Megaluddite
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I lost my little girl this weekend.
No, it is not a child or a wife. It was my dog Annie. We’d had her for 15 years, ancient in dog years, 85lb at her peak. We finally had to have her put down on Saturday. I loved her dearly.
I fell in love with this silly beagle/basset/etc. mix the first time I saw her at the pound. She had the most expressive brown eyes. She was not the most compliant of dogs, very smart but she wanted what Annie wanted. But she was easily the sweetest.
As she aged, she lost an eye to cancer. She could hardly see and hardly hear. Hip dysplasia rendering her back legs almost useless, which meant that we had to help her up and down the steps to pee and poo. Elder dementia meant that she would go into a corner and could not find her way out. Sometimes she would stare into space and bark for no reason. We considered having her put down weeks ago, but she always seemed to find some joy in food and in being loved.
Finally on Saturday morning, we were feeding her leftover French fries. She went into a full grand mal seizure. God was telling us that it was time. We carried her urine soaked body (she voided both ways during the seizure) to the emergency vet and held her while they put her down.
The emergency vets were great. We got two sympathy cards from them, one of which included an ink stamping of her footprint laminated as a keepsake. That was really great. We will always treasure it.
I’ll never forget the look in her eye, the enthusiasm of her bay, or the joy in her heart. I feel slightly guilty because I cried much more over the death of this sweet girl that I did when I lost my Mother or my Dad. I know we are supposed to outlive our dogs like we outlive our parents. But this hurt so bad, especially since I had to decide when she should go. I am looking forward to seeing Annie again in a future life.
Will Rogers once said, “If there are not dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they are.” ……Ditto!
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No, it is not a child or a wife. It was my dog Annie. We’d had her for 15 years, ancient in dog years, 85lb at her peak. We finally had to have her put down on Saturday. I loved her dearly.
I fell in love with this silly beagle/basset/etc. mix the first time I saw her at the pound. She had the most expressive brown eyes. She was not the most compliant of dogs, very smart but she wanted what Annie wanted. But she was easily the sweetest.
As she aged, she lost an eye to cancer. She could hardly see and hardly hear. Hip dysplasia rendering her back legs almost useless, which meant that we had to help her up and down the steps to pee and poo. Elder dementia meant that she would go into a corner and could not find her way out. Sometimes she would stare into space and bark for no reason. We considered having her put down weeks ago, but she always seemed to find some joy in food and in being loved.
Finally on Saturday morning, we were feeding her leftover French fries. She went into a full grand mal seizure. God was telling us that it was time. We carried her urine soaked body (she voided both ways during the seizure) to the emergency vet and held her while they put her down.
The emergency vets were great. We got two sympathy cards from them, one of which included an ink stamping of her footprint laminated as a keepsake. That was really great. We will always treasure it.
I’ll never forget the look in her eye, the enthusiasm of her bay, or the joy in her heart. I feel slightly guilty because I cried much more over the death of this sweet girl that I did when I lost my Mother or my Dad. I know we are supposed to outlive our dogs like we outlive our parents. But this hurt so bad, especially since I had to decide when she should go. I am looking forward to seeing Annie again in a future life.
Will Rogers once said, “If there are not dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they are.” ……Ditto!
[Unfortunately, I don't know how to attach an image here. PM for a picture.]
