On January 8th of this year, I lost my beautiful black German Shepherd to cancer, she was only 6 years old. Her name was Dahlia, named after the gruesome, much publicized "Black Dahlia" murder case of 1947.
Her loss was, hands down, the worst heart break of my entire life.
I had this tattoo done to remind me of the unconditional love that she gave me. The kind of love that only animals can give us, the kind of love that only animal lovers can understand.
I am grateful to the amazingly talented Gemma Pariente (at Full Circle Tattoo in South Park) for her artistry. Thanks to Gemma, Dahlia will truly be "forever in" and always near "my heart".
My name is Patti Lamoureux.
I'm 52 years young, live in Santee and I'm happily work free --right now!!
April 25, 2014