Muppy Has Crossed the Rainbow Bridge

Muppy Has Crossed the Rainbow Bridge

By Don Hanson, PCBC-A, BFRAP

< Updated 2026-03-25 >

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There is less sunshine in my life. Muppy Hanson was guided across the Rainbow Bridge on Tuesday evening, March 24th, after courageously battling kidney disease and bladder cancer since June of 2025. She was born in Mississippi on August 6, 2011, and joined our family in Bangor, Maine, on May 1, 2013. Muppy will be especially missed by me, my wife, Paula, and her many friends.

It’s my first morning without a physical greeting from Muppy, but I still feel her presence. I am deeply sad, but also relieved she is no longer suffering. 

There was no better way to start the morning than by seeing Muppy’s smiling golden face of sunshine and her gentle hop against the side of my left leg as her way of saying, “What a beautiful day!” She was filled with eternal optimism and joy. I am fortunate that she is forever etched in my mind. Although Muppy is no longer here physically, she will forever be my heart dog.

I will be sharing more at https://forcefreepets.com/Muppy-My HeartDog/ in the days to come.

 

Don Hanson lives in Bangor, Maine, where he is the co-owner of the Green Acres Kennel Shop (greenacreskennel.com) and the founder and owner of ForceFreePets.com, an online educational resource for people with dogs and cats. He is a Professional Canine Behavior Consultant (PCBC-A) accredited by the Pet Professional Accreditation Board (PPAB) and a Bach Foundation Registered Animal Practitioner (BFRAP). Don is a member of the Pet Professional Guild (PPG), serving on the Board of Directors and the Steering Committee, and chairs the Advocacy Task Force and the Shock-Free Coalition. He writes and edits the blogs for both Green Acres Kennel Shop and ForceFreePets.

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