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In Memory of Jayhawk |
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Jayhawk
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In the words of Jayhawk's foster Mom, Cindy: |
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"Jayhawk
came to us post-Katrina, on September 29, 2005. He was rescued by the Coast
Guard and was living on the base until he had to find another place to go.
He was named for the Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter which was used in
Katrina rescues. A lady heard about Jayhawk's plight and brought him to Baton Rouge. She had him vaccinated, and called Hokie's Hounds Beagle Rescue. We took him in, had him neutered, and treated him for heartworms. We posted his information on Petfinder's Katrina rescue board. A young lady contacted us and said she thought he was their family dog, but that she and her parents were separated and staying in different states, unsure |
of what the future would
hold. When I finally spoke with her parents, they indicated that they
weren't sure if he was their dog (although they did live near the Coast Guard base), and they could not afford to care for the dog since they had no place to stay themselves. They surrendered him to Hokie's Hounds.
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Jayhawk was a fuzzy-faced boy, more hound than Beagle. For the first 6
months that we had him he would pace |
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Most of the time we called Jayhawk by his other name, "Semper Paratus" (Always
Ready- the Coast Guard motto and service song). Jayhawk was a proud boy. One of
our favorite memories of him was when Gary would sit at the computer and Jayhawk
would sit on his lap, paws "conducting" while the (Coast Guard) anthem played. Our boy passed away on Christmas Day due to acute necrotizing Pancreatitis. The vet said that this type of Pancreatitis moves very quickly and is "unforgiving", but he felt that it was good that he was at the clinic and that he did not suffer. He'll be sorely missed." |