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Post by Pasta on Mar 15, 2009 11:07:25 GMT -5
I'm really sorry for your loss. And my thoughts are with you. Its all the harder when you've had a pet since they were just a few months old and watched them flourish into a full-grown person.
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Post by Angel Kaida on Mar 15, 2009 11:11:44 GMT -5
((((((lighthorseman)))))) I'm so sorry, LH. My thoughts are with you and your family =( he was beautiful, and he was as lucky to have you as you were to have him. I hope you feel better soon.
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Post by trike on Mar 15, 2009 11:17:39 GMT -5
(((((((Lighthorseman))))))))) I recently endured a similar loss, its hard.
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Post by erictheblue on Mar 15, 2009 11:27:51 GMT -5
I am very sorry for your loss. Remember the good times and dwell on those.
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Post by Bojangles on Mar 15, 2009 11:34:07 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that Lighthorseman. Losing a pet is always one of the hardest and most emotionally draining things to deal with.
He was a beautiful dog and I am sure that you made his life a very fulfilled and loving one.
*hugs*
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Post by canadian mojo on Mar 15, 2009 14:54:32 GMT -5
My condolonces. You can tell by the smile on his face in the middle picture that he really loved his baby.
It will take a while to get over. Anyone who says it shouldn't never had a dog as a part of their family.
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Post by maanantai on Mar 15, 2009 15:29:17 GMT -5
*hugs* I'm so sorry for your loss. =(
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Post by Old Viking on Mar 15, 2009 16:11:32 GMT -5
I'm not a sentimental person, but losing a pet is heart wrenching. Condolences.
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Post by SaveTheBales on Mar 15, 2009 16:16:57 GMT -5
I completely understand how you feel. Time heals. Time.
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Post by tiado on Mar 15, 2009 19:44:12 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about the loss of your dog. He was a very beautiful canine. I can understand your loss, I had a dog who was more of a person than most people, heh. It was painful when he just died one day of heart failure at age 3. *extends you a hug*
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Post by Redhunter on Mar 16, 2009 1:39:58 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that.
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Post by lighthorseman on Mar 16, 2009 2:35:07 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the kind words. It is sort of nice to know that my reaction isn't wimpy or abnormal. To everyone else who said they've endured a similar loss, I am so sorry for all of you. Dogs huh? Who'd a thought the fluffy little bastards would go and make themselves an integral part of the home? I'm still having real trouble getting to bed, because I have an overwhelming feeling of having forgotten something, because I'm not feeding him.
Anyway, thanks guys, sincerely. And if I can ever lend an ear or a shoulder for any of you if you need it, please write me.
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Post by Vypernight on Mar 16, 2009 4:30:25 GMT -5
I'm trying trying to figure out why, when my grandmother and dog died in the same year, I didn't cry for my grandmother 9I love and miss her; I just felt numb), but when we put my dog down, I fell apart.
No, it's not wimpy; they're family. Those who doesn't understand this don't have a heart (and this is coming from the red-eyeed devil-spawn)
Take care,
Jay
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Post by canadian mojo on Mar 16, 2009 6:13:09 GMT -5
I'm trying trying to figure out why, when my grandmother and dog died in the same year, I didn't cry for my grandmother 9I love and miss her; I just felt numb), but when we put my dog down, I fell apart. The answer is pretty simple really. At 91 your grandmother had lived a long life and had simply come to the end of it. It's sad when they (grandparents/old people) die but it is something that is natural and expected. In contrast, pets are like children or siblings to us. Children aren't supposed to die, it's always a tragedy when they do. Siblings aren't supposed to die either, at least not until you yourself are old enough to be comfortable with your own mortality.
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Post by Vypernight on Mar 16, 2009 6:21:15 GMT -5
True, in most cases. However, my grandmother didn't die peacefully of old age. She died horribly and painfully of cancer (in her 70's). I just remember talking with her about images she was seeing on the walls and a little boy she supposedly was talking to before we arrived. A month later, we saw her at the viewing.
I guess what also didn't help was we didn't put her down like our dog. That's probably what made it hurt even worse. It's one thing for a loved one to die; it's another when you make the decision for it to occur.
Take care,
Jay
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