My Donald and Daisy

[baker'smom]

I am so sorry.

[Tucker]

Sorry for your loss.

[williadj1]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't even fathom what you must be going thru.

[ILoveLucy]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

[silvergirl]

Thank you so much! It is still hard and people at work say..."whats wrong?" Geez. I know they don't understand exactly what I am going through. I rescued them 8 years ago. I went to the store and my feet and heart couldn't understand why I didn't need to go down the pet aisle...I don't have kids, not married...my dogs got me through nursing school (albeit climbing all over my books most of the time) and the first 6 years as a nurse. I just can't get out of the habit of being a dog owner...I know I will be again someday...I am jotting down memories of them in a journal....even now 5 months since Daisy passed I look in the journal and it reminds me of something silly she did. Is there a Share a Memory of a Lost Pet on here? If not maybe I will start one. People can share something everyday - if they want---or just one memory...I don't know. I can't sleep anymore. It is too quiet. I better get on petfinder soon.....ohhhh. I know I am rambling. I know he is in a better place and weird as it sounds I have gotten signs that they are okay. Another thing is, I am deathly afraid of centipedes. It is an old house. They show up in the summer. I haven't seen one in two months though. Last night I had a dream that Donald and Daisy alerted me to one in the house and I woke up. I hardly ever remember my dreams but I did that one. Two hours later I looked up and there on the wall was a ugly stupid centipede. Lots of people say they dream of their loved ones after they died and the loved one says i am okay-or don't worry about my i am fine. I feel this was there message to me....we will always look out for you and we ARE together. they always stuck side by side out in the big back yard. It was funny they looked like a team of horses hitched together...that was how close. That was how they were in the dream....i know it is late and I am rambling....but even if it was just a dream ....it was comforting...

[meg's mum]

hi there, i completely understand where you are coming from and what you must be feeling. i am sure that you having that dream was a sign from your beags, without a doubt. bless you,i don't know what else to say really. you will love them and miss them forever, i know. xxx

[kutyuska]

Silvergirl I understand . I have a child but he was like another one to me.
He is always in my mind even after nine years. Weeks after he died I heard him walking around me and suddenly it stopped.
Now I have a new boy but I never forget him.
Some people just don't understand how hard to loose your dog. It happened to me at work as well.
Silvergirl try to be strong. Xoxo

[BergenandLizzy]

I'm thinking of you. Please read the "Rainbow Bridge" poem. It will give you hope.

[ThreeBeagleGirl]

Very sorry for your loss... I have a child too, but when I lost my sweet baby beagle girl it just about killed me. I lost interest in more than one friend who just didn't get it, and became closer to some who did.

There's a poem called "The Once Again Prince" by Irving Townsend that my vet sent me. I think it was originally written for a horse, but it sure helped.

It sounds like you gave your kids a wonderful life. I'll be thinking of you.

[kathiam]

I am pretty sure everyone here understands what you are going through and you never have to apologize for "rambling on". Anyone who takes the time to visit a bulletin board created specifically for dogs is someone who is dedicated to their animal and has been where you are before.

There are a lot of people out there who don't understand why people get so attached to their pets. What they don't understand is that they become part of your family. Even when they chew things up or mess on the floor or nip your hand you forgive them because you love them.

Pets hold a special place in your heart. I can remember fondly ever dog that has ever been a part of my life. You never forget who they were and by remembering the things they did, the personality they had it helps keep them alive in your memory forever. We had to put our elderly dog Kirby asleep a few weeks before getting Lily. I wasn't sure I wanted another dog right away but I am glad we did.

I look forward to watching her grow and see what kind of personality she grows into. It does help to have another dog because she fills the emptiness that was there. Life seemed so weird without a dog and the quietness reminded me just how much I missed Kirby.

With lily she gives me the laughs that I need. I am also currently going through a serious illness with my father. I have good days and bad and at times find myself crying. Even when I am seriously down I can't help but laugh when my pup comes tearing through the room and pounces on her teddy bear and shakes it like crazy then gets a gator death roll going with it across the floor.