Recent content by sweetgirl

Rip Spike So sorry to hear about your baby, Spike. Though her life was short, she was loved greatly, thanks to you. Sometimes things happen we have no control over. RIP Spike. Please be good to yourself, too, Metalhead! She would want that for you.

I'm so sorry to hear about Alex's deteriorated condition. My prayers and thoughts are with you.

So sorry about your beloved Shae. He is no longer suffering and is at peace, doing what he loves to do in heaven. Prayers to you and Shae.

So sorry for your pain. Champ sounded special. You'll always remember his endearing qualities, how much he was loved, and how he loved you!

Sorry for your loss. Thanks for telling us about Samantha. I love hearing about a dog's personality. Very touching. She sounded like a real sweetheart, unforgettable. RIP Samantha.

So sorry to hear about your loss. Ellie had a nice, long life, thanks to you and those that loved her. I hope your new dog will live as long and give you as much joy.

ShadowCat, I'm so sorry about your dog's illness. Mattie did indeed have hemangiosarcoma, though she died during recovery soon after surgery and before the biopsy came back positive, so I didn't have much of a chance to do research on the cancer. My vet did say it is a very bad prognosis, though...

So sorry for your loss, mutt lover. I am wondering why my grief is so deep with Mattie, too. I realize by reading your story and others on this board that there's always one that steals your heart. For some reason, I thought I would grieve the same for Mattie as my previous dogs. But Sebastian...

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, e-chick. Jake sure looks the "cuddlebunny," just adorable! Lovely photos. Show how well loved she was.

I'm very sorry about your loss, Sheba. To be so close to your dog, then to have it turn on you, had to be heartbreaking. Did she become aggressive because she was ill? Thanks for the thoughtfull words about Mattie. I sometimes do feel she is watching over me. For a few weeks after she died...

RedyreRottweilers, the thought of being reunited with Mattie some day is also helping me through this. I wonder who she is with, since none of my relatives liked dogs. My dad was fond of them, though, so he's probably keeping her for me. When I was a little kid, my family was the only one on...

Bubbatd, that's very sad. What did Bubba die of, if you don't mind me asking? Perhaps there are only a few of us that are able to say goodbye, the way we want to. When I got my first dog, Ginger, my parents made her live outside, though my dad made a nice dog house for her, filled it with straw...

Thanks, Mutt Lover, you're right about the grief being worse when the end doesn't go well. All the guilt and, for me, not being able to say goodbye. Of all the dogs I've ever had, I was not able to say goodbye to Mattie, my special special dog. That, and the guilt of not visiting her the final...

Thanks, bubbatd, for your support. It means a lot. I live alone, and it's hard for my co-workers and family to understand my loss. It is so very kind of you guys to leave your comments to me, a stranger, particularly after the wayyy too long thread I left. I've read others comments on this board...

Thanks for your kind and comforting words, RedyreRottweilers and e-chick. I am very sorry for your losses as well. It helps me to know that you are getting through your grief. I will probably be thinking of Mattie every day in the next four years, too, if not forever. I am already starting to...