Lost my puppy

[mugofbeer]

I am very sorry for your loss. I lost my dog of 17 years a few months ago. He's been my companion through a previous wife, moves to Dallas, Denver, OKC and back to Denver. Its amazing how attached we get to them. His health deteriorated and in the middle of the night one night I knew it was time to say goodbye. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. My sincere condolences.

[MsDarkstar]

My deepest sympathies, PQ. I lost my sweet babies last year, 4 months apart, but they gave me almost 12 wonderful years. I know for a fact that it's possible to love a furkid as much as real kids & I am so so so sorry you're going through this. I hope the happy memories of her can get you through this, as well as the knowledge that even though her life was short, every moment of it was overflowing with love.

[PennyQuilts]

I am very sorry for your loss. I lost my dog of 17 years a few months ago. He's been my companion through a previous wife, moves to Dallas, Denver, OKC and back to Denver. Its amazing how attached we get to them. His health deteriorated and in the middle of the night one night I knew it was time to say goodbye. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. My sincere condolences.

Condolences back. It really is hard and you keep looking for them and expecting to see them in the favorite places. When you have them such a long time they become one of the most stable currents running through your life.

One of our dogs was particularly close to Fancy. She seemed to be doing better after a couple of weeks and then I noticed that she was starting to go lay down in Fancy's favorite places and where we kept her crate. They have a lot going on, emotionally. This same dog also abruptly had a health relapse (of an auto immune problem) that I suspect was brought on by stress.

[PennyQuilts]

My deepest sympathies, PQ. I lost my sweet babies last year, 4 months apart, but they gave me almost 12 wonderful years. I know for a fact that it's possible to love a furkid as much as real kids & I am so so so sorry you're going through this. I hope the happy memories of her can get you through this, as well as the knowledge that even though her life was short, every moment of it was overflowing with love.

Thank you. I've had kids and I've had dogs and while they aren't the same, in many ways it can be darn close. Losing two so close together is an awful blow and I feel bad for you. I've actually seen that sort of thing happen a number of times and it makes me wonder if they are like old married couples who seem to do that. When we lost Jezebel, our other dog, Evelyn, wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink. We were frantic that we'd lose her. If she hadn't been so distraught, we'd have waited awhile before getting Pearly (Pearly is the one so sad, this time). When we brought Pearly home, it cheered the whole family up. This time around, Pearly is the one actively grieving but Evelyn acts like she is living in a nonstop party, the heartless hussy. She didn't like the puppy constantly jumping on her head and pestering her.

[boscorama]

Having always had a dog (or more), I've accepted that I would've never had this one, had another not died and broken my heart. It's a dog's gift to us, shorter life spans so we could pass dog love to their next generation. What selfless critters.

I heard once that the reason dogs don't "get" mirrors is they have no sense of self.

Losing a long time companion like Midge is painful, Prunie. Sometimes I wish I had fallen in love with those smaller dogs that live well into their teens. Our Samoyeds usually give us 12-14 years and that is not nearly enough. Some dog breeds only live 8-10 years, though, and that just makes me sad for their families.

I've lost an old dog who was ready to go and the grief was really about missing her - but we were happy that she had a good long life and knew it was time for her to go

Lost a dog in her prime in an anesthesia problem about five years ago and I am still grieving and it still hurts. She was my girl, it was a shock to lose her. She was way too young and vibrant - we'd expected another 5-6 years with her and felt cheated. Just didn't see it coming. She'd been such a big part of our life for so long that when she was abruptly gone, we had to adjust to a new normal that didn't feel right.

Losing Fancy (our sweet lass, Achilles) when she was still a puppy is like sunshine going behind a cloud. She had sweet, loving, adorable ways. Because she was just growing up, she hadn't settled into a routine that an older dog has. Accordingly, we don't have the same sense of disorientation we had when we lost Jezebel but we sure miss the love.