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"Bingo" Waxman ![]() What in the hell happened that Monday morning at 5:30 am when "Bingo," "Maddie" and I went for our morning walk? Some horrible off-leash German Shephard grabbed "Bingo" in his mouth and brutally killed him. The details are just too horrible to put in words. "Bingo" who wasn't even 3 years old was just starting his career as an amazing therapy dog and his life was cut way too short by this senseless act. "Maddie" and Dad have not walked in the neighborhood since, and every morning at 5:30 we are reminded of what happened. ![]()
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![]() The very first time I saw "Bingo" ![]() ![]() Here we are in the get-acquainted room at the shelter! ![]() ![]() After a hard day of playing at Duane's ![]() ![]() "Bingo" visiting a patient at Desert Regional ![]() ![]() "Bingo" & "Maddie" dressed for Halloween during their Lucy Curci visit ![]() ![]() If I hide, maybe I won't have to put on the bandanna and go to work today! ![]() ![]() Dad, put the book down. I want to play with the toy. ![]() ![]() "Bingo" and "Maddie" at home ![]() ![]() Bye Dad, I'm safe now at the Rainbow Bridge |
"Bingo" was only 8 months old when I adopted him from the Coachella Valley Rescue. I'd gone to look at another dog, but Bingo laid eyes on me and that was it. He motioned me over to his kennel and those big boy paws just started batting the air around me. It was as if this little squirt was saying, 'Take me home, I'll make a great dog for you.' A great dog...........jeez, he was a puppy longer than any other dog I'd ever had! Talking about testing my patience, "Bingo" chewed pillows, pillowcases, the drapes in the bedroom, the cushions on the living room sofa. After two or three weeks in the crate he figured out how to unlatch it and collapse it! Talk about an old escape artist. I had him in the car a few times to go back to the shelter. But each time, I thought, 'Well, I've come this far with him already.' So, off to DW Pet Care and Duane's pet sitting service. At Duane's Bingo got to run around in this huge yard and play 'big dog' with all the big dogs. Every time he came home it seemed like a bit of the bad puppy behavior was gone. And the last time at Duane's when I brought Bingo home and gave him a bath, I remember that he looked at me as if to say, 'Okay, don't send me back, I promise to be really good from here on in,' and he was. All the bad behavior was gone. "Bingo" began going on visits with "Maddie" to Desert Regional Medical Center and with Uncle Drew to the Lucy Curci Cancer Center. What "Bingo" hadn't developed in his ability to sit/stay he made up for in his eagerness to greet everyone with his huge smile and quick kiss. He just liked each and every patient immediately. He proved to have nothing but kindness in his heart!
"Bingo" there were many more emails, and close to fifty cards arrived in the mail addressed to you. That spot right beside me on the bed, the one that for 2 1/2 years you pushed "Maddie" out of the way for, is pretty empty without you kicking me all night long.
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