Category: Animal House
My first guide dog, Digby, a beautiful white lab, died peacefully in my arms this morning.
As passings go, his was exactly the way I would have wanted it. He died surrounded by his family and went very peacefully.
I plan to write a ulegy for him but I'm just not there quite yet.
I know I'm not the only one who's ever gone through the loss of a beloved guide or pet but boy, is it a sad sad place to be. We expected this though so I'm thankful that he passed in the way he did and that he isn't suffering any more.
Now that the worst is over and I've had my big cry, it'll just be the little things that will be hard for a while, refering to our "dog" now instead of dogs, not having him on the coutch to stop and pet as I pass from the living room to the dining room, not having him laying here beside my chair etc etc etc.
Anyway, thanks for reading. I promise, one of these days I'll have a happier post.
Oh, ouch, I'm so sorry to hear this! It's got to be heart-breaking for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you right now. Hugs!
My prayers are with you I know how it feels to lose a precious pet. i had to put down my small dog of 15 years 3 years ago and it was one of the hardest things I've been through. I still miss him. Sorry to hear that hope things get better soon.
I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm writing from a unique place I think; My prescious dog's death is impending; He has cancer and it's getting to be that meds aren't helping anymore, so we'll have to put him down this week. reading this post brings tears to my eyes, but at least I knwo that I wont' be alone in experiencing this type of loss and grieving for my beloved friend.
Aww,, Write A Way, I can't even imagine how hard that will be. I was afraid we'd have to do the same with Digby. I'm sorry you're having to go through that and wish you all the good thoughts in the world as you help your friend across the rainbow bridge.
So sorry to hear about Digby. Hugs to you and your family. I can relate. I lost a service dog named Steven several years ago. I had to give him back to gDB due to a very, very rare form of cancer. It's sad because you can't explain what's happening to them. He just knew he was going on a trip somewhere and I wasn't going with him. My condolences.
I've never had a service dog, but I've lost enough pets to sympathize with you. Hugs.
Thanks, everybody.
I do have a question. What do all the numbers after your dog's name mean? I didn't even read your post the first several times I saw it on the boards because I thought it was about some computer program I'd never heard of. Then I finally noticed it was posted in the animal category and decided to read it.
Ah, yeah, it reads weird without the punctuation turned on, doesn't it?
9-12-98 was his birthday and 1-5-13 is the day he passed away. I probably should have written it September 12, 1998 - January 5, 2013. I wasn't thinking very clearly.
Smile. That was my same issue that Blue had.
My sympathy.