I put my doggy down today and my heart is broken

[ps1074]

She was 19 and the sweetest thing in the world. Unfortunately her health was worsening with every day gone. LAst 24 hours she did not eat or drink water and was just staring at me with her big sad eyes.

I took her to the vet, he examined her and told me the time has come. She was just too old and tired of living.

God bless her soul. RIP my little doggy.

[peacefreak]

1. ((((((((((ps1074))))))))))

I am so sorry. I know what a hard thing it is to do.

[wtmusic]

2. You did the right thing

A very tough decision. Dogs are the best.

[WillParkinson]

3. You did good...

It's best to let your loving hands help your baby along the way. My best to you.

[heidiho]

4. I Know I Will Feel The Same When My Golden's Time Comes

I read a story once about a man who told of his dog's death and he said
"I don't just feel sad, I feel maimed, because I've lost such a big
part of me."
We dog lovers share your grief today. Unconditional love, loyalty and devotion don't come from human beings - they come from our dogs.

Please read the book "Dog Heaven" by Cynthia Rylent. It will make you feel happy inside.

[corarose]

35. Tell Us About Her

The hardest part is coming back to your house and looking at her bowl of water and thinking that she won't be taking another drink out of it.

Please tell us about her and what was it like when you first got her.

It helps to remember her believe me it helps.

I lost 7 pets within a two year span. They were all around the same age and they all had long and love filled life's. It hurts so bad to lose your babies and we know what you are going through.

My Ramona needs to be put down but I don't have the heart to do it. I commend you for having the nerve to go through with it.

She was loved dearly and you need to talk about the good times. I know it helps.

[Girlfriday]

5. I'm so sorry ps

:hug:


Would that we could do for the people we love, what we do for the pets when the time comes.

[CO Liberal]

6. It's Never Easy to Say Goodbye

Please visit the Rainbow Bridge web site (http://www.rainbowbridge.com/). It was a great comfort to my wife and me when we lost our dog Cooter and our cat Sweetpea.

[proud patriot]

40. Thanks for posting the link for Rainbow Bridge

You beat me to it .

[lindashaw]

7. I've had to do this a number of times in my life, you must remember...

that they trust us to do the right thing for them. If they could talk they would tell you it's okay. YOu will miss her for a long time, maybe forever. But you did good.

[joycep]

8. I am so sorry

I know it hurts so bad. But I do believe you did the right thing for her.

[thom1102]

9. I'm so sorry

:cry: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[bobja]

10. We must do these things for our animal friends

Dogs ARE the best, they give us so much. Part of her will always be with you.

[oldleftguy]

11. Sorry...

...it hurts to lose a faithful friend. In Solidarity.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. So Sorry. But, You Did The Right Thing

It's so hard to decide when you're keeping them alive for them, or keeping them alive for you, isn't it? We have experienced this 4 times in the last 10 years or so. It's a bummer, but we've always gotten through it.

Best of luck to you.
The Professor

[trof]

13. I'll cry with you.

Been there 3 times and soon to happen again.
Nasha is a 12 year old German Shepherd and getting more feeble each day. Take some comfort in knowing you did what was best for her.

[Skittles]

14. it hurts

bless her heart, and yours

[Richardo]

15. My condolences, ps1074...

and my wishes for a peaceful rest for your puppy.

[commander bunnypants]

16. It sounds like

the Great Spirit needed a new great dog.

Take Care


DDQM

[ps1074]

17. Thank you for the kind words guys

It's been a hard day and your words of comofort really help.

Thank you all.

[CO Liberal]

18. We're All Here For Each Other, ps1074

:loveya:

[corarose]

19. I feel so sorry for you right now!

I remember when Lulu died her things were still around the house and when we put them in a box we cried as we put them in.

It hurts so much it's like loosing a kid.

Celebrate her life she had a long one and remember all of the good times that you had with her.

God Bless!

[LuLu550]

20. I am so sorry!

Having lost two dogs in two years, I know how hard it is. Know your DU and dog friends will have you in our thoughts. www.petloss.com was a wonderful comfort to me. Give them a try.
:hug:

[latebloomer]

21. it's so hard

I dread the day our ageing doggie has to go. My kids will be inconsolable.

[demgrrrll]

22. I am so sorry for your loss. n/t.

.

[Padraig18]

23. I'm so sorry, lass!

It's never easy to let go of the ones we love, but at least when she went, it was merciful, and your dear face was the last thing she saw. *hug* :)

[JitterbugPerfume]

24. Rest in peace

sweet doggie

[Mari333]

25. Hugs to you

My dog died last week and I had to put down my beagle when he got cancer a few years ago...Its losing a member of the family..
My heart goes out to you........................this is the hardest thing about loving our little pets..we lose them eventually..
It is still so worth having had them in our lives.

[Butterflies]

26. I know that pain too

It's feels terrible, but I'm sure you helped give her a very good life. You can expect to see her in the afterlife (that's what I believe.)

[jerryster]

27. 19 wonderful years

I know that loss. My condolences to you. You had a wonderful companion for 19 years and the heartbrek of losing a dog is unlike anything else. At times people feel the loss of a pet with more intensity than they feel the loss of a person. Unconditional love in its purest form comes from a dog. I am learning that again as my wife and I now have a 5 month old Yorkie. All good things to you.

