grieving our pets

DapperButch · 12-31-2013, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Bliss

Yoda is now free to roam and explore all through the Universe.

See you later at thexbeach.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Sweet Bliss · 12-31-2013, 09:55 PM

Thank you everyone.

Thank you from the deepest heart of me.

firegal · 12-31-2013, 10:22 PM

Some times they are our savior/life raft

Sometimes they are such a loss/void.

They don't live comparably long enough...among other comparables.

Unconditional love is so so unique!

Stud_puppy1991 · 04-28-2014, 08:42 PM

My 5 darling fur-babies died 10 years ago, and I still miss them. Candit, Bandit, Sunshine, Petunia, and Ringer. Best dogs I ever had. Wonderful pets. They were great. Gosh, do i miss them.

Uli · 10-08-2015, 12:30 PM

My favorite person in all the world was a dog named Gertrude Jayne. She died last Tuesday, September 30.

She was kind enough to give me lots of warning about her impending demise and also thoughtful enough to make it undeniable that it was time to let her go.

We were together for 13 years, my longest successful relationship of any sort with any living being. She was beautiful and shiny and perfect in every way (except for that shoe eating phase when she was a baby).

The grief has been different than what I had anticipated. For the first few days I felt extremely disoriented, like I suddenly didn't know where I belonged. But, my gratitude for her life and for the grace and peacefulness of her death is actually stronger than my sadness.

I can't imagine there will ever be a day that I don't miss her, but I feel like she stuck around until she knew my life was filled with enough love to sustain me after she was gone.

Her younger brother was with us when she died. I'm not a religious person and not generally very spiritual, but he suddenly loves the water just like she did and is no longer afraid of car rides which were her favorite thing. So, make of that what you will, but it's giving me great comfort no matter how it happened.

Uli · 10-08-2015, 01:04 PM

Ugh, too late to edit. I'm bad at days but good at dates. It was Wednesday, not Tuesday. Her back legs stopped working on Tuesday afternoon, she died on Wednesday, which was September 30.

Blade · 10-08-2015, 07:55 PM

Sorry for your loss Uli. This is my 5th football season with out PJ. I miss that little white dog as much today as I did that first season without her.

12-31-2013, 10:22 PM	#3
firegal Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Don't let the gal part of my screen name fool ya I,m ALL butch! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tacoma,Washington Posts: 2,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,853 Thanked 11,703 Times in 2,469 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	... Some times they are our savior/life raft Sometimes they are such a loss/void. They don't live comparably long enough...among other comparables. Unconditional love is so so unique!

10-08-2015, 07:55 PM	#7
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,413 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Sorry for your loss Uli. This is my 5th football season with out PJ. I miss that little white dog as much today as I did that first season without her. __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.

12-31-2013, 09:55 PM	#2
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04-28-2014, 08:42 PM	#4
Stud_puppy1991 Member How Do You Identify?: butch, gentleman Preferred Pronoun?: Hy, Hym, "Hey Handsome", and also throwing in a "Sup man" or a "You're sexy" will work Relationship Status: Back to Bachelorhood Join Date: May 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 586 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 499 Thanked 995 Times in 361 Posts Rep Power: 7051416	My 5 darling fur-babies died 10 years ago, and I still miss them. Candit, Bandit, Sunshine, Petunia, and Ringer. Best dogs I ever had. Wonderful pets. They were great. Gosh, do i miss them.

10-08-2015, 12:30 PM	#5
Uli Member How Do You Identify?: fat girl Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married! Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: - Posts: 112 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 173 Thanked 529 Times in 104 Posts Rep Power: 3865493	My favorite person in all the world was a dog named Gertrude Jayne. She died last Tuesday, September 30. She was kind enough to give me lots of warning about her impending demise and also thoughtful enough to make it undeniable that it was time to let her go. We were together for 13 years, my longest successful relationship of any sort with any living being. She was beautiful and shiny and perfect in every way (except for that shoe eating phase when she was a baby). The grief has been different than what I had anticipated. For the first few days I felt extremely disoriented, like I suddenly didn't know where I belonged. But, my gratitude for her life and for the grace and peacefulness of her death is actually stronger than my sadness. I can't imagine there will ever be a day that I don't miss her, but I feel like she stuck around until she knew my life was filled with enough love to sustain me after she was gone. Her younger brother was with us when she died. I'm not a religious person and not generally very spiritual, but he suddenly loves the water just like she did and is no longer afraid of car rides which were her favorite thing. So, make of that what you will, but it's giving me great comfort no matter how it happened.

10-08-2015, 01:04 PM	#6
Uli Member How Do You Identify?: fat girl Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married! Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: - Posts: 112 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 173 Thanked 529 Times in 104 Posts Rep Power: 3865493	Ugh, too late to edit. I'm bad at days but good at dates. It was Wednesday, not Tuesday. Her back legs stopped working on Tuesday afternoon, she died on Wednesday, which was September 30.