Sandy

                   R.I.P. 

May 25, 2004 - Feb 20,2012

She was fun and we all had a bit(e) or lick of her during her 8 years. She had a special way with kids letting them pull her tail and ears. The whole family shared and basked in her love but She and I share one more thing in common -  Brown eyes. She doesn't like people dancing and has a knack for mom's silk sarees that swing gently to the breeze that are laid out to be dried in the sun. Carrots and Curry leaves are her favorite salads. Though  her texture resembles the desert sands, she is an oasis of love showering happiness in our family. She is always in my thoughts. - Madhu

Sandy was a true pet as she was kept purely for companionship  and not as security cover.  She was much different from other regular pets who just like their owners but she in a sense enlightened us with the true meaning of life to love one and all. Even people who generally do not entertain pets a great deal like Jhansi Chitti and my dad have also had soft corner for her. She had a unique style of welcoming us instead of the regular wagering of the tail,  by laying down flat with her back on the floor and her feet up and her way of occupying the seat on the sofa ahead of the guest was funny.  Her interest for coffee and she not entering in the kitchen in-spite of the temptation for coffee and others food items were noteworthy. People generally believe that good humans have shorter life span and get free from the material world early. we feel that this might be right considering the fact the most loyal animal on earth have only normal life span of 10 - 12 years and Sandy even had lesser span of 8 years.  May her soul rest in peace - Hari

I am not a particularly warm person, either to people or to animals. Sandy was no exception. Whenever i went to your house, and that was almost every month, she would rise from wherever she might have been lying and eagerly run towards me. On many occasions, this would start even before i entered the house so much so that i had a genuine fear that she may get trampled underfoot. As soon as i settled down on the sofa, she would be all over me, licking my face and hands. I never reciprocated (i don't mean literally, of course)  because i believe in the dictum "Mudigarapu Kukka moothi naakindi". Many a time, i did not even sit down, preferring to stand till she got tired and went away looking for love and petting elsewhere. At times, she would get exasperated at my lack of response and let out a series of piercing yelps.

I don't have a clear recollection of when i last visited your house. But on my last few visits, i was tormented by Sandy much less. Either your mother had banished her outside the house or she had finally given up on me. Last weekend, when i was at home, i learnt of her demise. She will live on in my memory as a pocket sized dynamo with soulful eyes that could melt a hard heart. - Ranga

I love sandy. It licks and falls on me. It gets excited when I visit home after a long time. I love it's colour and ears. Wows - Hima

I like sandy a lot. Though I did not get much time to spend with her, those few moments were memorable. – Syam

I miss Shandy more than anyone else .Practically I looked after her like one of our child .Its intelligence 

exhibited by its participation in playing  hide and seek . also whenever  its hungry it used to communicate to me by gently biting my heel. when i take her for a walk it enjoyed it so much often it refuses to return home by stubbornly standing on the road and i had to pull it towards our house When i fell sick and confined to bed for 2 days ,it was anxious about my absence and strolled all around and entered the bed room, as it is short it could not find me ,so I called Shandy just in a moment it jumped on to my bed came nearer to me ,smelled me assuring I will be alright and then jumped off the bed. I feel sorry  due to my ill health I could not look after her very well. what still hurts me is that her ailment was not diagnosed correctly and not given proper treatment . Was it done properly it should be still with me for today and few more years to come . – Appa