[Raven]

28. My heart breaks for you.

She didn't want to leave you. But 19 years is wonderful for a friendship like yours. Remember all the good years and get another worderful dog. Obviously, you took very good care of her. Any dog would love to be your friend and companion.

[kayleybeth]

29. So sorry

May good memories comfort you.

Kayeleigh

[SoCalDem]

30. The best day is when you get them and the worst day is when you lose them

Most people have been where you are, and even though it hurts like hell, there is no way around it.. We love them too much to watch them suffer :(

You had 19 years which is 6 more than most people get with a dog..

Someday, a bedraggled little doggie will wander your way, and you'll be hooked all over again ...

Hang in there :hug:

[noonwitch]

31. I'm sorry, I love my animals, too.

When my poor old Rosie died, I was so sad. I know not everybody is like this, but I went to the Humane Society within a week to get a puppy, and Katie did cheer me up and kept me busy training her, so I didn't lay in my house crying for too long.

[Dookus]

32. I'm sorry...

what a horrible thing to have to do.

But take comfort in knowing that you did the right thing for your girl.

It's been said that the only fault dogs have is that they don't live long enough. S'true.

When you feel the time's right (or even a little before that) get a pup. It's not a replacement - just a source of joy to ease your heart.

[Drifter]

33. My Sympathies ...

I put my dog down last year (almost 15 yo). It was the best decision I really hated making.

I could see in her eyes that she knew it was time to go. It is a very heart breaking moment, but as with all pain, time does heal the wounds.

Hang in there and think of all of the great times that I'm sure you had together in those 19 years.

Cheers
Drifter

[kodi]

34. god bless you. helping her hurt you, this is the truest form of love.

i have had to do it twice and each time i held my 4 legged friend's head in my hands, wanting the last thing she saw to be me.

i now have an 11 year old kuvasz who is slowing down rapidly and i know each day with her is more precious than the last.

what i have learned is to treat her now today the way i know i would have wished i did when she passes on.


A Tribute to a Dog

"The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his worst enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith.

"The money that man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it the most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.

"The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous... is his dog.

"A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince.

"When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death."



From a speech delivered in 1870 by Missouri's Senator George Graham Vest, lawyer for the plaintiff in a suit against a man who had killed his dog. Vest won the case.


i will be hugging all 6 of my doggies tonight thinking of your loss.

peace.

[TEXASYANKEE]

36. She lived a good, long life.

And how nice that you had the strength and understanding to help her go peacefully and without pain. She will leave a big hole in your heart but will live forever in your memory. Our dear pets just never stay with us long enough, do they?

[thebeaglehaslanded]

37. It's never easy.

We dog lovers have to say goodbye too often to our best friends. Hugs to you.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. I'm sorry ps1074....

That's such a hard thing to do. I'm sure she meant the world to you. I hope you take some comfort in knowing that you made her life worth living...

~huggggggggggs~

[Hubert Flottz]

39. I'm sorry for you too and sad with you cause I know how hard

that is to do! Hope you feel better soon!

[sistersofmercy]

41. I feel for you, I had to do the same thing with my beloved pooch a

few years ago. I still miss him terribly. To this day my eyes well up with tears when I see his picture. My condolences.

[Valerie5555]

42. Welcome to the club we had to do that with our "maurauding meower" 3

years ago due to extreme nausea from kidney failure. Watch out for Midnight may end up chasing your doggie or poochie on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. Meow.


http:www.rainbowbridge.com



On edit, At times, I admit I still miss him and hopefully in time we will get another kitty. Meow. Mew. Purr. PURR.

On double edit, Though I am no vet, I bet it was bound to happen that your poor dog had kidney problems like my kitty.

[karlschneider]

43. I'm so sorry. I've had to do that several times But never forget this

ALL dogs go to heaven.
Even the ones that crap on the rug. (I hope that doesn't come off insensitive, forgive me if it sounds that way.)
Don't forget the love and the good times.

:cry:

[Pepper]

44. I feel for you

I have yet to discover something more painful and heartbreaking than having to part with your beloved pet. You did the best thing you could do for her, as difficult as it is to bear...

[populistmom]

45. I'm sorry for your loss

Pets can add so much to our lives. It sounds like yours was one of the great ones.

[mitchum]

46. My heart goes out to you on your loss

[Lindsey]

47. ps1074

I am so very sorry. The pain of loosing a prescious "furry baby" is a pain that one can't know until they experience it themselves. I never had animals in my adult life until 1995 when a friend gave me a precious kitten - Haley. She was the most perfect critter I've ever known. On 1/11/01 I came home from work and she had passed away on the couch - I still don't know why since she was only 6 years old. I have NEVER known such heartbreak. I was so distraught I had to stay with friends for a week. I found GREAT comfort in The Rainbow Bridge. I know right now your angel and mine are happily frolicking together (in Heaven, dogs and cats LOVE each other!). Please take care of yourself and do what's best for you. I got another kitty that same year.