# Rita
It’s a very sad day for my family as we had to say good-bye to our dog of thirteen years, Rita. She was an amazing animal who never wavered in her loyalty and friendly companionship. I can remember the day that Rita joined our family. It was 1993 and I was a bag boy at the Bashas’ grocery store on Mckellips and University in Mesa. There was a lady just outside the store giving away a litter of puppies, all crammed in a small box. Rita, at the time, was just two weeks old and obviously unloved and malnourished. Despite her rough start, she grew to be an incredible dog who provided our family with much joy and friendship.
I will always remember how she always waited by the front door for me to come home from being out at night with my friends. I will always remember how she would put her paw up on my leg as I would pet her. I will always remember her spotted tongue.
She was an amazing dog and will be dearly missed. Click here to view some recent photos of Rita.
December 27th, 2006 at 11:59 pm
I’m sorry, Zach. It sucks to lose such a longtime companion. My regards to your family.
December 28th, 2006 at 2:03 am
to Rita - a good friend, a good dog.
December 28th, 2006 at 7:41 am
I’m sorry for you. I’ve had to blot the days from my memory that I’ve lost my dogs. It must be especially hard for your daughter, not knowing life without her.
December 28th, 2006 at 10:22 am
Oh, so sorry. We have a 14 year old aging bichon so I can understand your love for Rita. May God comfort you as you mourn.
December 28th, 2006 at 10:29 am
[...] seeing scot’s post about returning dogs and zack’s post about saying goodbye to his dog of 13 years reminds me of cully, who we gave away last week just before leaving town. we’d had cully for 3 years, since he was a pup. he’s a kerry blue terrier. and he was just too much for us. in his three years with us he destroyed: - two xbox controllers - three pairs of eye glasses - two cell phones - one couch, one side chair, one table - the carpeting - multiple shoes and other clothing items cully barked constantly, and ran away (creating long, drawn out search efforts) any time he had a chance. [...]
December 29th, 2006 at 9:33 pm
sorry to hear of the loss.
December 30th, 2006 at 12:23 am
Losing a friend sucks. We had to put our cat to sleep this year, and it was incredibly painful. Sorry for your loss.
January 7th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Zach~ I am so sad to hear of Rita. She was a great dog. I have fond memories of the times she stayed with us, sitting on the top step of the pool all day. I’ll miss her but look forward to meeting Ruby Lu.
January 16th, 2007 at 10:11 am
We had a Chow/Shapee mix when we lived in Tempe, rescued her from a shelter in Sedona. She was such a great dog. Sadly she died a couple years ago. I still miss her to this day.
Remember Rita fondly.
When Cleo passed away, I put together a photobook of her…it really helped.
May 8th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Zach,
Very sorry to hear about Rita. She was the best dog and sure taught Sydney how to be a good dog. She was the best dog to ever come from a box at Bashas’. She will definitely be missed.
Good luck in Europe. Hope to see you again soon. We live out at Red Mountain let me know if you want to go MTN biking. I go every Saturday Morning with a bunch of guys from our Church.