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I've lost my best friend
wipala
Member Posts: 11,067
I buried my friend today. She came to me as a young adult and had been mistreated as a puppy. I took her in and slowly gained her trust and love. Not sure how hold she was when I got her but she was at least 1 - 1 1/2 years old. She never quite got over her mistrust of men and it took almost a year for her to let me pet her. After I earned her trust she became my constant companion. I would go out to the yard and brush her hair and tell her about my day. I would feed her and play with her and she would patrol the fence line and come back to let me know everything was clear. She was leary of strange adult males but loved children and tolerated women. I had her 10 years and last night she didn't come out from under the house when I went outside. I went under the house and found her. I pulled her out and buried her today. It took a pretty good sized hole to take her but not as big as the one she left in my life. I lost my Delilah 125 lbs of of pure white Pyrenese sweetheart and a great dog and better friend.
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.....Aw hell, man.....There just ain't no easy way to deal with that. I stood in the rain one night digging a big hole, and I think my tears made the digging softer, but sure no easier. I never used to get mushy over animals, but ...well..you understand. Thoughts are with you......Tap, the old softy....
I know I sat here typing my post with tears in my eyes and wondered what to do with all her stuff. I just bought 2 cases of canned dog food and a 75 lb bag of dry. My 2 little dogs won't touch it and I will probably donate it to the animal shetler but I don't know what I'll do with her medicine. I just paid 55.00 for a package of frontline Plus for her and it won't work on the the min pin and the chihuahua. I won't donate that because they wouldn't use it on dogs they might put down.
WHY DOGS DON'T LIVE AS LONG AS PEOPLE
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year- old
Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife,
Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker
and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the
family there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered to
perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As
we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be
good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They
felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's
family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog
for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going
on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The
little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any
difficulty or confusion.
We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud
about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next
stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.
He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good
life -- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?"
The four-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do
that, so they don't have to stay as long."
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply, Speak kindly.
Sounds like her last 10 years were her best.
Take care friend.
Clouder..
Mrs Frogbert and I share our home and hearts with old Tip and he is so loyal and so attached to us and we to him. He's getting up there in age, also. Every now and then like when he perceives what I want him to do and does it before I ask him, or when he jumps up in my spot and makes me wrestle him for it, which is great fun for us both, I actually think, "Gee, I hope I die before that great old dog does, because I don't think I'm going to be able to stand it when he goes!"
So, I know how you feel. But, there isn't anything you can do but just go through it, and over time you will get over it. It's a sorry damn thing that's got to be the way things work in this world. I hate it.
God Bless.
I have a 10 year old Pit that is beginning to have trouble climbing stairs and.........well you know the rest.
take care man and there are lots of puppies that need you.