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Remembering Our Dogs Fannie - died Dec 10, 1881 Only a dog, do you say, Sir Critic? Only a dog, but as truth I prize The truest love I have won in living Lay in the deeps of her limpid eyes Frosts of the winters, nor heat of the summer Could make her fail if my footsteps led And memory holds in its treasure casket The name of my darling who lieth dead Beside the tomb of Elias Howe Jr (inventor of the sewing machine) Hello! My name is Fannie... My human companion was so touched by the above epitaph found in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery that he gave me her name. While I look forward to many long years ahead, I would like to introduce the following space for those whose dogs once played in Prospect Park; those who would like to share a brief remembrance in honor of a departed canine companion. Please send your submissions, which may include a picture, via e-mail to the following address: bob@exitfive.com Please put "FIDO Remembrances" in your header. To enter you dog's name in a permanent book see Memorial Tree below... To Find Your Dog ... Our In Memoriam pages have been arranged alphabetically. Please look for your dog's name within the below links | A- G | H - M | N - T | U - Z | Background ... Canine Memorial Tree Comes To Prospect Park... FIDO, as part of the Prospect Park Alliance’s Commemorative Tree Program, sponsored the planting of a tree near Dog Beach in the Long Meadow. The tree will be a living memorial to all the dogs, past and present, who have played in Prospect Park. The tree was dedicated on May 10th, 2003, 8am near the "Pools" below the Tennis House at a public ceremony at the planting site in the Meadow. The tree species is known as a Willow Oak, an “overstory tree,” one that will grow very tall and provide excellent shade for relaxing after a swim at the dog beach. The Memorial Tree is an evolving remembrance Have your dog added to the Dedication Book to be kept at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park. Additional Resources Online... Guide to Support Groups, Counselors & Pet Cemeteries www.pet-loss.net/index.html december 2007 To Find our tree It's located in the Long Meadow on the path by the little pond. If you take the path directly down into the meadow from the Picnic House and make a right at the bottom, it's the seventh tree on the right.