A Tribute to Cody 1997-2006 Music: Spymob

This is a video tribute to my dog Cody, a wacky Australian Shepherd mix. He had issues with slick floors and confined spaces. Back in mid-July, when I found out that the lump in Codys jaw was malignant and likely to end his life, I began to think of all of the happiness that he brought into MY life. I also began to realize how much of that I had been able to capture over the years in terms of still photos and video. I hate to admit it, but I was editing this video in my head well before that awful day in late August that Jackie and I had to call a home-vet and lovingly send Cody on his way.

Creating this homage has helped me to grieve and get over the passing of my dear friend. Scouring through all of my videos and photo albums brought me to tears more than a few times, but to come out the other end and finish this tribute was not only therapeutic- it was necessary.

What you are about to see IS Cody, and even if you only watch it once, I thank you for helping to keep his wacky spirit alive....

The song this video is set to is "It Gets Me Going" by Spymob.

Sean

macintoronto sent me an exerpt from a poem about dogs written by Beth Norman Harris:

"Treat me kindly, my beloved friend,
For no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.
And, my friend, when I am very old and no longer enjoying good health, hearing and sight,
Do not make heroic efforts to keep me going.
I am not having fun.
Please see that my trusting life is taken gently.
I shall leave this earth knowing with the last breath I draw, that my fate was always safest in your hands".

It touched me to write about that day that Cody drew his last breath:

I have not written about it until now, so here it goes:
My wife Jackie called me at work to tell me that things had gone really bad for Cody that morning. He had been diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma of the lower jaw about a month earlier. It was an awful, aggressive tumor which we mistook for an abscessed tooth. We had a vet come to the house and picked a spot in my studio. He gave us 5 minutes alone with Cody... and we held him and praised him, and I whispered to him how much better he had made my life. When the vet came back, I held Cody close while he gave him the 1st shot to put him to sleep. Cody was wagging his tail and loving every bit of the attention. He started to get woozy and eventually settled his head against my neck. I looked deep into his eyes, (those crazy, multicolored eyes) one last time and then they shut. The vet then gave him the 2nd shot to stop his heart. Within a few seconds, his breathing slowed against my neck and then he took one last tiny breath.
He died in my arms.
It was such a peaceful moment. So sad, but so right.

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[macintoronto]

Treat me kindly, my beloved friend,

For no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.

And, my friend, when I am very old and no longer enjoying good health, hearing and sight,

Do not make heroic efforts to keep me going.

I am not having fun.

Please see that my trusting life is taken gently.

I shall leave this earth knowing with the last breath I draw, that my fate was always safest in your hands.

[shootsean]

I had thought that I was through shedding tears for Cody, until I read your message, which, I found was from a poem by Beth Norman Harris. The last line really got me, and took me back to Cody's last breath....

[wilee39]

This , by far , is one of the BEST videos posted on this or any other website. Like any work of art I was drawn in from first to last frame and came away in love with Cody and heartbroken at the same time....brilliant....thank you

[shootsean]

Thanks to you and everyone else for watching and commenting on this video. Cody was such a funny dog. He was wild beyond wild in his early years.. (many of my friends thought he was a bit much) but eventually, with lots of encouragement, he grew into a dog that everyone liked. So often, we take lots of pictures, notes or videos of the things we love which get thrown in a drawer and forgotten about. I just couldn't let that happen with Cody.

[JoelBullock]

so sorry to hear about your loss of a great dog. my dog lily was run over and killed a little over a week ago, and it just devastated my wife and i. her name was lily and she was an aussie as well. just the best dog. i hope to do the same, only i don't have very much video to work with, mostly photos. thanks for sharing your memories.

[shootsean]

Thanks for the kind words... so sorry for the loss of your Aussie Lily.

[cybersuebee]

I'm sobbing, not only because of Cody, but because I lost my beloved aussie Jesse one year ago. I wish I had videos of him, but I can still see him in my heart. Thanks for posting this Sean. Aussies are like no other dog.

[Vocaloidkira18]

I had a dog named Jack he was a minitchure pinture he ran away and the next morning I think a man called my mom saying he was trying to catch my dog but he was to fast the man was chasing my dog on a highway then the man did not know there was a cliff...the man chased my dog off the cliff I'm crying rite now

[Imprezagtto]

Beautiful dog , you will be missed cody <3 Aus.

[happysatch]

Hello from Japan. I'm another person who found this video while searching for a Spymob footage, and couldn't get my eyes off... It really shows how much love you and your family had for him, and I'm sure he had a happy life with you. Thank you for sharing the love; this video reminds me once again to treasure every moment I spend with my loved ones.

[stepdaddyshit]

rip doggie

[ADD616]

We've just lost our dog Macho (mixed snaucher) last Oct. 25, 2009 and boy up to now Im crying because I missed him so much. Our live will be different now that his gone. Macho thank u for the 9 years ( 49 years?) of happiness and caring. I love you Bud. Cody is a good Dog like our Macho. But something in this life that we have to face is to lost so dear to us humans.

[ADD616]

Dog's are wonderful pets. We've just lost our Dog Macho last Oct 25, 2009. And still im grieving, i missed him alot. Macho thank u for the 9 years ( 49 years) of happiness and caring you gave us. I love you Bud!!!!! I miss you...

[ATHF10]

my dog was a 16 year old black lab named ben he suffered from arthritis last year, I did not put him down just let him sleep on his own,in the morning I went to see him he just raised his head and stared at me saying goodbye,he died while I was at work he rest in a flat covered in rocks,and shadow my terrier mix 15, was lonely and died of lonelyness. one morning months later I had a wonderful dream, they came back to me, full of energy, clean shiney coats, full of love. I woke up and weeped.

[solarcat1]

Cody had a great personality, you can see it in his eyes and his behavior. I lost my pit bull/mastiff BoBo to cancer Dec. 2007. Our last time at the vet went the way yours did with Cody. He was 14 years old and lived a long and happy life with me. We loved each other unconditionally.

BoBo and Cody are playing in the meadow by the Rainbow Bridge, waiting for us.

[MrSpydaTek]

I was searching for Spymob (because I love their music) and I came across your video...Thank you for sharing this video with the world...It definitely got to me...You matched the emotion of the song completely. Sorry for your loss...This video hit me deep...