Lost Friend

wlyon · 08-12-2011, 03:03 PM

We had to put our Westie down last night. She was only nine years old. Started having bad seizures and went blind. Only pet lovers will understand but she was family and loved accordingly. I feel sorry for people who do not have this relationship with a pet. They are missing out on one of lifes pleasures. Although it doesn't seen that way right now. She will be missed as long as my wife and I are around. She was a great one. And when this grief fades we will be puppy hunting. Thanks for listening. Bill

alanint · 08-12-2011, 03:11 PM

Bill, my sincere condolences. This is as hard as losing any loved one...

Conny · 08-12-2011, 03:33 PM

I understand completely Bill. My puppy (12yrs old, 185lbs.) had cancer real bad and I was forced to put her down. I have missed her everyday since.

A loyal family member is the most difficult to lose. God Bless Bill.

Ice · 08-12-2011, 03:45 PM

Think of Rainbow Bridge when you think of your Westie. Its hard to lose a beloved friend.

Best,

Charlie

pitsword · 08-12-2011, 04:04 PM

Bill,
Our sincere condolences. We understand the pain and loss when one of our family has to cross the rainbow bridge. They give us so very much and never ask for anything. We have lost 2 of our Rottys in the past 3 years and one gentle, loving retired horse. We decided no more pals, except our surviving Rotty boy was so alone. Und zo, we kept looking and our neighbor farm had us over for lunch one Saturday to meet their new mutt. A Schwartz Golden Doodel. Three hours later we had his brother home with us. We have had Rottys for years and love them, gentle, loving giants. I have to tell you we have never, ever been so in love with a mutt as we are with our "Bones". That is not his "paper" name, but rather each of the 6 pups in the litter had little collars on with designs, our guy had bones.

Our 7 year old Rotty boy and our 7 month old Doodle are inseparable and such giving companions. A new one can never replace the ones that have gone. But a new pal does have a way of becoming a part of the family and creating a new soft spot in our heart.

We feel and know you loss. Yes, we have been graced to have received the love and devotion of a pal. I'll never understand how anyone cannot appreciate the giving of a pet.

Best to you sir,
Vince and Astrid

pitsword · 08-12-2011, 04:07 PM

BTW Bill,
I am sure that you know that Dog is God spelled frontwards.
Vince

lugerholsterrepair · 08-12-2011, 04:30 PM

Bill & Mary..How sad I am to hear you have lost a beloved Friend! Yes..your memory will last for a lifetime..you will never forget a Friend who loved you like she did. You can be thankful she was with you for 9 years...No love can match that of a dear pet. I would say that time will help heal the loss but as I write.. I remember my own dear Friend of 16 years, Onya... and my throat is tight. I lost her 16 years ago and cannot think of her without emotion. Now you know what true love is...these animals give more than they take and remind us to be kind and loving by example. They shelter us and give us comfort..letting us see a pure and simple World rather than the one we really live in. We love them and need them and can only be sad when we lose them.
I am sorry for your loss..Give Mary a big hug for me..

Jerry

hgreer2 · 08-12-2011, 05:12 PM

Too bad buddy, my wife and I have two little dogs and we're dreading what you and your wife are going through right now. Just remember all dogs go to heaven !!

Harry

lfid · 08-12-2011, 05:59 PM

Bill,
9 years is way too short, I am sorry for your loss

we lost a love-of-our-lives very intelligent pet poodle also at nine years
and later lost her buddy a precious half-lab at age 20 years

it helps me to think of the fun times we did have, and that the pets would not want us to feel down in any way about them
Bill

Frank · 08-12-2011, 06:01 PM

Bill, so sorry! I know just how tough it is. I lost a Yellow Lab & Siberian Husky in my lifetime. They were both my really good friends.

mrerick · 08-12-2011, 06:03 PM

Bill, I've lost three of my dogs through the mercy of this gift we can give them. My heart is with you.

Your friend had 9 wonderful years with her loving family.

Marc

policeluger · 08-12-2011, 06:37 PM

I can't re-live my beloved Irish Setters here, but I feel the pain and know the love of dogs present and gone......I do feel your pain......

hyrax222 · 08-12-2011, 07:04 PM

Bill, as a lifelong dog owner, dog breeder and dog lover, my heart goes out to you and your wife. They often give us more than they get...

wlyon · 08-12-2011, 08:17 PM

Thanks. I appreciate your kind words. They do help. Sorry for the double post. Thought I had cancelled one. I didn't like the title Dog. She was much much more than that Bill

FNorm · 08-12-2011, 09:11 PM

Bill,

Yes, they take a part of your heart with them. But would you have it any other way. she's at the bridge and will be waiting for you.

