Memorial Day. Dogs We Loved. In Memoriam. [EN/中文]DailyPetPhotography submissions | Day 499
I spy with my little eye... a TEDDY!!!
He was always the leader of the pack
when we'd go on walks. In his later years, he would disappear on me and I'd worry about where he'd gone. Then when I got home, ready to organize a search party, he'd be there on our deck or his owner's patio, catching his breath. He seemed to know his limits and when to go home.
Unlike Blaise.
More than once, Blaise collapsed
in the middle of a long walk and had to be carried home. The last time, I had to call my husband home from work to help me get Blaise onto a tarp.
He had lost weight: "down to a hundred pounds," still too much for me. Ted was much smaller, only forty pounds, and in the end, he was no harder for me to carry than a sleepy toddler.
Bailey
Both Bailey and Blaise
started declining a few years before the older dog, Ted the Red Heeler, who lived to age 16. But the day came when Ted wouldn't even head into the meadow. He was smart! And we were heartbroken.
Like angels in the afternoon light
If there's an afterlife, you will greet me there, and you will meet Prince and Bear, and you'll romp and play tug-of-war and run the meadow just like before.
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dogs are really man's bestfriend . When we lost our Sky ( our puppy ) even we just had him for a month , i already cried a lot , i think i can't have another pet , because it hurts in the heart
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I hear you! The hurt is more than we can bear, but if we walk into an animal shelter and see all the homeless, lovable furballs who will be put down--euthanized--we might put ourselves through that pain again, loving and losing a pet. Our first pair of collies died, but we hope to have at least ten more good years with our second pair. For me, life without a dog is less of a life. But I do understand those who choose not to go through that heartbreak again.
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Our pets give us so much love. They teach us how to be better humans :-)
With your 13+ cats, your more human than most of us! Your affection and respect for Scary Mary is a model we would all do well to follow, especially when it comes to giving each other space.
Scary Mary my be a pain but her 5 kids are all dolls. I only have 11 cats... :-)