When your heart is broken....

[paddling_man]

Rachel, I've very, very sorry to hear about your loss. It never gets easier no matter if it is the first time to lose a companion or the fifth.

The following was penned by Lord Byron at the Newstead Abbey as a memorial to his Newf that was buried there. It always helps me...

Near this spot
Are deposited the Remains of one
Who possessed Beauty without Vanity,
Strength without Insolence,
Courage without Ferocity,
And all the Virtues of Man without his Vices.
This Praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery
If inscribed over human ashes,
Is but a just tribute to the Memory of
BOATSWAIN, a DOG
Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803,
And died at Newstead, Nov 18th, 1808.​

 

[Benny]

I was just sent this by an Ingo friend whom I hold dear to my heart. And then I had the bright Idea to sit in the tub last night and read "Chicken Soup for the pet lovers soul" which was a HORRIBLE idea, but ran across it again, in that book. Good story..but it'll make you cry like a little girl (And even more so if you've lost a pet recently).

As for another dog...maybe someday, but not anytime soon. I still have my Sam-I-Am (terrier) and she is old and getting close to going "home" herself. So until that time comes, I'll love the crap out of her and not take a single moment for granted.

Again folks, thank you.

I'm still very thankful that I got another dog(Leonidas) before my buddy Zeus passed...Otherwise, there is no way I would have this little(~80 lbs) bastard right now, because I couldn't have brought myself to get another dog so soon.

R.I.P. Zeus, I'll never forget you.

R.I.P. Skyy, I never met you, but you sound like a keeper.

 

[Bigum1969]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

My dog is a part of my family. I love her dearly and will mourn greatly when she passes on.

I'll be praying for you and your family.

 

[SemperFiUSMC]

Sorry to hear about your dog. I know what you are going through. I lost my Maligator to coyotes last week.

 

[Benny]

Sorry to hear about your dog. I know what you are going through. I lost my Maligator to coyotes last week.

Your situation was one of the most brutal things I've heard/read about in awhile...I can't imagine that helpless feeling you must have endured while you watched it take place.

My condolences to you as well.

 

[loony1]

very sorry to hear you lost a friend, time does heal though...

 

[The Keymaster]

I am really sorry to hear about this. I stop and pet my dog before I leave for work every night, and he is the first one at the door to greet me when I get home. Pets are family members, and should always be treated as such.

 

[GARANDGUY]

Rainbow Ridge

I just posted a link, because everytime I see it I read it...



I'm tired of reading it.
(and that's not a bad thing)

thanks Joe this is what I was talking about in my earlier post. We had a picture of Zeus put on that and framed it and it sits on the wall above the mantle where his ashes are. Again RM my deepest condolences!

 

[mike4sigs]

RIP

R.I.P Skyy







If there is an upside there is 2 different adds of some good looking sheppard pups in the classifieds! that need a good home!!

 

[Shadow]

Sorry to hear of your loss RM,,My prays go out to you and your family. May time heal your broken heart.

 

[wtfd661]

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers sent. Have faith knowing that skyy is in Heaven playing outside in the sun waiting on your reunion.

 

[stilllearning09]

As for another dog...maybe someday, but not anytime soon. I still have my Sam-I-Am (terrier) and she is old and getting close to going "home" herself. So until that time comes, I'll love the crap out of her and not take a single moment for granted.

Again folks, thank you.

Hey RM, I know you and your family are grieving now for your beloved Skyy, but keep your heart open, for you never know when another animal will be right for you. When I lost my Katie at 16, I thought I wouldn't want another animal for a LONG time. 2 days later, a friend calls me and says she has a little guy (black and white kitten) that is sickly but needs a loving home. I was reluctant, but a friend would take no for an answer, and with her, went to see him. I went home saying no, I'm not ready. 12 hours later, Max was mine and he still is, almost 15 years later. He's arthritic, in his knees, hips and now lower back, and even though he gets treatments for his art, I know he won't be around much longer. What I do know, is that I can never say never, because you never know when that next perfect pet will come around and they will need you as much as you need them.

 

[DragonGunner]

Sorry about your loss...I know what your saying about the guilt....When I was little I got my dog, we did everything together, when I went into the service Dad called an said she had gottin killed by a groundhog she was fighting, she was very old hunting dog, she got her juglar cut. I felr guilt for a long time because I had always been there to get her out of trouble, an this time I wasn't. I heard a singer(?) sing about "Mr. Bojangels"..."why is it a dog has to grow old an die....I sure do miss that ol dog."