Fred

nukem556 · 08-12-2011, 09:38 PM

Consolations, Bill...I know...having a good dog for a friend is such a dilemma....you know that most likely they will pass away before you, but you cherish them and enjoy their short life, knowing you'll grieve for them one day. Take solace in knowing you were a good Master, and she had a fine life. Bob

JCP · 08-12-2011, 11:16 PM

I'm sorry. My heart has seven holes that can't be filled, although the two I have now are trying. Joe

Nomadr · 08-12-2011, 11:30 PM

My condolences! I've been through that to many times! We had to put down our Shepperd mix about a year and a half ago. She was 16 years old!

My wife told me NO MORE DOGS!!!! Two months later we have a new puppy from a rescue shelter.

I have never been without a dog my entire life! Here's a pic of our new pup back in January

What a great life we give them!

Bob

Jan C Still · 08-13-2011, 12:23 AM

Several years ago a forum member had an inscription.
If dogs dont go to Heaven, I want to go where they go. It couldnt have been said better.
Jan

hansfischer007 · 08-13-2011, 12:47 AM

Hi Bill.......Sorry for your loss.....a couple of months ago...we lost our little Mattie...a 12 year old chihuahua....so precious...slept on the foot of my bed every nite...and snored like a trooper...!!...we used to laugh at how such a small dog could snore so loud........recently we found another little chihuahua..1 year old.....little brown and white...she weighs only 5 1/2 #s......but she had been mistreated....so we rescued her.......now she is a true spoiled little queen...has her own bed on the back of the couch....full food and water dish......and follows me everywhere......little pets know who loves them........and it warms my heart to know that little animals love me......we also have a little Yorkie....shes 10 years old....have had her for about 8 years....and she had been mistreated as well...another rescue........Im retired...and when Im in the house.....its like Im the pied piper...wherever I go.....theres those two little ones right behind me.....you get to love them.......so I know your loss...........Best Wishes....Joe Fischer

08-12-2011, 03:03 PM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,620 Thanks: 3,148 Thanked 2,532 Times in 944 Posts	Lost Friend We had to put our Westie down last night. She was only nine years old. Started having bad seizures and went blind. Only pet lovers will understand but she was family and loved accordingly. I feel sorry for people who do not have this relationship with a pet. They are missing out on one of lifes pleasures. Although it doesn't seen that way right now. She will be missed as long as my wife and I are around. She was a great one. And when this grief fades we will be puppy hunting. Thanks for listening. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

08-12-2011, 03:33 PM	#3
Conny User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Culpeper, Va. Posts: 279 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 13 Posts	I understand completely Bill. My puppy (12yrs old, 185lbs.) had cancer real bad and I was forced to put her down. I have missed her everyday since. A loyal family member is the most difficult to lose. God Bless Bill. __________________ Rangers Lead the Way, Duane Leiker

08-12-2011, 04:07 PM	#6
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 456 Thanks: 3,920 Thanked 101 Times in 81 Posts	BTW Bill, I am sure that you know that Dog is God spelled frontwards. Vince Last edited by pitsword; 08-12-2011 at 07:45 PM. Reason: missed a word

08-12-2011, 04:30 PM	#7
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,868 Thanked 3,106 Times in 1,429 Posts	Bill & Mary..How sad I am to hear you have lost a beloved Friend! Yes..your memory will last for a lifetime..you will never forget a Friend who loved you like she did. You can be thankful she was with you for 9 years...No love can match that of a dear pet. I would say that time will help heal the loss but as I write.. I remember my own dear Friend of 16 years, Onya... and my throat is tight. I lost her 16 years ago and cannot think of her without emotion. Now you know what true love is...these animals give more than they take and remind us to be kind and loving by example. They shelter us and give us comfort..letting us see a pure and simple World rather than the one we really live in. We love them and need them and can only be sad when we lose them. I am sorry for your loss..Give Mary a big hug for me.. Jerry __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-12-2011, 06:03 PM	#11
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Bill, I've lost three of my dogs through the mercy of this gift we can give them. My heart is with you. Your friend had 9 wonderful years with her loving family. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

08-12-2011, 03:11 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Bill, my sincere condolences. This is as hard as losing any loved one...

