Good bye best friend..

I call twisted gut "stomach turn" and it very quickly becomes fatal. It's happened to our dogs in the past. Not 100% sure what happened but it's best not to feed your dog at least 2 hrs before or after any type of mild exercise. Not saying you did but it's a leading cause of this problem. Sorry for your loss, I know how hard it is.

 

Orison,
I am so sorry to hear about BooBoo. What a beautiful dog! He reminds me of my Sunny (Sundance). When I had to have Sunny put down I felt like I was missing an arm or a leg. My whole world turned upside down. Be gentle with yourself. BooBoo knew that you loved him. Please know that you gave him a good life and a good death.

:grouphug:

 

Dogs rule

 

Hello,

Orison, I'm sorry about Booboo. I'm sure he had a great time with you. It's hard to find the right words.

Regards
Gyro

 

Reading This Thread Has Brought Me To Tears.

A Pet Is A Member Of The Family, Doesn't Matter What They Are.

No Amount Of Grieving Will Ever Replace Him.

You Are In The Thoughts Of All Your Friends Here On HF's.

Take Care Of Yourself My Friend, And When You Feel The Time Is

Right, Adopt Another Husky...:grouphug:



Cheers Glen.

 

Sorry for your loss. :grouphug:

QP

 

Damn Orison. That's a great dog.

Sorry man.

 

Thanks again kind people. its not getting any easier just yet. I will in the future get another friend. Right now its hard to tell my friend good bye. I know he had a happy life with my giant yard, his own private sanctuary where nothing could hurt him. Im sure this was coming on for a little while. But he wanted to show me that he could still catch his groundhog. He is so missed right now. As he was the biggest part of my life for the longest time. I wish I was an emotionless turd but this is not the case.. never thought it was possible to cry 24hrs straight. But the river flows.. I miss my buddy so much. Mornings will never be the same. just wish he could of made it thru school with me. Ive huge regrets going there now, leaving him for hours the way I did.. I know thats isnt a long time. I feel like I let him down and thats not going to change for a while.. thank you everyone.

 

Orison, you sound just like me.

I wish I would have treated my mother better the last part of her life.
I wish I never over fed a pug and made her implode. I killed her with kindness. She never got any exercise, either. Lesson learned.....these pugs are exercised now, so they are little muscle machines.
That does not do any good for the pug I lost.
I shouldn't have let cats ever go out, as then all of my favorite cats would have not been hit by cars......and one lost here to some kind of of prey out there.
I should have done a lot of things differently, but I didn't.....and there is nothing I can do now to change that now.

In time, you will learn how to forgive yourself and realize you did the best you could at the time.......and know.....you were good to your Boo and that you did love him and he you.,

I know how the absence of him has taken a big chunk out of your life.....Nothing will ever be the same again......I still miss each that I have lost, and nothing will ever take their place......

but we just have to go on the best we can and know how to......knowing we only wanted the best for who we lost........


Time will make things better......you are grieving now, as you should be.....but it will get better.....

 

thank you moonglow.... youre a kind person. I love your presence on the forum.

 

It's as close as anyone can come to owning a living teddy bear! :2thumbsup:

Nobody is as quick to forgive as a dog. They only want to see the best in us. He always knew you loved him.

 

sounds like you gave Boo Boo a much longer and better life than he would have had if you hadn't adopted him.

if Boo Boo could have chosen, i don't think he would have picked another master

 

condolences

:angel:

 

I too, am very sorry for your loss. Those who have had doggy friends have experienced unconditional love.

 

Thank you so much, Orison.......:love:

I hope you are feeling a little bit better tonight......

 

Thank you all so much.. This forum not only helped me with support. It has also been a diary to where I can go back and look and see what happened the evening before he passed. I mention not having an unhappy relationship with him because hes losing his mind. around this time I had him in my room laying on the floor and only wanted him to be calm, he come down stairs with me on the other side, he paced around but was with me. He always wanted to be with me. Here I am selfish human being with no time for him. I treated him well, he had a large yard and never was tied up, it was a sanctuary and will be again for another of the same breed. I may move quickly to get another because I want Booboos spirit to know we had space and time for him. He was sick and I didnt know. Ill beat myself up for this for a while.

I have never felt this way about a dog before. I understand we all have an emotional bond with our pets, they are family the closest family you can get.. I know all this time Booboo was teaching me something, thats what they are sent to do.. I am thankful for that. My girlfriend has been strong and supportive. Very helpful, she loved booboo very much too.. We both wrote a letter and placed it in with his toys. Telling him how much we loved him. Symbolic for ourselves.. He had a nice little service and he was wrapped in blanket. Was honored and I felt I laid him down with dignity and respect. :love:

My mom would of take care of him if I had things to do.. As much I bitch about my mom. She was and still is battling tears and was very upset we didnt do something sooner. She loved him as much as I do. He would of been well taken care of if I had to leave. He wanted to be around her too, but he can be a pestering. Its a shame they want to give us love and we cant handle it all..

