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Anytime.
When you loose your Pet it's heartbreaking!
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And why stop the tears? Jesus wept upon hearing that Lazarus had died, did he not? And if anyone here has seen The Passion, it still hits home that scene where a single drop of water is seen falling from the heavens. The amount of restraint Jehovah God exercised that day is something we will never be able to fully appreciate or fathom.
But death is an enemy. No question there.
I'll speak candidly here: I connect with animals far better than I can connect with other people, for reasons that aren't necessary here. I've grieved more at the loss of one of my fur children than I have at the loss of a relative. But it doesn't give me a pass on experiencing that deep, sudden loss.
Deb and I have had fur-babies our entire marriage-- we're birds of a feather, in that respect, of course-- all strays... abandons. Each just looking for a place to hang out for a while, maybe get some room and board in exchange for the only thing one of these fur-babies can offer in exchange: devotion.
It's a beautiful thing.
Good on Daisy for getting in 11 years with you, and you being able to appreciate the devotion she had for you!
The tears, though... that's just love leaking out is all. Gardens of memories don't just happen: you have to water them.
The most difficult part for Deb and me is knowing when it's time to give them rest from their labors. I wish I could say we'd become pragmatic over the years, hardened up a little.
Nope.
There will be tears.
All of our fur children were unique in their personalities, too. Sarah, our adopted Australian Shepherd would drag herself around like a seal when she was happy, head up, tongue hanging out. On her belly and pull herself around using her front legs. Hilarious, but heartwarming. I miss her and all the others that Jehovah has brought into the lives of Deb and me. Our present family of cats are seniors, save for an abandon that was dropped off on our property around a year ago. Our dog, Bo, is a senior as well, and not in the best of health by any stretch of the imagination.
If you already mentioned it in a post here in the thread, my apologies, because there's been responses aplenty and I'm still needing to work my way through them all... but what was one of Daisy's things she'd do. And how did you two meet?
--Timothy
Well actually she came into my life thru a housemate that moved into my home in 2013. I was against having a pet but he had no place to go with her. Don't get me wrong I just love animals but I didn't want the responsibility that comes with pet ownership. I fell in love with her immediately. She flew out here first and she was a bit traumatized by that. I had her for about 2 weeks before my housemate joined her. She was used to me feeding her and taking her out on walks to go potty. She was house broken but had a few accidents at first but she really was stressed out by her journey from NY to Oregon. She got sort of addicted to me as I predominantly cared for her. She would follow me from room to room and sit outside the bathroom door when I was indisposed waiting for me. When the housemate moved out 4 years later he couldn't take her with him and it was obvious to both of us she chose me as her owner, so she stayed with me and I was fine with that. The only thing she did that bothered me was she displayed separation anxiety when ever I left the house. She absolutely loved me though and I loved her. She was a perfect companion animal. She loved sleeping at the foot of my bed too, but there were times if I was moving around to much at night she would jump down and sleep in her kennel as I'd leave the door open for her.
I was really hesitant to start this thread but so glad I did. It's so encouraging to read everyone's responses, condolences and fur babies experiences. Thankyou all who contributed, my heart is not so heavy with pain although I still miss Daisy immensely. Again, thankyou so very much! Being here on this discussion board is like having the association of a warm extended family. Thankyou Robert for hosting this forum!!!
Thankyou so much for acknowledging my heartache. It's getting easier with each passing day, I expect it'll be difficult when I return home on Wednesday. I'll be getting in late at night but waking up in my house without her the next day I'm not looking forward to, but I'm sure each day it'll get easier. Again thankyou! And I'm sorry to for your loss of Troubles. I bet you have fond memories of her just by her name, lol.
I'm glad you were able to bond so well with Angel. My physical issues prevent me from taking dogs out for a walk, so I doubt I'll ever get another dog to bond with. We already have a cat here who's my daughter and son-in-laws Bengal and quite a handful. He wouldn't tolerate another cat so that's out of the question ( to get a cat that is)for me. In the past I've had a Siberian Husky named Shiloh and a German Shepherd/part mutt named CJ. Both of which I loved and have fond memories of). I'd love to have another pet dog but don't think I be able to care for them properly. So I'll just have to enjoy their Bengal named Mowgli.
Well I'm just a few hours away from home, landing in Portland Oregon at 11:45pm. Lots of things went wrong on this trip. The passing of Daisy, my granddaughter ended up in the hospital (she's home now and doing a bit better but has to be on bedrest for the rest of her pregnancy-she's due in 9 weeks), my Mom's aging fast, her skin has bruises all over her arms and legs from her skin being so thin due to the meds she's on. She keeps bumping her arms and legs and tearing open wounds that are hard to stop bleeding due to meds that's necessary to take but causes her blood to not want to clot. We found a product called "bleed stop" that helps immensely, they use it in the hospital. You can buy it at CVS and probably any drug store. I recommend getting it if you have a bleeder in your family. She's 88 and saying goodbye was hard this time cause I don't foresee me traveling like this again due to the political climate and the world situation. Who knows for sure though. But I'm trying to be realistic.WW3 seems right around the corner. That's how I see it anyway. So I said my goodbyes to my Mom, brother and sister and longtime friends. I told them what I think about the world situation they agree but don't think travel will be interrupted. They think Trump will make everything better. Lol... Can't wait till tomorrow I'll get to see my daughters, granddaughter an grandsons. I'll miss Daisy immensely but I'll have lots of family around me.
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Six Pugs are buried in the backyard, and seven more pugs, plus two more bigger dogs to go! It never gets easier. I loved and still love every one of them. I hope Jehovah returns our pets too! After all, they have souls, and he keeps records of every soul.
That may be icing on the cake. Waking up in your tent in Paradise, with suddenly your pet restored sleeping next to you. You call his or her name and they instantly recognize it. Jehovah promised a lot of joy in making all things new.
That may be icing on the cake. Waking up in your tent in Paradise, with suddenly your pet restored sleeping next to you. You call his or her name and they instantly recognize it. Jehovah promised a lot of joy in making all things new.