RIP Ciara - the love of a senior staffy lives on

20/05/2026

A couple of rainbow bridge birthday photos of beautiful Ciara. I'd made it on her birthday but forgot to post on this page. 💙🐾🌈🕯

17/05/2026

Happy 21st birthday at Rainbow Bridge, my darling girl. I can't believe almost five years have passed since you took your final journey. I will love and miss you forever, poppet. 🕯💙🐾🌈

28.4.05 - 23.9.21

31/12/2025

Our dear sweet Ciara's twin by another mother Retired Police Dog Stella the Staffie passed away yesterday morning and I saw the news this afternoon. I was devastated. It was like losing Ciara all over again. I will miss her sharing (via the internet) her walks, her snuggles, her bed...she was the one who introduced me to . Run free Stella...Ciara is there to show you around with our fruit bat Dexter. 💔🐾🌈

23/09/2025

Today is a bitter-sweet day. Today marks two years since we bid our gorgeous little fruit bat Dexter goodbye and four years since farewelling Ciara. While she gained her wings at 3pm on this day in 2021 Dexter gained his about 45 minutes earlier two years to the day later.

Now on this day every year I can commemorate the memory of both my babies whom I love and miss every second of every day. And I grieve all over again for them both. But grief is the price we pay for love. 💔💙

To my poppet and my little fruit bat...I loved you then, I love you now and I'll love you always. Never ever forgotten. 💙🐾

Ciara
28.04.05 - 23.09.21
Dexter
17.05.11 - 23.09.23





It's my first day in heaven,
And what a beautiful place,
You'll be glad to know,
There's a smile upon my face,
The moment I left you,
Two angels in white,
Carried me up here,
To heaven that night.

All those stories you hear ,
About rainbow bridge are true,
But you don't walk over it,
The angels carried me through,
There's a gate at the end,
Made of pearl,
It has got to be the biggest gate,
In the world!

Once I got in and started looking around,
You just won't believe all the things that I found!
The first place they took me,
Had to be the most fun,
A humongous field,
With miles to run!

Once I was tired the angels said,
We'll take you to your home,
But first we need to stop by this place
Full of tasty bones,
They told me to take one with me,
But one is all I need,
Because every good thing lasts forever,
Up in heaven you see,

They took me to my new house,
It took my breath away,
Most beautiful place I've ever seen,
With a huge yard to play,
They said come on lets go inside ,
And have a look around,
They took me to the bottom floor,
You won't believe what I found,

The bottom of my house is a window
And you won't believe the view,
See my house it sets right over yours,
So I can still keep an eye on you!
I was so worried about you,
When I went away,
Now I can watch you every second,
And know that you are okay!

I can't wait for that moment,
When we can walk around this place,
And I can cover you with puppy kisses,
On every inch of your face! ❤️❤️❤️

Author Unknown

09/04/2024

Stunning pic of Stella and the gang! 💙👍

Mum I want my treat first please!

05/11/2023

Guinness now wears the ribbon that came with Dexter’s flowers from the vet and now has pride of place in our loungeroom. 💙🐾

28/10/2023

As a thank you for helping and caring for them, my mum bought us this gorgeous little staffy today. As soon as I saw it I fell in love with it. It made me think of our beautiful Dexter though it is more like Ciara. Isn't he just the cutest?? 💙🐾

20/10/2023

A tennis ball only lasted minutes with Ciara...lol 🤣💙🐾

02/10/2023

A bittersweet day. 15 years ago today our beautiful angel came into our lives & made herself completely at home when we adopted her at 3 years old! She gave us so much love, laughter & joy.

Ciara, I loved you then, I love you now & I will love you always. 💙🐾

27/09/2023

In loving memory of our beautiful little fruit bat Dexter and his sissy Ciara. You may be gone but you are never ever forgotten. 💔🐾🌈

25/09/2023

A candle burns for my beautiful babies. Ciara and Dexter. Together again. Forever loved, forever missed. 💔🌈🐾