My Dog,My Baby, Is Resting

Wow! What is life?! A maze of surprises. I got a couple of good calls this past week and tonight I sit here with tears of sorrow streaming down my face as I write in dismay that my dog, my baby of 14 years is gone on to rest now. He didn't want to go and at first I was selfish and didn't want him to go but later as he barely crawled his way out of his house to his final resting  place I prayed to God to go ahead and take him and not let him suffer, In less than an hour he was moaning and whining and barking his last bark and before I knew we didn't hear him anymore. My youngest brother was watching him because he was concerned and he is the one that found him. He told my mother first and then came and sweetly warned me that he thought Diamond was gone. I went out with him only to find my baby resting on his side. I am really going to miss him. I actually rescued him from death when he was 7 weeks old. He was my best friend, and was treated like family. We all cried today when I realized that he was going. I'm just glad he didn't suffer for days or even weeks. I thank God for his grace and mercy for even the pets we love.



Diane

Diane, I am so sorry for your loss.  To lose a family like diamond is not easy!  Rest assured that he is suffering no more, and you are in our prayers!

Thank you Scott. Yes, he was family and I know I'll make it thru this whole thing but just to talk about him and remembering some of the awesome things he did is helping to ease the pain. No, he is no longer suffering, he is resting now and I am happy. Thank you again.

Diane

Diane What kind of dog was he?  Oh that makes me so sad!  I love my little furbabies so much and the thought of losing one just makes me want to squall like a baby.  I wish I was with them right now.  I am at work and just want to go hug them, and kiss them and tell them how much mommy loves them after hearing of your loss.  I know that your little baby was so precious to you and was the best friend that he could be.... like you said, a member of your own family.  You will be in my thoughts and prayers, and this just breaks my heart.  Animals are so comforting to us, and love us unconditionally, regardless of what it is we have done or what we go through.  Always there when we need a friend.  { Hugs }

Mel thank you so much. I needed that hug right now. Diamond was a mixed breed. He was a Chow/ German Shepherd, the chow features were more prominent so the Vet classified him as a Chow. He was solid black and as a puppy he had a little white patch in the shape of a diamond in his chest. I knew when I saw him that he was the puppy for me. The way we used to play was so amazing, it was almost as if I were playing with another person. I constantly told him that his mommy loved him. He was a very forgiving dog, unless he saw me touching another dog......lol and then he didn't like that but I was his master so that was understandable. I have pictures of him but to me it just won' t be the same as me being able to go out and rub him and hold his head, look him in the eyes and tell him how much I love him. I honestly believe that he knew and understood, sometimes he would walk up to me and put his head between my leg and my hand letting me know he wanted me to rub him....oh the times we had together. The more I talk about it the easier it is to deal with the issue.
I went out this morning before the sun rose, my family was still asleep. I found him a spot in the coolness of the back yard and securely wrapped him and buried him. The hardest part was when I blocked in his little plot. As I carried the blocks I began to cry because I knew it was over with for sure. I thought that he deserved the dignity to be buried appropriately. He will not be forgotten.

Diamond
2/22/1994-5/18/2008


Diane

OHHHH  YOU HAVE ME IN TEARS!  You sound like a furbaby momma just like me!  Or I am a furbaby momma just like you!  I love my babies so much.  When I don't feel good, they know and they come lay down beside me.  Kobe used to lick my face when I would cry, and lay right beside me.  Missy laid by me all weekend cause she knew I did not feel good.  And she made such a good heating pad for my tummy, and to rub her made me feel better somehow.  Foofoo was the little booger, devil with red fur on, but somehow her honreeness shined through in a loving way and you can't help but love the little booger.  I miss them.  Kobe & Foofee live with Mike now and they bring him a comfort too, I know.  I am sorry for your loss. 

Yes, you care for your babies in much the same way that I did my baby. Diamond heard me cry one day and he actually made his way home and laid beside me as I sat on the poarch and laid his head on my leg. I will really miss him but it is getting better for me just realizing that he is out of any pain and suffering. Take care of your babies like I know you are doing. They're just so adorable even when they aren't puppies anymore, but that is our love for them. It didn't matter when he was teething that he chewed up every shoe I had in my shoe basket, including my brand new sandals....LOL, he was so sweet I couldn't spank him at all.

Diane

I hope you are doing better this morning after the lose of a furbaby it so hard to go on because you see them every place you look. I have buried quite a few in my 67 years and it seems to get harder as I got older. Know that my thoughts are with you over your lose.  Birdy

Thank you Birdy! It is so good to know that I have friends like I do here at the board. I don't think I could do it again. He was my heart, my best friend, my baby and it has just torn me apart. I figure it gets harder, so I will live with his sweet memories. Thank you again. I tossed and turned all night long dreaming about him and I even thought I heard him bark, but it was just a dream. I will get thru this, it's only something that will make me a stronger individual.

Diane