We know what you mean.
Posted on 05/21/2007 7:23:48 PM PDT by uglybiker
I am lucky enough to still have my Lucky with me, as well as his companion Spot (Dalmatian). I think I know what you mean about the toys and blankets. That is always the hardest part for me. What to do with what is left behind. I still have a collar from a daschund that I owned when I was just a child. He was my best friend and is a frequent player in many of my dreams.
I love your analogy of how we should be more like our pets with our master. Very cool thought. I will be contemplating that for a while.
I am so sorry for your loss. It will be interesting to see which new pet God sends you to next. He knows which of his children he can trust to care for them properly.
God bless,
I’m so sorry to hear about your devoted Buddy. What a wonderful tribute you wrote! (My current three dogs probably wondered why I just hurried out of the computer room to give them each a big hug and pet - in Buddy’s honor.)
Amen
My heart goes out to you. It’s ghastly hard to lose a dog. But give your heart a little time to heal, and get another dog — you’re right: they “are a physical manifestation of our Creator’s love for us.”
Unfortunately, last year, I also joined the "I completely understand, because I've been there" club. My little angel, Jesse, suffered a brain aneursym on the 4th of July, and the next day, my best friend was given her final shot to return home to God. That was THE HARDEST thing I EVER had to go through in my entire life! But like other people on here told me, and I'm telling you now ~ the pain WILL ease day by day. Just like all of us, you will always miss Buddy, but you will always have your memories.
If you haven't been there yet, check out: http://www.rainbowbridge.com/. It's a great resource for people who have just lost their loved one. It has stories from other people in a similar situation, poems, memorials, etc. I think it might be a good help for you right now.
Ecclesiastes 3: 18-22
I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. Man's fate is that like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath, man has NO advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless. All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth"?
Hugs. I lost my best four legged friend four years ago and still miss her terribly.
Thank you for sharing that beautiful story with us; everyone who has lost a doggie friend knows exactly how you feel. I also loved the way you brought our Creator’s love into the fabric: you put it so perfectly that it brought tears to my eyes. Because of God’s love, I believe your Buddy is waiting for you by the Rainbow Bridge so you can cross into Heaven together.
We lost our last “baby” a year ago in March, and nothing really prepares you for the incredible pain of this kind of loss. After over a year of mourning, we were blessed to get our new puppy in April. She’s a true delight! We will never forget our other babies, but her energy and zest have brought joy back into our lives.
Thank you again. Our hearts and prayers are with you.
My first dog was named Buddy. I was six yrs. old and he taught me how to love, everything really. He certainly opened my heart to all dogs and most dog owners. If you can love an old mutt, you can’t be all bad!
Good luck to you, ugly biker. When the next largish, wooly puppy comes along, I think that will be a lucky dog.
I am very sorry for your loss. I believe you will be reunited someday in the future.
I have a Cocker Spaniel named Sammy who is not doing very well right now. He will be 12 yrs. next month. It is very hard to loss a member of the family.
I’m sorry for your loss. I love animals. I’ve always been a shy and somewhat lonely person. Through my loneliness, there is always a constant, my pets. It started off with one dog, Buttons. She is 12, and I worry with each passing year. She has been there through everything, and I just can’t imagine life without her. We now have 4 dogs and 2 cats. It would always seem another one would come along in need of a home or a loving master. I’ve only lost 2 pets. I’ll share one story.
Back when I had just 1 dog and the 2 cats, a little cat started coming to our house. She was a tiny little cat, and she was not friendly. I coaxed her with food and time. Finally, one day, she let me pet her. Instantly, she seemed relaxed to know that someone was nice to her, that someone cared. My Dad and I would walk the dog, and Sheba (as I named her) would follow. As soon as she saw us, her eyes lit up. She would run and rub all around our legs. She would follow us wherever we went. When the weather began to grow colder, we decided to keep her, and we took her to the vet. I remember putting her in the cage and her looking away with a sense of betrayal. I promised we would be back after the vet checked her out and she was spayed. When I came home from school, my mom told me she had feline AIDs. It’s not contagious to humans, but it is extremely contagious to other cats. We couldn’t take her, and vet recommended having her put to sleep. She was apparently in advanced stages of the disease. She was put to sleep while I was at school that day, and I never got to say goodbye. I still feel guilt like I betrayed her, but I cried for a couple days nonstop.
Anyway, you post made me sad. I know the pain you must be going through, and I also know the pain that I went through and will go through when I lose my pets. It is makes you feel better, I read an article in the paper written by a Catholic Priest. He said that all God’s creation is good to him, and God would never throw his creation away never to be seen again. I read a quote that said, “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went”.
A few other dog quotes:
Gloria Allred
“The more I know about men the more I like dogs.”
Charles De Gaulle
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.”
Diana Black
“If dogs could talk, perhaps we’d find it just as hard to get along with them as we do with people.”
Alexander Pope
“Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.”
God Bless!
He’s working on 200 holes in heaven, waiting for you to fill them.
As I’ve told myself in my own grief:
“better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”
Thank you for posting that, Peace: I’ve always thought that was one of the most fitting of the Bible verses regarding ALL of God’s creation.
An aneurysm is what took our last baby from us. It happened so quickly (minutes) that I was numb from shock for quite a while.
Treasure the gifts of your loved ones, hug them tightly and tell them they’re loved every single day.
Brought a tear to my eyes....
God was very benevolent to mankind when he created man’s best friend.... And cats are very cool too.
May the God of all comfort keep your heart at peace. Losing a pet you love is very difficult, I know.
I know what you’re feeling! My pets are all getting old. Not looking forward to that. Find someone new to love! So many critters out there need a home.
Hugs,
AuntB
The Power of the DogSorry for your loss
Rudyard KiplingTHERE is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart for a dog to tear.
When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet’s unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find it’s your own affair
But . . . you’ve given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!).
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone wherever it goes for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.
We’ve sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we’ve kept ’em, the more do we grieve.
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short-time loan is as bad as a long
So why in Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
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