tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546078214856738760.post584690487869368561..comments2023-09-17T06:17:19.156-07:00Comments on So, what was I saying?: This Is Helping...Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406755413501443756noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546078214856738760.post-42187918259106970082009-01-05T19:39:00.000-08:002009-01-05T19:39:00.000-08:00((((((((((hugs)))))))))Our dog also died suddenly,...((((((((((hugs)))))))))<BR/>Our dog also died suddenly, a little over a year ago. But he just laid down on the porch and was gone. He was just 5. He may be gone now, but we have wonderful memories of him.....although no video and not near enough pictures.<BR/><BR/>It's never just a dog....Lynn - the piggy bank painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738862199364915114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546078214856738760.post-51634705270692741602009-01-03T09:02:00.000-08:002009-01-03T09:02:00.000-08:00I will never be able to hear Rosanna again without...I will never be able to hear Rosanna again without thinking of you or your dog. I'm so sorry. Animals really do have a way of getting into our hearts. Wishing you peace and joy in the new year.Jennifer P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03907178224086726030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546078214856738760.post-37842242232485591502009-01-02T08:21:00.000-08:002009-01-02T08:21:00.000-08:00I'm joining the pack here of girlies who wept whil...I'm joining the pack here of girlies who wept while we read your story...and I'm about to go again. That stuff is hard. What a hard decision to make.<BR/><BR/>You know you talk about our parallel lives? Well, I haven't had the 11-year-old dog thing to deal with (since I left home anyway) but we had a poodle puppy I'd bought for the girls. He was so gentle with Allison. Never the least bit snippy with her. But he snipped at Megan, got her in the face once. Luckily it was so minor, there was no to-do made from her dad (my big fear...he fights DIRTY). Anyway, I gave Megan some rules to follow in regards to how she dealt with him because he wasn't always snippy. There were triggers...and I told her how to avoid them, and she did really well. Then he started getting down-right aggressive. He was playing with the neighbor's beagle and saw me coming to catch him (he'd escaped without his leash). When he saw me coming he charged me. I made the mistake of backing off and every time I tried to get him he'd charge, sometimes getting my pant leg and fighting for all he was worth. For my sake I didn't care. I could take some time and deal with the behavior...get through it. (If only I'd seen the Dog Whisperer back then.) But I worried that he would do that with the girls and get ahold of something higher than their pant leg. I didn't want them to be hurt and I didn't want to fight World War 18 with their father, so I found a breeder who wanted a little white male to breed. So it was a good move for him. A loving family. No more life in the crate. Lots of exercise and every boy dog's dream...mating. I just tell you all this because LAST NIGHT my 8 year old sobbed and sobbed and sobbed because she missed Smoochie Poo. I thought the tears were never going to end.<BR/><BR/>Both our girlies crying over past pets...parallel lives....<BR/><BR/>I'm really sorry for your loss, though, Sunshine. That had to be so very hard. Just giving ours to a breeder was hard for us to do after having him just a couple years. I can't imagine making that decision.<BR/><BR/>Love you! (((((hugs)))))Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705309459113809600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546078214856738760.post-1028624398022021442009-01-01T00:50:00.000-08:002009-01-01T00:50:00.000-08:00I am definitely NOT thinking 'it's just a dog'. M...I am definitely NOT thinking 'it's just a dog'. My heart is breaking for you! I'm so sorry for your loss.Putting the FUN in DysFUNctionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996772324484385959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546078214856738760.post-38145904485249407042008-12-31T21:15:00.000-08:002008-12-31T21:15:00.000-08:00Oh Sunshine I am so sorry about your dog. Your pos...Oh Sunshine I am so sorry about your dog. Your post had me tearing up. I had a wonderful dog once too, Leo. I'll never get over it. Hugs and hang in there. Happy New Year to you, your wonderful hubby and sweet girls.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312192221422198612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546078214856738760.post-78326371122185074532008-12-31T17:52:00.000-08:002008-12-31T17:52:00.000-08:00You made me cry! Tears are dripping down my face. ...You made me cry! Tears are dripping down my face. I am so gald you got that last photo. I have sooo many regrets, so many, over Bandit. His ending was just not fair to him at all, the great dog he was.<BR/><BR/>If I could go see Marley and Me with you, I would, we could flood the cinema together.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777307445206154909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546078214856738760.post-2514913974477544192008-12-31T17:26:00.000-08:002008-12-31T17:26:00.000-08:00((((((HUGS))))))He's not "just a dog"; he was fami...((((((HUGS))))))<BR/><BR/>He's not "just a dog"; he was family. I know your pain sadly, all too well. Writing about it helps, but it also makes the tears flow. Great memories of your dog, Sunshine. I know you miss him terribly. I feel the same way about my cat, and I lost him in 1995. The pain lessens, but it never goes away. My heart is with you all. God bless and Happy New Year.Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.com