- Sneezing on cue
+* Sneezing on cue
-- Shaking hands/giving high 5
+* Shaking hands/giving high 5
-- Waving
+* Waving
-- Growling on cue
+* Growling on cue
-- Rolling over (until her arthritis made it to difficult)
+* Rolling over (until her arthritis made it to difficult)
-- Doing a figure 8 through the legs
+* Doing a figure 8 through the legs
-and finally,
+* Barking on cue
 Barking was not something Sally did much.  She was a very quiet dog, so teaching her to bark on cue was difficult.  In fact, it was the last trick she learned only several months before her death.

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	==Life==		==Life==
		+	When [[Dana Reddick\|Dana]] was six years old, she desperately wanted a puppy, so [[Ro Reddick\|Ro]] & [[Jon Reddick\|Jon]] went for a visit to the Tallahassee animal shelter to see about adopting.

		+	There was a litter of puppies just weeks old, and Dana was let into the pen with them to select one. They were all jumping & yipping for her attention, playfully chewing on her shoes and climbing up her legs, but she instead waded through their excitement to a tiny, shivering lump of fur curled up in a stainless steel feeding bowl.
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		+	She picked up this tiny, sickly puppy and cradled it in her arms, and looked to her parents indicating this was the one she wanted. We glanced at the animal shelter vet who shook her head and whispered that this one probably wasn't going to live. It was underweight, had worms, and above all was born with muscular & skeletal defects which would likely mean a short life if any life at all.
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		+	Jon & Ro tried to encourage Dana to reconsider and look at the other puppies that really wanted to go home with her. But she wouldn't be convinced. Instead she held the tiny dog tighter and said, "But this one ''needs'' me."
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		+	Having committed to adopt the puppy if and when it could be nursed to health, the animal shelter vet began a few week course of shots, medicine, vitamins and manual feedings. Miraculously, the small pup came around to at least and acceptable level of health to be adopted, and the Reddicks took her home.
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		+	Dana named her Sally, after the patchwork character from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas animated film.

	==Death==		==Death==