friday, 4:00 PM vet appt.

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not a happy day to say the least. saying goodbye to a my little girl is not going well. i have absolutly no problem putting a dog out of misery or pain but this one, other than the loss of her hind quarters Divot is alert and healthy.
i didn't know why it was bothering me so much, heck, i had to do it last year for one of my Weimeraners. it occured to me that the problem i'm having is one of time. or milestones so to speak. we, i, tend to organize my life into chunks of time and those chunks tend to be based on what we were doing, what dogs we had or where we lived at the time. this dog is one of two left from what i call generation 2.0. gen 1.0 was a Weimer / lab, orphaned mutt, a GSD and her son, and an abandoned next door boxer. gen 2.0 was the two Weimeraners (brothers), a Rotty, and Divot the female Boxer / GSD mix who ruled the roost. so, when my neice gets back from lobbing 50 cals at Samali merchant marine community organizers and picks up her two Huskies it looks like gen 3.0 will consist only of an orphaned MinPin and our chickens. of course i'm all but sure my wife has devised an evil plot to "aquire" another Weimeraner while we still have one to help train the puppy. coming to understand my reluctance has helped a bit. time marches on and will leave your butt behind if you're not paying attention my friends. enjoy things for what they are and take alot of pictures.

 

[TerriLaChicks]

I'm so sorry you are having to help your little friend cross the Rainbow Bridge. You are right, take lots of pictures & create lots of memories & enjoy the time you have with them--it's never long enough.

 

[buck-wild-chick]

Sorry for your loss

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

It's always hard to make that decision. I am so sorry for your loss, and I'll be praying for you.

 

[gritsar]

Having just gone thru this with my beloved Charlie Girl this past Tuesday, my heart hurts for you.

If you feel up to it, go to this site and read the poems at the top of each page (for the different types of stones):

http://www.specialtypetproducts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=MDT

My DH and I spent all Tuesday evening reading the beautiful poems and crying, but that's okay; we needed to cry. It really helped.
Since we gave Charlie freedom from her pain I have but one regret. We should have done it sooner. Her last few days of misery are haunting me now.
Not to hijack your thread or be too morbid, but one part that was really hard for me was the blood. Charlie's lungs were full of blood and it flowed everywhere after her passing. Man! I wish we had done it sooner.

Take care of yourself and love your little friend while you can.
Feel free to PM me if you ever feel the need.
Blessings, Kat

 

[crtrlovr]

Been there, done that. It's never easy; they take a part of our heart with them when they go. My deepest sympathies to you. Love them all you can, for as long as you can, then love the ones you still have and give them the best care possible in honor of the ones who have already gone before.

 

[australorpchick]

Have had to go through it 3 times.

 

[gaited horse]

I know this might not be the time but can you post pics of her she sounds pretty

 

[JennsPeeps]

You'll be in our thoughts.

 

[New adventure]

Some might think this is a bit morbid, but we started making concrete cast footprints of our buddies before we had to say goodbye. Our garden now has several stepping stones of kitty and doggie feet so we feel they are still walking with us.
I'm so sorry for what you are going through,