The hardest words i will ever have to say.
Saturday morning whilst returning from my new rental to the old to begin moving things i found my beloved dog Kelsey dead on the road in front of my house., She had been hit by a car and killed instantly, i was mere minutes too late.
Kelsey had been with me for the last eight years and did more for me than any other living being.
She was always aware if i was sad and would always make me feel loved. When life got so hard and miserable that going on seemed not worth while her love and devotion brought me back with the thought, Who would love her as much as i, not knowing what would happen to her if i was gone and knowing what i owed to her gave me a damm good reason to stick around.
She was the greatest with children of any age and loved anyone who would so much as pass an eye in her direction.

In the last 60 days i have lost 2 horses through unknown causes, the vets sugested i move as they felt it was on the property, I took support from Kelsey, one night when i was crying about the first horse i lost i discovered that there were tears streaming from her eyes. Only a true friend will cry because your sad.

She was the only dog i have come across that you could just converse with and she would know what i meant/wanted, never had to train her, she learnt to heal recently after watching me work with my GSD just to say "see im just as good as the new kid"


She will not grow old with time or weak with age.

I'm very sorry for your loss. Having a dog I think is the greatest thing in the world, and it will always be to me. I've never seen anything that cared so little for itself and everything for me.

Just stay positive and remember you had the best life with her possible. Enjoy the goodtimes. There will be other days, and you'll make it through this. I know how you feel.

I'm really sorry to hear about your loss. It sounds like Kelsey was a very special dog. There is a really good book called
The Loss of a Pet by Wallace Sife, Ph.D. I read that book when my dog was euthanized. It helped me quite a bit. Just remember to allow yourself to grieve. It's not easy losing your best friend.

I am sorry to hear that today. Hang in there kid. Its tough as hell, I know. It helps me to think about what my life would have been like without my dog. It helps me to remember that- it was worth it, even the end.

Best wishes to you and your family,

Robert

Thanks for the support guys, I helps being able to spill my gut to people who understand the value and attachment to a dog.

Funny thing, my friend who was on her way to help me pack that morning told me last nignt that the night before she was killed she had a dream that another of my dogs was dead, old Jake, she got the message right but her logic overrode, pointing to the one who's time is closest. It sounds strange but it helps to think that maybe it was meant to be rather than more of my bad luck at her expence.
The same friend (who loved Kelsey dearly) paid what i felt to be a great honour to Kelsey saying that her dog had a few little traits that she may have picked up from Kelsey and that she loves them.

Thanks again guys, Its nice to know that no-one here is thinking "it's just a dog".

My heart goes out to you! Even though her earthly being is no longer with you; keep in mind that her spirit lives on..and will always be with you.
My beloved Sheba left this earth six months ago at my hand. I loved her enough to free her spirit from the confines of a body that could no longer give her the life she desperately wanted. I could not bear to allow her to lay in her own excritement as she could no longer get up. She deserved the freedom that her spirit desired. I had to put my own selfish desires to not let her go in another part of my heart. With the assistance of my vet; we set her spirit free. Yet; I know in my heart..she is with me and will always be. Sometimes..I can feel her.. and have on occasion..caught a glimpse. Her spirit never left. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />