Our wonderful dog Brandy has gone.

[Lazy Llama]

So sorry to hear that. He looks like a lovely dog.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Sorry to hear this Lizzieloo. They're family, aren't they?

 

[Voley]

Aw, sorry to hear that lizzie. Big hug from me.

 

[moose]

Sorry, Lizzie. Having to choose when they go is the hardest thing. x

 

[kebabking]

Sorry to hear this lizzieloo - deepest sympathies from everyone here.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

(((( lizzieloo and family ))))

 

[BoatieBird]

(((lizzieloo)))
He was such a fantastic dog. Me and Mr B had a proper cry about it last night
You gave him and Tia a chance when they'd been in kennels for months, and he couldn't have been better cared for or more loved.

 

[WouldBe]

So sorry to hear this. It's hard when you have to let them go.

 

[Red Cat]

Sorry to hear that lizzieloo

 

[Spymaster]

Sorry Liz.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

So very sorry for your loss of such a lovely dog

Euthanasia is the hardest thing any dog-owner has to decide. The more it hurts you, the more you loved them.

It certainly is the hardest thing, but you do know when the time is right and making that call is the last act of love you can give to your friend.

Bless Brandy and all of our wonderful furry friends

 

[lizzieloo]

Something that we're both finding so hard is that it really didn't feel like his time at all, he was still completely himself, happy, silly, still playing, eating with gusto, all the things that tell you a dog is healthy.

It was just this bloody tumor, it had got too big and was ulcerating so that made it his time.

I know it was the right thing to do, I also know the vet wouldn't have done it if it wasn't, that happened a couple of times before, he didn't hesitate this time.

I just want this pain gone, time will make it better right?

Tia is fine, we'll be leaving her this evening for a few hours, I hope she'll be OK on her own. Growing up we never had solo dogs and since then I always felt it wasn't right, Tia and Brandy were always together but I'm starting to think that was more his thing than hers and we need to get out of the house to the sanctuary that is BoatieBird 's.

This is the first time i've "talked about this" without tears, that's something.

I expect I will post lots of brain farts here, possibly lengthy ones, (one of the reasons I started a new thread), it's hard for folk around me to talk, my mum cries, and Mr loo too (of course) then I feel mean.

Even now with this pain I'm so glad we rescued them both from that concrete floored cage where they were for 9 months. It was Brandy that made me fall in love right then.

Now tears are coming so I'm going to wash up.

Thanks urban, I really appreciate your kind thoughts xx

 

[Rebelda]

Tell you what lizzie, there is nothing more horrible than knowing you had your beloved dog pts later than you should have because you were selfish and that they suffered. The thought alone makes me weep still, 11 years later.

But yeah, time will make it easier to bear.

Enjoy your Boatie time

 

[Sprocket.]

Thank you for sharing your feelings lizzieloo, it does hurt and it can feel unbearable. It does pass but you never forget, sometimes the strangest things take you back to all the happy memories and unconditional love that exists between us and our dogs.
You have given Brandy a wonderful, fun-filled life and did your utmost to help him.
You will have many happy times to think back and lose yourselves in your memories of him and there will be tears without doubt.
All the best

 

[lizzieloo]

Tia got a prezzie today, she's feeling it now, she's everso clingy and is making a new noise when we come into the house (I hope if you have dogs you get what I mean).

Right now though she's enjoying having a toy to herself that won't get chewed to bits by her exuberant "puppy"

 

[twentythreedom]

Sorry to hear the sad news lizzieloo

 

[lizzieloo]

I also got myself a prez






They're everso "me"

 

[lizzieloo]

Sorry to hear the sad news lizzieloo

We're both feeling a bit more together today, sad but not unbearably so, I'm expecting waves tho.

 

[wayward bob]

((((lizzie)))) xx

 

[twentythreedom]

We're both feeling a bit more together today, sad but not unbearably so, I'm expecting waves tho.

It will go like that. Much love to you and Mr loo

 

[Epona]

I'm so sorry for your loss xx

 

[Geri]

Something that we're both finding so hard is that it really didn't feel like his time at all, he was still completely himself, happy, silly, still playing, eating with gusto, all the things that tell you a dog is healthy.

It's really, really hard to know when the time is right. A few days ago I was reading an old thread about having my cat Geri put to sleep, and one of my posts said "she's dying in front of my eyes" and that was the hardest thing to read. It made me wonder if I had left it too late, and maybe I should have made the decision sooner, when she was suffering less.

The pain never goes away, but it will get a little better and easier as time goes on.

 

[Epona]

It's really, really hard to know when the time is right. A few days ago I was reading an old thread about having my cat Geri put to sleep, and one of my posts said "she's dying in front of my eyes" and that was the hardest thing to read. It made me wonder if I had left it too late, and maybe I should have made the decision sooner, when she was suffering less.

The pain never goes away, but it will get a little better and easier as time goes on.

The fact that it is difficult and we stress over whether it is too soon or too late, and worry about our beloved animal family members suffering, is I think an indication of how much we care for them, and want to do the best for them. It's not something that should ever be easy, if it was, it would indicate a lack of care. It's going to hurt you emotionally and leave you wondering whether you did the right thing, at the right time - always. Just trying to do your best for your pets is all you can do.

 

[Cheesypoof]

What a beautiful dog, lizzieloo. May he rest in peace X

 

[campanula]

Ah, dismal days, Lizzie. Take care of yourself and the lovely Tia.

Yeah, it does get better...although the return home and front door absence can be achy and hurty for a bit....but a life well lived and loved is always some sort of consolation. Hugs.