08-12-2011, 03:45 PM	#4
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Think of Rainbow Bridge when you think of your Westie. Its hard to lose a beloved friend. Best, Charlie

08-12-2011, 04:04 PM	#5
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 456 Thanks: 3,920 Thanked 101 Times in 81 Posts	Bill, Our sincere condolences. We understand the pain and loss when one of our family has to cross the rainbow bridge. They give us so very much and never ask for anything. We have lost 2 of our Rottys in the past 3 years and one gentle, loving retired horse. We decided no more pals, except our surviving Rotty boy was so alone. Und zo, we kept looking and our neighbor farm had us over for lunch one Saturday to meet their new mutt. A Schwartz Golden Doodel. Three hours later we had his brother home with us. We have had Rottys for years and love them, gentle, loving giants. I have to tell you we have never, ever been so in love with a mutt as we are with our "Bones". That is not his "paper" name, but rather each of the 6 pups in the litter had little collars on with designs, our guy had bones. Our 7 year old Rotty boy and our 7 month old Doodle are inseparable and such giving companions. A new one can never replace the ones that have gone. But a new pal does have a way of becoming a part of the family and creating a new soft spot in our heart. We feel and know you loss. Yes, we have been graced to have received the love and devotion of a pal. I'll never understand how anyone cannot appreciate the giving of a pet. Best to you sir, Vince and Astrid

08-12-2011, 05:12 PM	#8
hgreer2 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 309 Thanks: 1 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	Too bad buddy, my wife and I have two little dogs and we're dreading what you and your wife are going through right now. Just remember all dogs go to heaven !! Harry

08-12-2011, 05:59 PM	#9
lfid Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wichita, KS USA Posts: 453 Thanks: 573 Thanked 96 Times in 53 Posts	Bill, 9 years is way too short, I am sorry for your loss we lost a love-of-our-lives very intelligent pet poodle also at nine years and later lost her buddy a precious half-lab at age 20 years it helps me to think of the fun times we did have, and that the pets would not want us to feel down in any way about them Bill

08-12-2011, 06:01 PM	#10
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Bill, so sorry! I know just how tough it is. I lost a Yellow Lab & Siberian Husky in my lifetime. They were both my really good friends.

08-12-2011, 06:37 PM	#12
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	I can't re-live my beloved Irish Setters here, but I feel the pain and know the love of dogs present and gone......I do feel your pain......

08-12-2011, 07:04 PM	#13
hyrax222 User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oregon City Posts: 62 Thanks: 90 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Bill, as a lifelong dog owner, dog breeder and dog lover, my heart goes out to you and your wife. They often give us more than they get...

08-12-2011, 08:17 PM	#14
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,620 Thanks: 3,148 Thanked 2,532 Times in 944 Posts	Thanks. I appreciate your kind words. They do help. Sorry for the double post. Thought I had cancelled one. I didn't like the title Dog. She was much much more than that Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

08-12-2011, 09:11 PM	#15
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Bill, Yes, they take a part of your heart with them. But would you have it any other way. she's at the bridge and will be waiting for you. Fred

08-12-2011, 09:38 PM	#16
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Consolations, Bill...I know...having a good dog for a friend is such a dilemma....you know that most likely they will pass away before you, but you cherish them and enjoy their short life, knowing you'll grieve for them one day. Take solace in knowing you were a good Master, and she had a fine life. Bob

08-12-2011, 11:16 PM	#17
JCP User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts	I'm sorry. My heart has seven holes that can't be filled, although the two I have now are trying. Joe

08-12-2011, 11:30 PM	#18
Nomadr Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 276 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts	My condolences! I've been through that to many times! We had to put down our Shepperd mix about a year and a half ago. She was 16 years old! My wife told me NO MORE DOGS!!!! Two months later we have a new puppy from a rescue shelter. I have never been without a dog my entire life! Here's a pic of our new pup back in January What a great life we give them! Bob Attached Thumbnails

08-13-2011, 12:23 AM	#19
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Several years ago a forum member had an inscription. If dogs dont go to Heaven, I want to go where they go. It couldnt have been said better. Jan

08-13-2011, 12:47 AM	#20
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	Missing little loved ones Hi Bill.......Sorry for your loss.....a couple of months ago...we lost our little Mattie...a 12 year old chihuahua....so precious...slept on the foot of my bed every nite...and snored like a trooper...!!...we used to laugh at how such a small dog could snore so loud........recently we found another little chihuahua..1 year old.....little brown and white...she weighs only 5 1/2 #s......but she had been mistreated....so we rescued her.......now she is a true spoiled little queen...has her own bed on the back of the couch....full food and water dish......and follows me everywhere......little pets know who loves them........and it warms my heart to know that little animals love me......we also have a little Yorkie....shes 10 years old....have had her for about 8 years....and she had been mistreated as well...another rescue........Im retired...and when Im in the house.....its like Im the pied piper...wherever I go.....theres those two little ones right behind me.....you get to love them.......so I know your loss...........Best Wishes....Joe Fischer