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A Tribute From Starr da Dogg, from her Meowmie
Starr Da Dogg, March 17, 2009 - December 9, 2019
In September 2009, 6-month-old Starr Da Dogg rescued Dan and Nancy from a life filled with cats! On December 9, 2019, she left behind the Mahoney clowder to cross the Rainbow Bridge. In the 10-plus years in between, Starr grew from a skinny shelter puppy into a loved and loving big girl, BFF to multiple cats and biggest “baby” in the Mahoney household. Starr was a life-long Midwesterner, presumably born in the Des Moines, Iowa, area before being adopted out of the humane society shelter there. Just 4 months later, she founded StarrLine.com, producer of coats for canine fashionistas who want couture fleece wear. As chief executive dog, she directed the purchasing of materials for the locally-made coats, while assigning the design and production to the chief executive human. She wrote in her blog that she founded StarrLine.com because she couldn’t find a suitable coat that fit her properly. As a puppy, Starr developed a fondness for snow, a good trait for a gal living in central Iowa. Although half Labrador Retriever (and Rhodesian Ridgeback) she wasn’t much for playing in water at this stage of her life. But she loved standing on the edge of the plastic kiddie pool to empty it then swinging it back and forth like one of her stuffed toys. And she loved stuffed toys, especially those with squeakers! With surgical precision she opened each toy to extract the squeaker, leaving soggy stuffing and coverings in her wake for the humans to pick up from where she dropped them in the house in Newton. It was in Iowa that her deference to cats became obvious. Once at the top of the stairs she whined, calling to her humans for help. She was encircled by the five clowder members, any one of whom she could have stepped over or pushed aside with a big paw. Instead, she awaited help from the humans. The entire family moved to northern Illinois soon thereafter, landing in Bolingbrook. It was here that the Da Dogg tag became part of her name, in honor of the Chicago Bears. Starr continued her business endeavors, expanding the company to pet-themed items like scarves and blankets, etc., offering them on Etsy, through personal contacts and at craft fairs. It was during this period that she began developing a simple but effective coat sizing method that steered most of the production to custom work. Starr also developed an appreciation for nature, enjoying the many parks in the Bolingbrook system. In the park nearest her home she began to see the fun of water play — or maybe it was the ducks she was interested in — and discovered she could wade into the small lakes to splash and cool off. She also joined her humans as they took part in the county forest district’s trails programs, notching trips to most of the sites except those few restricted to humans only. Over the years she also learned that a row or circle of cats no longer limited her movement, especially if said cats were between her and the back door. It was quite a surprise to the cats when she figured that out! In the process, Starr learned much about the ways of humans and cats, enjoying trips to PetSmart with the former and inclusion as a honorary member of the Feline World Order with the latter. Starr was an educated dog, attending puppy school in both Newton and Bolingbrook. She was strong on the basics — when she chose to follow instructions! She did learn that few people she met could resist her big brown eyes outlined in black fur that stood out against her golden brown fur. She is survived by her Momma, Nancy, and her Poppa, Dan; her feline fursibs Sammy, Ranger, Francesca, Benni, Freddy and Milton; and her special lifelong friend, Mr. Bear, who never lost his squeaker to her loving ministrations. Starr has left a void in our hearts — and on the bed and couch! A donation in her memory was made by her doctor to the Missouri Veterinary College. Starr and her fursibs who have already crossed the Rainbow Bridge visit the Mahoney household every now and then to check up on things. Those left behind are reassured to know the furkids there suffer no pain or sorrow, but look forward to when all are reunited in peace and joy. -- Community cats Walk of Remembrance: http://www.clowdercat.org/walk/walkofremembranz.html |
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A Tribute From Starr da Dogg, from her Meowmie
On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 1:01:12 PM UTC-8, Community Cats wrote:
Starr Da Dogg, March 17, 2009 - December 9, 2019 In September 2009, 6-month-old Starr Da Dogg rescued Dan and Nancy from a life filled with cats! On December 9, 2019, she left behind the Mahoney clowder to cross the Rainbow Bridge. In the 10-plus years in between, Starr grew from a skinny shelter puppy into a loved and loving big girl, BFF to multiple cats and biggest “baby” in the Mahoney household. Starr was a life-long Midwesterner, presumably born in the Des Moines, Iowa, area before being adopted out of the humane society shelter there. Just 4 months later, she founded StarrLine.com, producer of coats for canine fashionistas who want couture fleece wear. As chief executive dog, she directed the purchasing of materials for the locally-made coats, while assigning the design and production to the chief executive human. She wrote in her blog that she founded StarrLine.com because she couldn’t find a suitable coat that fit her properly. As a puppy, Starr developed a fondness for snow, a good trait for a gal living in central Iowa. Although half Labrador Retriever (and Rhodesian Ridgeback) she wasn’t much for playing in water at this stage of her life. But she loved standing on the edge of the plastic kiddie pool to empty it then swinging it back and forth like one of her stuffed toys. And she loved stuffed toys, especially those with squeakers! With surgical precision she opened each toy to extract the squeaker, leaving soggy stuffing and coverings in her wake for the humans to pick up from where she dropped them in the house in Newton. It was in Iowa that her deference to cats became obvious. Once at the top of the stairs she whined, calling to her humans for help. She was encircled by the five clowder members, any one of whom she could have stepped over or pushed aside with a big paw. Instead, she awaited help from the humans. The entire family moved to northern Illinois soon thereafter, landing in Bolingbrook. It was here that the Da Dogg tag became part of her name, in honor of the Chicago Bears. Starr continued her business endeavors, expanding the company to pet-themed items like scarves and blankets, etc., offering them on Etsy, through personal contacts and at craft fairs. It was during this period that she began developing a simple but effective coat sizing method that steered most of the production to custom work. Starr also developed an appreciation for nature, enjoying the many parks in the Bolingbrook system. In the park nearest her home she began to see the fun of water play — or maybe it was the ducks she was interested in — and discovered she could wade into the small lakes to splash and cool off. She also joined her humans as they took part in the county forest district’s trails programs, notching trips to most of the sites except those few restricted to humans only. Over the years she also learned that a row or circle of cats no longer limited her movement, especially if said cats were between her and the back door. It was quite a surprise to the cats when she figured that out! In the process, Starr learned much about the ways of humans and cats, enjoying trips to PetSmart with the former and inclusion as a honorary member of the Feline World Order with the latter. Starr was an educated dog, attending puppy school in both Newton and Bolingbrook. She was strong on the basics — when she chose to follow instructions! She did learn that few people she met could resist her big brown eyes outlined in black fur that stood out against her golden brown fur. She is survived by her Momma, Nancy, and her Poppa, Dan; her feline fursibs Sammy, Ranger, Francesca, Benni, Freddy and Milton; and her special lifelong friend, Mr. Bear, who never lost his squeaker to her loving ministrations. Starr has left a void in our hearts — and on the bed and couch! A donation in her memory was made by her doctor to the Missouri Veterinary College. Starr and her fursibs who have already crossed the Rainbow Bridge visit the Mahoney household every now and then to check up on things. Those left behind are reassured to know the furkids there suffer no pain or sorrow, but look forward to when all are reunited in peace and joy. -- Community cats Walk of Remembrance: http://www.clowdercat.org/walk/walkofremembranz.html She certainly was a STAR, and will be missed by the Community. Pit2nya, Grand Pooh Bah |
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