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#380571 - 07/15/2013 04:27 PM |
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I had a "heart" dog like this and also lost him too early. It's hard to lose such a special animal, it almost turned me off owning dogs entirely. ...
Me too. The pain of having to PTS my Luna almost ten years ago is still with me.
As Bob Scott has said, they are worth every tear. How blessed are we to have this amazing and precious bond between species?
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#380574 - 07/15/2013 05:20 PM |
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So sorry Tracy. Wish I had some sort of wisdom to impart that would make this easier, but I don't.
I'll be thinking of you guys.
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#380575 - 07/15/2013 05:27 PM |
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I'm so sorry Tracy. They're not supposed to be gone like that.
I lost my heart dog two years ago this month to that same cancer. She was 12, but I had only had her 9 years.
So glad you had one last, GOOD day with your boy.
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Kelly wrote 07/15/2013 05:39 PM
Re: Tribute to Luca
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#380576 - 07/15/2013 05:39 PM |
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Oh, Tracy, I am so very sorry for your loss. I'd read this once, and it helped me in my own grief:
"Death is not the extinguishing of the light... it is the
putting out of the lamp because the dawn has come."
~ Indian Poet Rabindranath Tagore
I also found this while looking for something to comfort a friend in her loss- I hope it helps you as well:
FROM FRIEND TO FRIEND
You're giving me a special gift,
So sorrowfully endowed,
And through these last few cherished days,
Your courage makes me proud.
But really, love is knowing
When your best friend is in pain,
And understanding earthly acts
Will only be in vain.
So looking deep into your eyes,
Beyond, into your soul,
I see in you the magic, that will
Once more make me whole.
The strength that you possess,
Is why I look to you today,
To do this thing that must be done,
For it's the only way.
That strength is why I've followed you,
And chose you as my friend,
And why I've loved you all these years...
My partner 'til the end.
Please, understand just what this gift,
You're giving, means to me,
It gives me back the strength I've lost,
And all my dignity.
You take a stand on my behalf,
For that is what friends do.
And know that what you do is right,
For I believe it too.
So one last time, I breathe your scent,
And through your hand I feel,
The courage that's within you,
To now grant me this appeal.
Cut the leash that holds me here,
Dear friend, and let me run,
Once more a strong and steady dog,
My pain and struggle done.
And don't despair my passing,
For I won't be far away,
Forever here, within your heart,
And memory I'll stay.
I'll be there watching over you,
Your ever faithful friend,
And in your memories I'll run,
...a young dog once again.
In Memory of Asta, Feb. 1997
(c) Karen Clouston
Hugs to you and your pack in this time of sorrow. May you all help each other through it.
--Kel
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Re: Tribute to Luca
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#380578 - 07/15/2013 06:04 PM |
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So very sorry, Tracy. Prayers for your beautiful Luca. May he find a big white horse with a wobbly bottom lip and show him all the wonders of The Bridge.
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#380579 - 07/15/2013 06:08 PM |
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Tracy, I am so very sorry to hear about Luca. Your tribute to him was both beautiful & heart wrenching. Hold all those wonderful memories with your boy close to your heart forever. They will help get you through this difficult time of his loss.
It was a blessing for both of you that he was able to pass over to the bride peacefully & in your arms. But...how bittersweet it must have been for you.
RIP Luca.
MY DOGS...MY RULES
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Re: Tribute to Luca
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#380585 - 07/15/2013 09:21 PM |
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My heart is breaking for you Tracy, I'm so very sorry.
I wish I had words of real comfort, they all hurt but the
special ones just take a big chunk of us with them.
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Re: Tribute to Luca
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#380599 - 07/16/2013 08:06 AM |
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Tracy, my heart goes out to you. I'm reading this with tears streaming down my face and a dreadful lump in my throat. What a way to start the day. It brings back a wash of bittersweet memories of losing our Tasha a little more than a year ago (already that long?). What an wonderful, fitting tribute you wrote. As Connie has said often, it's just so amazing how such a strong bond can develop between two such different creatures and how blessed someone is who gets to experience that bond.
My thoughts are with you both. Run free, Luca. You were a great dog.
 Bailey
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#380605 - 07/16/2013 09:10 AM |
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Thank you to everyone here for these touching words of support and comfort. It means more than you know to be able to share a little bit of my loss with people that I know understand it. I will always be grateful for my Leerburg friends for helping me to be a better dog person.
Cinco | Jack | Fanny | Ellie | Chip | Deacon |
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#380606 - 07/16/2013 10:12 AM |
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Tracy I am so very sorry for your loss. I can offer no words of condolence that will make you feel any better, all I can do is let you know I have been there and sympathize with what you are going through. Your account of the final day with your Luca was almost identical to the last day I had with my boy Apollo, who was my "heart dog". I lost him a year and a half ago to cancer, and your account of Luca's passing had me crying like a baby at the memory of it. He was only 8.5 years old too.
They only thing that has truly helped me is to remember that Apollo wouldn't want me remembering him and his life by clinging to the memory of that cold floor in the tiny exam room where I laid with him. He would want me to remember us bounding through the apple orchard, playing games with his Kong, and all of the joyous tail banging moments we had together when I would walk trough the door from being at work.
Maybe he and Luca are bounding around an apple orchard right now.
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