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My boy.

(36 Posts)
25Avalon Wed 05-Jan-22 12:52:02

Dee1012 you have my deepest sympathy and understanding on your sad loss. He was one very special dog and will always be in your heart. Xxx

sodapop Wed 05-Jan-22 12:51:43

So sorry Dee I know how you feel, it's been over a year now and I miss our boys every day. He had a happy loving home with you which so many dogs don't have. I sympathise with you thanks

Susan56 Wed 05-Jan-22 12:48:12

Dee I am so sorry for your loss of your special boy?

dragonfly46 Wed 05-Jan-22 12:48:03

I am so sorry to hear this. I think people underestimate how much our pets come to mean to us.
I hope you find some solace in the fact that you were able to put him out of his suffering.

Shandy57 Wed 05-Jan-22 12:44:06

My greatest sympathies Dee1012, sending you the biggest hugs, so very sorry you lost him to cancer.

We had a beautiful Heinz 57 we rescued as a stray from the streets and had only had him for two years before he developed lymphosarcoma. I was pregnant at the time and had been worried how he'd respond to the new baby, I was so sad he died two weeks before my son was born. Unexpectedly a friend painted him for me.

I hope you have a lovely photo you can frame and display xx

MayBee70 Wed 05-Jan-22 12:25:17

The thing about our pets is that they’re with us all the time so when they leave us the gap they leave is enormous. Even more so recently with covid and lock downs. I still hurt inside when I think of dogs and cats that I’ve had over the years. When the time is right I hope that you will let another dog into your life. They won’t replace your beloved pet but they will fill the emptiness that you now feel. But for now please be comforted by the fact that many of us understand the pain you’re feeling now. Hugs x

Shelflife Wed 05-Jan-22 12:23:19

Dee1012, I am so sad to read your post and can ' hear' your distress. You know you did the right thing but that does not make you feel any better - I know that. Your boy had you in in his life and you were in his , the grief is great. Thinking of you sending hugs , you will never forget him but I do believe ' this too will pass' and then you will remember with love and gratitude for the loyalty and friendship he gave you. Take care of yourself. ???

HowVeryDareYou Wed 05-Jan-22 12:21:35

Oh, I'm so sorry for the loss of your special boy. When we truly love a pat, it's so hard to let them go, but you did the very best for him. flowers

Maya1 Wed 05-Jan-22 12:15:23

Dee1012, l am so sorry to hear about your boy. Of course you did the right thing. You thought only of him and not yourself.
He sounds like one in a million. Could you tell us more about him? What was his name?

glammanana Wed 05-Jan-22 12:08:39

Dee1012 Sending my heartfelt sorrow for your loss flowers
I lost my beloved Poppy (LhasaApso) in January last and it really hit me hard,as like yourself I have had dogs all my life in the family home but this little girl came as a rescue when she was 18mths old and won our hearts she also died from cancer,what hit hardest was she was my late husbands constant companion and he left us 12mths earlier she never left my side that last 12 mths as if she knew I needed her comfort I know exactly how you feel x

Dee1012 Wed 05-Jan-22 11:39:18

A little over 10 years ago someone I knew told me about a litter of puppies, I went along to see them and one 'chose me'.
He grew into a huge, beautiful Rottweiler and I simply adored him.
He loved everyone and everything and was quite simply the most affectionate, loving dog I've ever owned.
As an ambassador for a horribly maligned breed he certainly taught a lot of people!.
He was my comfort through some dreadful life events and never left my side.

Just after Xmas, I had to make the decision to let him pass...cancer.
I know my decision was the right one. It was the last act of love I could show him and he passed away in my arms.

I'm a complete mess.
I miss him so much and I'm really struggling.
He was such a presence, my son used to say he was convinced he was a 'human in a fur coat'!
I've had dogs all of my life and have loved and mourned the loss of each wonderful one but nothing like this.