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Oh, Nikki. I'm so, so sorry. :(
I just can't believe he's gone. I know how much you loved your Buddy boy.

Rest in peace, Buddy. You brought so much love and happiness to everyone you met.

Massive ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))
 

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Oh god. That made me cry, I adore Buddy.
I'm sorry for your loss but you know you made the right decision. He's not sick anymore and he'll be waiting at the bridge.
 
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I am so sorry for your loss. Tears flowed as I read your story about Buddy.

My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

Hugs,

Cheryl and Angel Jasmine
 

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I said this elsewhere, but it bears repeating.

I'm so sorry, Nikki.... me heart is breaking for you.

You know, the best dogs teach us the hardest lessons. And it takes a truly great dog to teach us how to be selfless, and to bid farewell while that great dog still has their dignity.

You won't get over this, but you will get through it, one day at a time - with the help of the people and animals that love you, and love Buddy.

Maybe a selfish thing to say, but I hope Ilsa and Buddy are hanging out together. They were both cut from the same cloth, I think.
 

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One of the funniest things I have ever seen dogs do -- Buddy and Banzai's version of Fetch.

Now, understand, the Kelly backyard holds uncounted balls, but Buddy would pick out one that he particularly liked at that moment (it had to still have good bounceability) to play with.

You throw the ball, Buddy lopes after it.

Banzai blazes past Buddy to hopefully catch it before it hits the ground, but if not, he scrabbles after it and gets it, then starts back with it . . .

And hands it off to Buddy after a few steps so that Buddy can bring it back to you to be thrown again.

They would do that for HOURS. :)
Quite a system they had! lol So funny. They were doing that last night, too, even though it wasn't as robust as their play usually is.

We miss him a lot and occasionally fresh tears well up over a certain memory, but it's comforting to know he is no longer suffering-- from anything.

Thank you all for the support.
 

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Buddy,

I got to have you in my live almost 5 years. While those years were not nearly as many as I wanted they were what you had to give, and I'm a better man for having been the one you gave them to. We had some downs with you, more than your fair share in fact, but we had a lot of ups. So many ups. And oh Buddy boy you sure knew how to **** me off when you wanted to, but you also knew exactly how to melt my heart.

You had as rough a start as you did a stop. I remember bringing you home from the Fresno SPCA. You still fit in my hands back then, and you rode for 3 hours on my lap from Fresno to Fremont where we had just moved to. It was Christmas time, and little did we know you were a very sick boy. Christmas eve you came down with a case of parvo, and we almost lost you. But you had things that you needed to teach us, and you knew there were things that we needed to teach you, and you hung onto life through sheer force of will, and you survived. You came home to us almost a week later. and we began our life together again.

You, my dear sweet friend, were a hellion. I was no prince charming myself back then. God did we butt heads. You were determined that you wanted to be in control of the family, and I was determined that you weren't. I won that one in the end didn't I? But I guess you got the prize because it's easier to be taken care of than responsible for taking care of. And you could not learn to control your bladder to save your life. It was probably one of the most frustrating things I ever did - surviving that first year with you - but I wouldn't trade that year, or any of our years, for anything... You taught me to be a leader, the value of positive reinforcement, how loud I could yell before hurting my throat, and patience.

We settled down into a routine after that. You learned at an amazing pace, and I tried to keep up with you. Such a bundle of energy, such a firecracker waiting for a match. It's been said that you crammed seven days of life into every 24 hours... That might have been a low estimate. You were way to smart for our own good, and occasionally too big for your britches. But you and I really came to understand each other, didn't we? Between bouts of illnesses and vet visits -- you really got completely healthy, did you -- I came to love you so much for who you were.

When we got Banzai, and later Bella you showed them the ropes. After we put all that hard time in with you you turned around and whipped those two right into shape for us. It was like we didnt even have to work at it. You'd learned your lessons so well. Maybe I'd learned your lessons too. Quite the pair we made.

Through everything, even when I was mad at you, you knew you could depend on me. You'd hide behind me, and come to me when you needed things fixed. Until the end I always made it better, or helped mamma make it better. It was so hard for me not to be able to fix it for you at the end. You would look at me and I could see it in your eyes "daddy, fix it, it hurts" and it killed me to have to tell you that there was nothing that I could do to fix it. It literally shattered my heart, and I'm still trying to find all the pieces to put it back together.

I guess you had one last lesson for me, didn't you? You needed to teach me how to say goodbye, how to let go. I'm trying to learn. For you. It's only been a day and I'm trying. I'll get it, you know I will, but try not to be too angry with me because I'm still sad that you're gone. The reason that it hurts so is because of the wonderful things you added to my life. Had I not gotten so much joy from your being in my life I wouldn't hurt now that you're gone.

Even this hurt is worth it. To have had you for the time that I did. I would hurt this much again, and again.

Thank you.

For everything.

Your Dad,
Your Friend,

P.S. when I finally get up there your ass better be ready with some serious face-bathing-puppy-kiss-action. SRSLY.
 
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But you had things that you needed to teach us, and you knew there were things that we needed to teach you, and you hung onto life through sheer force of will, and you survived. You came home to us almost a week later. and we began our life together again.
"How do you know if your mission in life is finished? If you're alive, it isn't." ~Richard Bach
 

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I have always known how much Buddy was loved by both of his parents. No one could have missed that reading posts about him or seeing his photos. I know too how hard it is to lose a heart dog when they are so young. Beautiful words wrapped around your grief in your posts. ((((((((HUGS)))))) to all that loved him so. I don't know why some beautiful souls have to suffer so much, I hope he is free of all discomfort now and running in the heavens with the best of our good dogs that have crossed the bridge.
 

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