Joely (August 2014)
I am very sad to say that Joely died in her sleep last night. She was always loved and brought such joy to our family. I have never met a more loveable dog. We loved the way she greeted us at the door and her fetish for the trash can was adorable. She had many wonderful traits. Thank you for placing her in our home. Her time with us was brief but it was also priceless.

Sammy (July 2014)
It is with great sadness that I write to you to inform you that Sammy, the beagle that I adopted from your organization four years ago, passed away on Tuesday, July 22nd. I adopted Sammy (then known as Bobby) in May 2010. I instantly fell in love with him from pictures and a bio on your site and within a few weeks, I had Sammy at home with me. Sammy was a very scared and anxious dog from the start. I knew caring for him would require a lot of patience and work. I can remember that for the first month that I had him, I had to carry him outside to go to the bathroom because he was scared to go on his own. I remember a particular instance when it was nighttime and raining and I was carrying Sammy in the yard, flashlight in my mouth. After about 20 minutes of moving him around the yard, he finally went. :) He finally warmed up to me and was my "Velcro" because he followed me everywhere. He was a great cuddle buddy and could never get enough belly rubs. He often put his head under my hands to encourage me to keep petting him. My family would call him "thumper" because when he would wag his tail, it would hit the couch with a "thud." In 2012, Sammy's yearly blood work was concerning and it was discovered that he was suffering from kidney disease. Despite the special dog food and medications, there was only so much I could do for him. Sammy held on a lot longer than we thought he would and finally, he couldn't hold on any longer. I loved Sammy dearly and miss him terribly. He was loved very much by my parents, siblings, niece and the three other beagles and lab mix in my family. He couldn't have been a better dog and he has a forever place in my heart.

Rocky
It is with a great deal of sadness that I notify you and the loving members of Tampa Bay Beagle Rescue that our Rocky passed away this afternoon at around 2:00PM. We had taken him to the vet for confirmation of his diagnosis of thryroid cancer, which they confirmed. We were going to have him put to sleep in the afternoon, but he gave us a very precious and special gift of sparing us that pain, and slipped into his eternal rest on his own. We adopted Rocky (adopted as Bruno IV) on October 11, 2008. He has been his "mama's boy" ever since, following me all around the house. He actually chose me when we came to the meet and greet, never leaving my side after we were introduced to him at the park. He was a wonderful addition to our family, and really took to his newer younger brother, Merlin, who we adopted in May of this past year. I am so thankful that he had some really good times with him before he started to show signs of illness around October. Thank you, beagle rescue, for introducing us to Rocky. He will live on forever in our hearts. We will remember him as the little dog who kept on giving to us, even after he crossed over the rainbow bridge into doggy heaven. Not only did he give us the gift of letting go, so we did not have to put him under, but he gave us another special gift. When we took his remains to the SPCA to be cremated, they saw we had adopted his younger brother in May from them, and went on to share some more information about the dog we had adopted. Seems Merlin, Rocky's little brother, came from a very bad and abusive home. They were so happy to hear that he is being taken care of and loved on, and has made a complete recovery from a very abusive situation. We would have never known that part of Merlin's story unless we had taken Rockys remains there. I believe it was Rocky's gift to us, to help us appreciate his little brother that much more, and remind us that he appreciated the love and care we showed for him. He will be greatly missed, but we know he is running around in heaven, cancer free, happy and healthy. Kevin, Peggy, Amanda and Tiffany Higgins

Maddie
I am so sad to email and let you know that Maddie passed away this week. She had immune mediated hypolitic anemia. She literally went from 100% to gone in a few hours. Her white blood cells multiplied and destroyed her red blood cells, she lost 80% of her blood as I said within hours. There was nothing we could do. It's not fair, because she was just two years old. She had the best life a dog could have though, and was loved enough to last a full lifetime. She is buried in my parents back yard in Connecticut.

Milo
On September 26, 2007 a beloved beagle named Milo came into my life. He happened my way through his picture on the TBBR website. I fell in love with him based on a face in a photograph, filled out an application and was contacted by Scott. The rest is history. He was my heart and soul dog. Unfortunately, our time together was much too short. Milo died in November 2008 of a sudden onset brain tumor. He was my constant and faithful companion and he is missed dearly. I will always love you Milo. Lesley Osborn