Of all the cameras and shit. Ive very little video or pictures. Its ok my memories are strong because I loved him so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69RbapVCqzE&list=UUFKOz7YfYIWaSUxTA3f_4aw

I am feeling a little better cause I found 5dollars on the ground(heaven sent) for some beers.

 

Last night my gf and I talking about planting a tree on Boo-Boo/ Blue is his actual name. My dad called him Boo cause that what he though we was calling him and hence the name Boo-Boo came to be and only calling him Blue sometimes.

Getting back to the tree, I said I would plant a "Blue" Spruce on him and we would buy one in a couple days or so once the soil settles. Today I went to school and my instructor Mr Art asked how I was doing and yes Im still hurting as anyone would child of 10yrs passes..

He asked me when I was getting another and I said Im not sure just yet. he said it wouldnt mean I didnt love Blue any less it would mean I loved him even more to give another dog a nice home with a large yard and air conditioning .. how many different people have said this to me in one way or another.

Mr Art given me a phone# to call. Its IAMS pets loss 1-888-332-7738 as talking to the person on the phone they tell me they will send me a free tree a "Blue Spruce" Isnt that weird.

Its something when you run up your electric bills to cool off a dog. That means a whole lot in a bad economy.. Some people say if you cant afford vet bills you shouldnt have a pet and I think that billshit!!! Homeless person with dog probably feeds the dog better than they feed themselves.

And I can see how hoarders may be so attached to their dogs and cats, though how crazy it may seem living with corpses. They just cant part with them. The hardest part for me was to take him from his box and wrap him up in a wolf blanket and place him in the ground. He was laying in state and looked so peaceful with his tongue out like he was stoned and we petted him and told him how much we loved him and will miss him for the evening.

My girlfriend had a very hard time seeing him as shes never seen a dog this way before. It become easier as she just thought he was sleeping and he was. His fur was always so soft. The evening before he passed, tho I am against getting your pets high he was up with me in my room and I blew some smoke in his snout direction as he lay on the floor. I just wanted him to chill out and relax. I feel happy that I did that, because I was bonding with him in my stoner ways. And Im glad that could be before he went. I feel he knew that. Keeping him cool was my main concern all the time, but you couldnt tell him anything, he didnt care it was hot outside and boy did he love the snow.

While talking to professional animal loss psychologist and just as many you all have told me. I did a great job in taking care of him, even with my busy life. I never stayed away from the house just because I have the dog at home. I didnt ignore him like Im making myself believe. I knew he was getting older and not as playful as he used to be, I didnt want to tire him out to much. I respected his age and left him to the couch, I allowed his dog hair(those birds are going to miss his hair) and never minded his pee accidents and never scolding him. Had I taken him to the vet weeks ago we would of lost him then. We had time with him still and he was teaching me how much love I have for Blue when I needed to give him cpr and how torn I am by his loss. How torn I still am.

I have never put a dog to sleep before. Yet Ive owned many all them managed to escape before dying. sneaky fuckers.. I believe this may be easier. Its sad too, but not near as sad dog dying in your arms. Even that evening I knew he was tying to escape and in some ways I wish he made it, but Im glad he didnt. He is home in his yard, resting with his stuffed animals. I returned all his toys to him all but one, his brand new squirrel, he wasnt allowed to take this one outside he had indoor and outdoor toys and he got a new one as often as I could after his others got ruined.

I cant keep this empty house empty like this. Nor the great big yard. I have already given many rescue shelters my email to notify me for Husky breeds. Again I was told by the pros. This is hard dog for many owners to handle. They require much space and open area. They shed A LOT! people just cant deal with that, and I did for 10yrs with nothing but love for a 70lb creature. And I will do it again.

Not to long ago. I mentioned in the stoners lounge. As other are sizing their air conditoiners to offices and home spaces. I sized mine for an animal shelter. Boy did I get myself into the research and specifications for such. Different areas require different heating and cooling. The office where the people are, the operations room, the ventilation and filtering of air with proper filters. It just as much shows how much I care for animals. Either that, or Im just plain Nuts..

 

If that makes you nuts, well then I only hope the rest of the world could be a little nuts too.

I watched the last video you posted and I had a great laugh at him marking his spot after giving a great chase to that pesky critter in his yard. By sharing him with us he has marked a spot in all our hearts.

He also made room for you to love another furry friend and give it a life that it deserves. I know Boo would approve of this message.

 

he would be 77 years old according to the 7 to every year rule. hard to believe they age so quickly overnight. I had talked to one the leading pet grief counselors in the business. I looked her up on the internet pretty crazy how she called me thru the channels of communication got my number. Im surprised how well this system has been. The vets we took him too, all the attendants signed their name on a card. Im sure thats like 2nd nature to them pass around a card and wooptdoo sign it.. but that is very nice that they do that and made his paw print in clay for me. That is so sweet and however automated that may be. that is very nice gesture. in his box they had a little pillow and covered with cotton blanket with a heart drawn on it. how the nurses cried with us. how can you have a job like that?

 

Hello,

I like the idea of planting a tree. That gives you a point to remember.

Regards
Gyro