In Memory of Pets

Hi,
Tomorrow will be 1 week that my sweetheart boy has been gone. My Woody Pie was 10 years 9 months and 11days old.
The sadness I feel is unreal. I spend the days fighting the tears and the night is a thousand times harder.
Woody was a yellow Lab. I got him from a friend who works at an animal hospital. At 6 weeks old someone dropped him off for boarding and never came back for him.
I adopted him when he was 6 months old. He became my immediate confidant. For many years he took away my lonliness,and was truely there for the hard times.
His reward was a constant "pardon". In my eyes he never did anything wrong and he could have just about anything he wanted. He was a very energetic puppy. We took him on camping trips and car rides ,all we had to say was "Wisconsin" and he would get so happy. I have so many memories of him.
The best and hardest memories are those of just napping with him on the couch. He would lay on my feet so I couldn't go anywhere without him knowing.
Throughout the day I would just go to him and kiss him and tell him he was my favortist boy in the whole wide universe.
I have two other dogs that are females,but he was my sweetheart boy.
I feel such guilt because the day he died I thought he just had a tummy ache, It was not uncommen for my young daughter to leave food out for him.
I went out for a few hours, leaving him with my husband. When I came back, He looked really sick. I asked him if he wanted to go for a bye-bye walk. He slowly rose and walked to the door. We went outside, he walked a few feet and then collapsed.I knew at that moment I was losing him.
My husband put him in my truck and I drove to the vet with my hand on his head, asking for him to hang on just a little longer. About 6 miles away from the vet he kissed my finger one last time and then he was gone. They tried to revive him at the clinic, though I knew it was too late.
If I only would have noticed how sick he was and never would have left that day,maybe he'd still be here with me.
I miss my boy so much. My other dogs try to comfort me and it does help having them here. My young daughter keeps asking where Woody is and tells me he will come back(she's too young to understand) Icry myself to sleep at night because he use to sleep on my head.
and though I am surrounded by others, I feel so alone.
I loved him so much And I know he loved me,always wanting to be by mommy.
I pray that wherever he is that he doesn't miss me as much as I miss him,I would never want him to be sad.
This message board has helped this last week and I am glad I found it.

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Woody-Pie's Mommy

Oh Desiree,

Everyone here understands exactly how you feel.

Your boy waited for his mommy so he could say goodbye, he wanted you to know that he loved you and to make sure he got that one last kiss in before he had to leave.

I understand how much you love him, and just how lonley it can be even surrounded by everyone else that you love... because that one incredible soul is the one that you don;t have physically beside you.

Your boy is with you now though, wrapped up and placed in the most secure and safe place a boy could be - and that is in your heart. You can hold him there with you all the days of your life!

And a strange as it may sound, he is also atthe bridge, a place where he is renewed, young, healthy, happy. No pain, no cold or hunger will ever be known, only play and happiness. There is no knowledge of the passing of time and no confusion to cloud his mind. You Woody Pie, the yellow lab, is patiently waiting for his momma, he is in no hurry and his love will remain constant and burning bright.

Take care and know that we are thinking of and praying for you, your family and your Woody Pie.

Kerry

Desiree - my eyes filled with tears as I read your post. I wish I could take your pain away because I know exactly how you feel. Those feelings are what brought all of us together on this message board. I hope you continue to come here as it really does help. We will be here for you as you walk down the very hard grieving path.
I know it's so hard to see now, but it DOES get easier. You will be consumed with good memories and smiles some day. And when you have those moments when you feel so alone and sad (we all have them) please come talk to us.

I will be thinking about you and your family. Take care.

Mandy

Dear Desiree: I'am so so sorry for your loss of your beloved Woody, All of us have been where you are today and we all know how lonely it can feel when you lose that light of your life, But just know that he is in a wonderful place and I'am sure all of our beloved babies are making him feel right at home, This is the place to come when you need to talk or sometimes it helped me just to read other posts and know that I was NOT alone, Just remember your remaining girls are lost now too, they need your comfort and they can help comfort your hurt now also, you and your babies are in my thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time. God Bless Cindy Lakota's mom

Dear Desiree,

I just read your post and my eyes are filled with tears...I am so sorry...you have come to a wonderful place and I am thinking and praying for you and sending you healing white light!

Sincerely,
Mary

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Mary Quinn

Dear Desiree, I, too, am so sorry about Woody and my heart goes out to you. You did find a wonderful sight to come to. Love, hugs, and prayers. Gwen

Desiree:
We are sorry to hear about your beloved Woody. The loss of a pet is never easy to deal with. The pain can stay with you for quite awhile, but the loving memories of Woody will live in your heart forever. Our pets are with us for just a short time, but in that short time, they leave us with a life time of memories and an unlimited supply of unconditional love.

Even if you had stayed with Woody, you wouldn't have been able to stop him from leaving you. When our Lord says that it's their time to return to Him, there is nothing we can do to stop it from happening. Our pets are only on loan to us from Him, and He is the only one who knows when it's their time to return.

Right now, Woody is watching over you and your family from the Rainbow Bridge where he waits very patiently until it's your time to join him so that he can make your transition easier.

