Memories

Thank you Rufus. I have said goodbye to many beloved pets over the years and it never gets any easier. They are such a huge part of our lives and their imprint is on our hearts.

We said goodbye to our little naughty Jack Russell a year ago and I still miss him every single day.

Thank you Rufus , have had to make that decision many times and it was distressing each time, I tell myself‘it’s the price
I pay for their love and companionship but I grieved for each one.

I want to believe in Rainbow Bridge.

It’s a lovely poem and I don’t agree that people don’t show the same compassion to humans. They certainly do here but then we don’t have that stiff upper lip rubbish. Just a very small example. My daughter and her husband and young children lost everything in a bushfire. The local people totally anonymously donated bikes for the kids, food hampers, and furniture. I was moved to tears when we drove down shortly after to the block and passed a man unloading toys for the youngsters. He just waved and never stopped and we never knew his name.

Thanks for posting that Rufus. I had seen it before but it still makes me cry. I’m dreading losing my canine companion and I shall read it often so that when the time comes I shall make the right decision and be more prepared for the upset.

Esspee Begging your pardon, but you are being far too cynical and missing the point.
This thread simply started with my appreciation of the sentiments expressed in "Bereavement" and my love of dogs.
It can equally apply to other family pets, such as cats, tortoises, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, etc. etc.
Of course we're allowed to show compassion to people as witnessed by the many threads on GN, except that some people are afraid of expressing such compassion for people for fear of being thought soft.
If "Pets" leave you cold, then I'm sorry, but there's nothing useful you can contribute here.
Good Health.

It is sad that we are not allowed to show such compassion to humans.

I have done what had to be done with kind and gentle sympathetic vets, but it hurts so much at the time. I have shed many tears and buried the bodies with their special plants in their memories. But I remember every one – from Magellan to Squeaks and from Augie to Max and all the others in between. Now I recall the fun times, the joy, the beauty, the delight and, most of all, the love.