Isabella MacDonald Smith

Skip and Axel Rossi Isabella MacDonald Smith

Rossi Farm Covington, Louisiana 2005 As Hurricane Katrina departed, fourteen-year old Isabella, peered out the opened kitchen door of her home. Through the remnants of the hurricane Bella, as she is often called, noticed a wet, lone Jack Russell terrier crouched in the grass. Cuddling the little dog, her prize from heaven, Bella ran back into the house. . Skip would be the name of Bella's cherished terrier. Thus, began a twelve-year relationship between a girl and her dog. Skip Handsome, strong, mild mannered a good dog by any standard. Liked and admired by all. As the years passed, Skip began to show interest in two little girls who lived in a newly-built house located on a dirt road at the rear of the Rossi Farm. Anxious, Bella feared Skip would leave her, choosing a replacement family as he had ten years earlier. 2015 Thus, Bella began her search for a newborn Jack Russell terrier. Finding one, she named him Axel. Axel, a free spirit. His self-appointed duty, the protector. Guardian of the Rossi Farm. Domestic and wild animals came under his purview. 2017 July and September First Axel Then Skip Passed away. Through Life, Death and Grief Skip and Axel's time on earth Memorialized On these pages.