THERE COMES A TIME IN A DOG'S LIFE WHERE LOVE IS THE ONLY ANSWER

Saying good bye to a beloved pet
is never easy,
especially when you have to make
the decision to let him go.
There will forever be a
Chocolate Labrador Retriever
size hole in our hearts.
Run free, without pain,
Dear Java Bean.


Spencer's Java Bean
July 18, 1997 - March 13, 2010


There was a day
over 12 years ago
when Mom and Dad
walked into a pet shop
in Laguna Hills, California.

There was a 4 month old
Chocolate Lab
sitting in a big cage
in the middle of the store.

When Mom looked at him,
their eyes locked,
and she said she could feel
him look into her very soul.
At that moment,
she knew she would not
leave the store without him
and he would live with
her and Dad
until his final days.



He came to Virginia from California
with them when they moved here in 2003.
He had never ridden in the back of a truck
or on a Polaris
but he loved them both
from his very first ride.

When Miss Donna came to be his dognanny,
he was so patient with her little girl
and would let her walk him on his leash
and never pull or jerk.

Our cattle thought he was a calf.
And may times you would look out
and see them touching noses
through the fence.
He was gentleness personified.

He was the best
secret keeper.

And the most patient puppy sitter.

We got Lilly to be a companion to him
and at almost any time since she came to
Rocky Creek Farm,
you would find her with
her big brother, Java.
Just a little team like "Mutt and Jeff".


And when the end became imminent,
she rarely left his side.

You're leading our pack,
as you always did
to the next life.
A life without the pain
you've been suffering for the past few months.
A life where you can enjoy food again
and where you can run and jump.
We hope there are trucks
there for you to jump up in
and ride in the wind.

Run Free Sweet Java.
You memory will always be with us.
You truly knew how to love unconditionally.
And we give you this final act of love
because we will always love you.

Gary and I will take Java to the Vet
at 1:30 pm EST today, Saturday
and we will be with him all the way.
It is important to us that he
see the eyes of love
as he takes his final breath.
Please cover us with your
thoughts and prayers.
He will then be brought back to be buried
on our farm.


The haunting melody of the bagpiper
lays low over
Rocky Creek Farm
today.


XOXO
Your Pack,
Dad, Mom, Mitch, Ketturah,
Lilly, Piper, Carrleigh,
Hamish, Angus, Dugan, Finlay, Henry,
Scarlet, Jazzi, Ciera and Snickers