Saying goodbye

Nonogran

Give her lots of hugs and kisses tonight Nonogran, it is so hard.
I'm in tears now looking at a comment I made on this thread back in February when I had no idea our relatively young dog would suddenly be gone a few months later.

Our beautiful sweet little Boxer is taking her last trip to the vet tomorrow. Local vets are not doing home visits at present.
She is a rescue dog & we love her with all our hearts. She has been so poorly & slowly going down hill so the time has come to be brave.
The last voice she hears will be my daughter’s. Our hearts are breaking but it’s for the best. RIP our little brown waggy dog.

I can't begin to tell you all how much your kind thoughts are appreciated. I loved the Pam Ayers poem thank you. I miss him so much.

So sorry for your loss of Archie. Only dog lovers can understand how you are feeling. I’m sure you have lots of happy memories to comfort you.

So very sorry for your loss Sunny. I’m 5 weeks into this journey and know how unbelievably painful it is. More than I ever imagined. I have no words of wisdom for you. I’m just going with the flow at present. It’s such a tender love. The one between a mum and her dog. We miss them in so many ways.

So very sad to say goodbye to our dogs. They leave wonderful memories but a big gap in our lives

As a great animal lover I am so sorry for your loss sunny.?

I`m gutted for you Sunny82z.
Iv`e been through the same and i`m not embarresed to say i still well up years later.
I have ,as you have wonderfull memories that will stay forever and give you comfort.
Sending you an air-hug.

So sorry for your loss, its heartbreaking when they leave us.

Sunny82z,, so sorry to hear of your loss.
I have my two dogs and they are older now occasionally I think about the day coming when I will have to say good-bye. it is heartbreaking.

Glammanana your late husband spoke a very true comment, he knew you get so much more back from a pet than you do from some people (not all people) some can be nice but pets they love you unconditionally.

Sending you hugs Sunny I had to do the same just a month ago and said goodbye to my Poppy who was just 12 yrs old I truely thought she would be with me for a few more years but it was not to be.
Remember all the good times you shared with Archie he will always be close to your heart
The more people I meet the more I love my dog was one of my late husbands favourite comments.

That made me cry Cass so true.

Witzend

Been there, it’s so awful. Huge sympathies. ?

There’s a very poignant Pam Ayres poem on losing a dog, Tippy Tappy Feet. If I could find the book it’s in, I’d post it.

I think this is the one youre thinking of, a lovely tribute...

Tippy Tappy Toenails

The days are slowly passing since I found her still and prone.
Since I took her to the surgery and came back on my own.
Now as my key turns in the lock the sound I miss the most of all
Are the tippy tappy toenails as they skidded down the hall.

Oh there was something in her welcome, there was something in her style,
In the jingle of her collar and ecstatic doggy smile.
The tail that wagged so furious, the eyes that shone so bright
It’s the silence, oh it’s the silence, it is blacker than the night.

And if I’d had a rotten day, if I was tired and spent
If I had found indifference in every place I went
Always at my journey's end when I was flat and lonely
That little dog convinced me I was someone’s one and only.

Her things are still around me I have left them all alone
A little greasy collar, a yellow rubber bone
A hairy tartan blanket in her basket on the floor
From which she sprang to terrorize all knockers on the door

How grievous is the emptiness on entering the home
How disproportionate so great a loss for one so small
For the music it is missing and my home is incomplete,
Without the music of her tippy tappy doggie dancing feet.

Pam Ayres,

This is such a sad time Sunny82z. My heart goes out to you. I still miss my dear friend. As you cry those tears each one is a pearl drop of your love for him. Big hugs

I'm so sorry Sunny82z it's such a hard decision to take isn't it. You need to grieve for Archie, the tears and sadness but you took that last decision out of love for him.
I know exactly how you must be feeling as we have just lost our two older dogs within three months of each other.
"When tomorrow comes and I'm not there
Don't think we're far apart
For every time you think of me
I'm right there in your heart. "

Been there, it’s so awful. Huge sympathies. ?

There’s a very poignant Pam Ayres poem on losing a dog, Tippy Tappy Feet. If I could find the book it’s in, I’d post it.

I feel very sad for you Sunny82. Keep Archie’s memory alive and remember the time you had him. The grief right now is all consuming as you loved him so much - and he loved you right back.

So sorry to hear. Take care. I know just how you feel ?

I’m so sorry that you have lost your good friend- the biggest fault of dogs is that they don’t live as long as us humans. Take comfort in the fact that you had Archie in your life and that he was so loved. ?

Those messages are lovely, thank you so much. First time in twenty years or so this morning when I have had no dog to feed.

So very sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is so hard and their lives much too short compared with ours.

I’ve broken my heart several times over dogs (and cats) so I know the pain you are feeling. I’ve also sworn every time that I won’t put myself through it again, but always end up with another dog.

You will grieve for Archie but the pain will lessen and you will be able to look back at the happy times and know that you did your best for him right up to the end. Sending you a big hug.

So very sad for you.

I have stroked my dogs and cats as they have died. I have told them how special they are and how much I love them. It is heartbreaking.