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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 07:23 PM
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I lost my dog on Friday.
RIP, Gordie.

He was a rescue dog. He might have been 3 when we got him, but I think he was a bit older. He was full of love and life and energy. He even made it through double thyroid cancer two and a half years ago.

He eventually had hip problems, then back problems, and finally, Cushing's. He couldn't walk recently but we were happy to carry him and then put him in his stroller. He finally let us know it was time last week.


We loved him deeply and it was hard to let him go.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 07:25 PM
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1. I'm so sorry! *hugs*
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 07:25 PM
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2. It's so hard to lose our pets. I'm sorry for your loss Lisa. n/t
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one_voice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 07:29 PM
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3. I'm sorry....
it's never easy saying goodbye. :hug:
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Catlover827 Donating Member (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 07:33 PM
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4. I'm so sorry
I know how much it hurts. :cry: :hug:
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 07:40 PM
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5. :(
Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you.....
I loved you so --
'twas Heaven here with you.

--by Ilsa Paschal Richardson
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Pool Hall Ace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 08:00 PM
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6. Hugs for you
:hug: :hug:

Dogs are wonderful.

RIP Gordie :cry:

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snagglepuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 08:08 PM
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7. I'm so sorry. I hope knowing how wonderful and happy you made his life
Edited on Mon Sep-05-11 08:08 PM by snagglepuss
by being so loving and caring will help you through this. :(
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TorchTheWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 08:16 PM
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8. Oh no! I'm so very sorry
Bless you for doing the right thing even though it just rips out your heart. It was your last act of love for him, and Gordie will be eternally grateful as he was for everything else you did for him in life.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I know how terribly it hurts.

:hug:


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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 08:25 PM
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9. Sorry for your loss.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 08:29 PM
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10. I am very sorry for your loss.
:hug:
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TBF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 09:12 PM
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11. I'm very sorry -
I've lost two labs now and it's so difficult. Know he is no longer in pain and had a great home with you. Peace.
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 09:17 PM
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12. I'm SO SORRY, LisaM
I love dogs, too. Poor baby. Is he your only one?
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 09:39 PM
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13. No, we have a younger one.
We got her when he was "widowed" a few years ago (and he came when we lost our other dog's brother). Bonnie is doing pretty well. She's had four good days with Mom and Dad, being outside a lot, hiking, going to the beach, etc. But I can tell she misses him too.
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 10:32 PM
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14. Rough.
Member of the family. Been there.

Lol, after I posted I realized it could be read "ruff!"

Treasure your memories. I truly feel your pain.
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KT2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 11:09 PM
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15. I'm sorry
it is so difficult. He surely lucked out in finding you for his friend.
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BarbaRosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-11 11:18 PM
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16. Hugs
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-06-11 10:18 AM
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17. I'm so sorry for your loss of Gordie
:hug: May all of the good memories of times with Gordie help ease the sorrow of the past week....
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-06-11 10:41 AM
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18. I'm so sorry for your loss...RIP, sweet Gordie. n/t
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TuxedoKat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-06-11 11:36 AM
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19. Ahh so sorry
for the loss of your beloved Gordie. He sounds like he was a real treasure. (((HUGS)))
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-06-11 12:56 PM
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20. I feel your pain and know how hard it is to let a beloved
pet go. I had to send my Rottweiler to doggie heaven last July. It was the hardest and most heartbreaking thing I ever had to do. She had bone and liver cancer and could no longer even stand on her four legs. I couldn't carry her as she was too heavy. It will take a while to overcome the grief, but know that you did the right thing because your dog is no longer in pain.
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