This site has been a blessing for all of us here. We have all lost at least one pet, and we all understand how each one of us is feeling. Feel free to write at any time you feel the need to talk with anyone.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

In love and friendship,
Pat and Steve

Hello,
I want to thank everyone for their support.
It's been one week almost to the minute that my boy moved on.
A friend of mine asked me to gather some pictures of him so her brother could do a collage for me. (He lost his beloved friend 3 months ago), Looking at woody's pictures made me cry but also brought back memories that I am so grateful to have. The hardest one to look at was the day I met him. I remember my friend asking me "so do you want him" (He truely was a psycho lab puppy) I remember him jumping and kissing me as if to say "please take me".
There was no hesitation in my answer, it was if he was just meant for me.
My girls are trying to comfort me and doing things out if their character. I'm glad to have them, they have helped.
Last night my Golden(Lacey) found a bine that Woody had buried outside. She kept bringing it to me and droping it on my lap. I handed it back to her and told her that I thought Woody would want her to have it. She carried it around but wouldn't chew it, then my other dog (gypsy) took it and tried burying it in some blankets. Neither one could chew it.
This site is so helpful, Some people don't understand how we can be so attached to our furry babies. I feel sad for them. Iam greatful for the unconditional Love mine have given me.

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Woody-Pie's Mommy

I too, know how your feeling right now. This is the second Christmas without my Clyde. I still miss him soooo much. It is still heartbreaking to think about him. We are thinking about you. Sandra (Clydes mom)

I am sorry for your loss. I am sure that everyone here knows what you have been going through. It is a torment of the soul to struggle with the absence of our beloved companions. I exactly know what you mean by being alone although surrounded by people. It is because nobody else can truly understand that special bond but yourself. It is always a great loss. But somehow we must endure.

Woody,
Oh my sweetheart boy, I miss you so much.
I dreamt about you all christmas eve, some bad dreams but the last one was good, I was able to hug you and kiss your soft ears (which was my favorite place to kiss you)
I choked back alot of tears christmas day. Nonnie still has your baby pitures up on the fridge.
That night though I cried so hard when I looked at your picture my eyes were swollen almost shut yesterday.
Me and Dad are still moving things out of the old house. We were there yesterday I'm glad you were able to live in the new house befor you left because the old one is too full of memories. Everywhere I looked there was a bittersweet memory of you. It's where you grew up and lived. You were such a big part of my life and there's an emptiness now that I can't shake, a lonliness that won't leave.
The vet called and said your ashes were back, I'm scared of picking them up because it makes it final. There won't be a miracle call saying it was all a mistake and you were just sleeping. I know thats a totally irrational thought but I'm not ready to accept you're gone.
I talk to you everyday, I hope you here me.
My little sweetheart boy I hope you're happy at the bridge
Love you forever, Mommy

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Woody-Pie's Mommy

Hi Desiree,

I completely understand how you feel and I hold you in my thoughts and prayers...

Woodie Pie is so very much with you whevever you are as he has a home laid out in your heart and held in your memories...

I know that it is so very hard to collect the creamins of your baby, but I do believe that haivng these with you will also bring you great comfort, as mine do me - this is something so special and so precious that you cn have and hold each and every day.

I have Sammy's urn on my home office desk and I also carry a small amount with me everywhere as well now..

Do take care, we will all cry over our losses, over the space that they leave behind, but we will be re-united.....one day we will have a most joyous coming togethere of beloved souls!

Take care,

Kerry

Hi Desiree,

When I picked up Felix's ashes, it was very surreal...we then built a Memorial around the ash box with a light that shines 24/7....Woody lives on in your heart and soul and I am happy he comes to you in your dreams...Felix did the same for us, and he even manifested himself to us...last night, as I was telling Kerry in a post, I dreamt of Felix for the first time in over 6 months! He was on the couch with Rainbow and Felix II, our kittens, and he told me he lives on in Felix II and that he could not go on as Felix the Somali Cat due to his illness, but that he will always be my Felix the Somali cat and that he will love me through Felix II...you and Woody will be reunited again, and it will be a wonderful reunion...it is consoling to know our furbabies do live on, and they live on vibrating to a different measure, but they are there, and we will see them in the physical someday soon...thank goodness for them coming to us in our dreams!

Thinking of you,
Mary

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Mary Quinn

I do feel Woody around me. Sometimes I close my eyes and I can feel his cheek right there, like I could kiss him. I know he wants to comfort me and I do believe he trys.
My sadness is in a way more for me then for Woody, I am sad for myself that I've lost the one soul that I could always count on for comfort, he never let me down in that catagory. I never during his life would want him to suffer , sometimes people thought I was crazy because I'd panic if he wasn't going to be fed on time or if it had been awhile sine he'd been let out. I usually slept on only half a pillow because he felt he neede more of the pillows than I did. If we were laying together on the couch and I wasn't comfortable I usually wouldn't move because I didn't want Woody to be uncomfortable. He was "The Pie" and his comfort was important to me.
I'm happy that I was like that with him, He knew how much I loved him (and still do). If I knew he was in pain then I know I would have made the choice to let him go , I am eternally grateful to him and to God for not forceing me to make that decision.
I always knew loosing him was going to be painful I just never realized how painful it would be.

Woody,
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.

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Woody-Pie's Mommy

I picked my boy up for the last tiime on Friday.
I had my daughter with and since she is too young to understand I just told her we had to pick something up from the doggy doctor. I really held it together pretty good considering there was a line and some little puppies in the waiting room. I didn't want my daughter to see me cry because the questions of "why can't Woody come back" would have started. I did good until they handed him to me. It took me a second to take him , my mind kept screaming "this can't be real" when I finally took him I couldn't stop the tears. My daughter looked at me and said "don't worry mommy, Woody will be back when his heart works again" I know she's trying in her own mind to make me feel better, but sometimes it's like a dagger everytime I explain that he can't come back.
It's been a few days since he's been home. I do find comfort in being able to touch his cedar box and tell him how much I love him. He comes to me in dreams and maybe just memories but I do feel he's happy where he's at. He loved to go out and explore any wooded area he could find, and I'm sure there is alot to explore at "The Bridge"
I miss you sweetheart boy and love you very much!

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Woody-Pie's Mommy